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Law Practice


Before the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, Korean firms worried that American competitors would dominate the legal marketplac...


Perspective


Russia's US-adoption ban an act of retaliation

Jan. 11, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Russia's anti-adoption legislation was introduced to Russian Parliament just days after President Barack Obama signed the Magn...


Criminal


Innocent people confess to murder, too

Jan. 11, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

In 2012 convicted murderer Glen Rogers 'confessed' to the 1994 murder of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole and Ron Goldman. And he...


Litigation


LSAC sues state over new standardized test law

Jan. 11, 2013
By Saul Sugarman

The Law School Admission Council has sued state Attorney General Kamala Harris and Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento County Super...


Family law attorneys appearing in San Francisco County Superior Court are displeased with a "revolving door" of judges handlin...


Judges and Judiciary


Despite the state's ongoing fiscal problems, the judicial branch may push for funding for 100 new judgeships this session. ...


California Courts of Appeal


Education advocates hoping to bring back state monitoring of school programs for disadvantaged children lost their appeal Wedn...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The Internal Revenue Service has issued additional guidance intended to help employers determine whether they are subject to t...


Perspective


Punitive equitable remedy goes too far

Jan. 11, 2013
By Joey Berumenn

Homeowner's associations should be mindful of the principle that "one who seeks equity must do equity." By Kenneth Eade ...


The crime of simple kidnapping in California does not necessarily involve moral turpitude, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...


U.S. Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court handed shoe manufacturer Nike Inc. a victory Wednesday, preventing a smaller rival from suing to void i...


Five California municipalities filed lawsuits against a bevy of multinational banks Wednesday, claiming the financial institut...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Deals

Jan. 10, 2013
By Connie Lopezn

Salesforce.com, an enterprise cloud computing company, inked a 230,000-square-foot office lease at One Rincon in San Francisco.


Entertainment & Sports


Hollywood retunes the Broadway deal

Jan. 10, 2013
By Jean Yung

Dealmakers say West Coast media giants have already begun to change a Broadway long set in its way of doing business, counsele...


Top Deals


In 2012, online gaming companies tried their hand at real-money gambling while traditional casinos bought online gaming develo...


Tech giants such as Oracle Corp. and Dell Inc. purchased several cloud companies as they prepared for a marketplace that deman...


Personalized medicine companies purchased and sold themselves this past year as potential benefits in the health industry beca...


Top Deals


Despite hiccups, Facebook IPO largest of year

Jan. 10, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Even before Facebook Inc.'s May initial public offering settled at such astronomical numbers as $16 billion in funds raised at...


Top Deals


MoFo advised on $20.1 billion Softbank buy

Jan. 10, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

Last year, taking advantage of a strong yen and increasing confidence in Japanese markets, Japanese corporations purchased com...


Top Deals


Yahoo's $7.1 billion deal was largest ever

Jan. 10, 2013
By Andrew Mc Intyre

It would be an understatement to say Leif B. King knows Yahoo Inc. well by this point. ...


Top Deals


Top 10 California Deals of 2012

Jan. 10, 2013
By David Ruiz

Compiled by David Ruiz ...


Top Deals


Top 10 California IPOs of 2012

Jan. 10, 2013
By David Ruiz

Compiled by David Ruiz ...


Top Deals


Shareholder activism on the rise

Jan. 10, 2013
By David Ruiz

Lawyers say shareholder activism increased in 2012, with large companies facing activity once more common with their smaller c...


Even if you're a lawyer who relishes litigation, you probably do not want to fight with the Internal Revenue Service about you...


Environmental


Court closes door on dual CERCLA claim actions

Jan. 10, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

Recently, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals closed the door on the possibility that a CERCLA claimant can pursue both a co...


Perspective


Search results protected by the First Amendment

Jan. 10, 2013
By Ben Armisteadn

First Amendment considerations should have stopped the FTC's investigation at the outset. That freedom of speech is never ment...


Law Practice


The common wisdom on trial advocacy includes this pearl: Keep in mind how juries usually take in information in their lives, a...


Labor/Employment


Even if left undisturbed by the U.S. Supreme Court, on close examination the state Supreme Court's opinion may not be the unqu...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


A San Francisco law firm cannot shield the financial records of a client from an IRS criminal investigation, a 9th U.S. Circui...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Fenwick & West LLP represented ThisLife.com Inc. in a sale to Shutterly Inc. that took just 10 days to complete. ...