Rejecting a request from the state judges association, the Commission on Judicial Performance said it will not change its rule...

The U.S. Tax Court has the authority to go beyond Internal Revenue Service fact-finding to aid an "innocent spouse" who would ...

Activity among private equity firms has seen an uptick over the past year, which has meant more work for deal lawyers involved...

Despite its theoretical promise, when Congress adopted the JOBS Act, it left many of the details on the mechanics of crowdfund...

Employers are increasingly relying on Internet searches to identify the best candidates. However, there are a number of hidden...

Employers need to become knowledgeable about what the laws require, and much savvier in the way they treat this increasingly l...

The 38-year run for Silicon Valley's Murray & Murray PC ended Monday after five lawyers from the bankruptcy boutique offic...

Kevin Morris, longtime lawyer for the creators of "South Park," helped shepherd the pair's founding a film and TV production s...

San Bernardino County officials say they plan to challenge a recent ruling pushing forward a case by taxpayer groups battling ...

Financial services law firm Smith Dollar PC announced the expansion of its California footprint this week with the opening of...

Intellectual property and entertainment litigation boutique One LLP is expanding into the Hollywood deals space with the addit...

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. tentatively awarded plaintiffs' lawyers about $27 million in at...

A San Jose federal judge sentenced hedge fund founder Albert Ke-Jeng Hu to 12 years in prison Monday for defrauding investors ...

Venable LLP attorneys Mitch Evall and Brett Garner negotiated the sale of naming rights for iconic Grauman's Chinese Theatre i...

The state Supreme Court broadened the scope of evidence admissible to prove a contract's validity, overturning a 1935 preceden...

State Bar officials may explore allowing nonlawyers to engage in "limited" law practice. In a meeting on future regulatory eff...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Neil Bason is adjusting to his new turf after a move from San Francisco

A roundup of recent mergers and acquistions and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

With its community feel and the hotbed of emerging companies, Orange County continues to draw law firms from around the countr...

General Counsel and Senior Vice President for The Automobile Club of Southern California Costa Mesa ...

The IRS recently released guidance dealing with identifying "full-time employees" who must be offered coverage under the new h...

I spent two weeks delivering mediation training in three cities in Ecuador. What I learned about the systemic differences betw...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted review in a case pitting the trucking industry against the Port of Los Angeles over t...

When Walker joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in 1965 he was its 26th lawyer. Over the next 40 years, he would hel...

Plaintiffs alleging that numerous companies conspired to fix the prices of flat panel displays have settled their claims in se...

A recent survey from the Lawyers Club of San Diego shows a slight increase in the amount of both female and non-white attorney...

Crescent Capital Group LP sold a minority ownership interest to Allied World Financial Services Inc., and will manage $500 mil...

A San Jose magistrate judge ordered a permanent injunction on A10 Networks Inc. products that infringe Brocade Communications ...

Aside from taking away $200 million of money previously set aside for new construction, Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget, re...

Closing arguments were submitted Friday in the State Bar corruption trial against Del Norte County District Attorney Jon M. Al...