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Asia


The Japanese and California life sciences communities have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship dating back many decades...


Asia


Navigating the cloud: key regulatory issues to know

Oct. 23, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

While use of the cloud is increasingly attractive to multinational business, significant regulatory implications are associate...


Because many Chinese parties are still relatively new to international M&A, they generally approach deals differently than...


Perspective


Foreign development projects must contend with CEQA

Oct. 23, 2014
By Katharine Malonen

Over the past two years, it has been hard to miss the sharp increase in investment from China in development projects across t...


Perspective


We are in the early stages of a tectonic shift in Asian investment that is being felt around the world. The impact will be hug...


Asia


Following US, Asian nations push antitrust actions

Oct. 23, 2014
By Hadley Robinson

When South Korea's anti-competition authority found that the nation's top ramen noodle producers had been agreeing on prices f...


Asia


Asia

Oct. 23, 2014
By Riley Guerin

Once considered a distant land, Asia has become an important market for American businesses and California law firms. ...


Perspective


Recent developments have enhanced protections for whistleblowers who report patient safety concerns or other suspected illegal...


Is it now guilty until proven innocent? Is any sex involving drugs or alcohol now rape? And the ultimate question: What role s...


Labor/Employment


Sometimes, it takes work to leave work

Oct. 23, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Must employers pay for time employees spend leaving work if they cannot depart until they pass a security screening to prevent...


Government


Responding to Governor Brown's call for increased efficiency and his reduction of the judicial budget, San Diego County Superi...


Litigation


Oakland firm sues hosptial over pension benefits

Oct. 23, 2014
By Laura Hautalan

On behalf of a group of hospital workers, Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson PC filed a lawsuit against the Daughters...


Law Practice


Littler expands reach to Peru

Oct. 23, 2014
By Kibkabe Arayan

Littler Mendelson PC will open an office in Peru under its global Swiss verein umbrella, Littler Global. ...


One week after prosecutors' Brady violations prompted a federal judge to toss charges against two people on trial for their al...


Asia


Editors' Note

Oct. 22, 2014
By Sepideh Nian


Litigation


Fresno firm takes on Wal-Mart in class action

Oct. 22, 2014
By Alex Shively

Wagner, Jones, Kopfman & Artenian LLP is taking on Wal-Mart over the company's payout structure that compensates truck dri...


Intellectual Property


San Diego-based AntiCancer Inc. had its patent lawsuit against Pfizer Inc. revived on Monday after the U.S. Court of Appeals...


The state's main nonprofit utility watchdog on Monday pushed for Pacific Gas & Electric to hand over more private communi...


Judicial Profile


David E. Gregory

Oct. 22, 2014
By Vik Jolly

David E. Gregory and his wife persevered after their 3-month-old son Stephen died in 1990.


Last week's denial of review in a key sentencing case is just the most recent example of the court side-stepping its responsib...


Corporate Counsel


Daniel Elkort

Oct. 22, 2014
By Alison Frost

Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Pattern Energy Group Inc. San Francisco ...


Criminal


The recent signing of "Audrie's Law" in California is a reminder that the intersection of bullying, sexual assault and the Int...


Perspective


Layoffs, litigation likely after wage hike

Oct. 22, 2014
By Ben Armisteadn

Raising the minimum wage will inevitably lead to mass layoffs, which will inevitably lead to litigation. By Lara Shortz ...


Law Practice


EA's GC jumps to Pandora Media

Oct. 22, 2014
By Alison Frost

Oakland-based Pandora Media Inc. announced Monday the hire of a new general counsel. Steve Bené replace Delida Costin. ...


Law Practice


Manatt adds four more IP attorneys

Oct. 22, 2014
By Kibkabe Arayan

The firm welcomes one partner from Steptoe & Johnson LLP and three more attorneys from Dickstein Shapiro LLP after last we...


Community News


Sotomayor addresses San Diego law students, high schoolers ...


Public Interest


Low-income residents of the Coachella Valley are set to get legal assistance as a result of a partnership between UC Irvine Sc...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it will review a controversial pro-inmate death penalty decision out of the 9th U.S. Cir...


A discernible undercurrent of circumspection among fund managers and company executives over the enhanced legal scrutiny facin...


Litigation


Ronald Arrache and his wife Nancy are defending themselves against Fred Adelman and his wife, Kristen Whitney, who in a lawsui...