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Real Estate/Development


Focus on Government

May 2, 2000
By John Mc Cloud

By John McCloud When the state decided to build a new home for the California Environmental Protection Agency, developers pro...


Real Estate/Development


SOUND OFF

May 2, 2000
By Jane Zastrow

How has the dot-com industry affected your company's response to the potential of e-commerce? Mike Dunn, Information Technolo...


Government


By Stanley J. Horn The irony of the Elian Gonzalez case is that the politicians in Washington have written the harsh immigrati...


Government


Family Sues Caltrans for Freeway Death

May 2, 2000
By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld

SANTA ANA - Death came as a surprise to 35-year-old Tam Trong Tran in July as he drove home from work along the 91 Freeway in ...


Real Estate/Development


FOCUS ON GOVERNMENT

May 2, 2000
By Jane Zastrow

By Schone Malliet How many times have you seen it? The headlines report that a big, publicly funded construction program is j...


Law Practice


"It's quite an honor," Lisa Specht , the 21st recipient of the Learned Hand Award, says. "Being given an award by the American...


Law Practice


Hennigan Bennett Adds Two Attorneys to Its Bank

May 2, 2000
By Katherine Gaidos

Los Angeles' 33-lawyer Hennigan & Bennett - now Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman - has made two additions to the firm: Roder...


Real Estate/Development


CAPITOL WATCH

May 2, 2000
By Jane Zastrow

We can now refer to Assemblymember Robert Hertzberg as the Speaker of the California State Assembly. He is the 64th Speaker a...


Real Estate/Development


AFFORDABLE HOUSING BRIEFS

May 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

Los Angeles - A person living and working in Los Angeles earning the California minimum wage of $5.75 an hour would have to w...


Corporate


Team Player

May 2, 2000
By Liz Valsamis

Corporate transactional attorney Lance Bridges would rather not discuss his book of business, which is estimated to be worth s...


Large Firms


Music Major

May 2, 2000
By Meredith Alexander

Gregory C. Smith has an ear for music and a taste for big deals. The Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner earned a...


Criminal


Gang Buster

May 2, 2000
By Tamara Scott

"Never be afraid of the truth, always take the high road and talk slow," is the best advice imparted to Deputy District Attorn...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Meltdown

May 2, 2000
By Columnist

THE CLOSER Judicial Meltdown By Pierce O'Donnell: Experienced judges are retiring in droves, threatening the viability of Cal...


Real Estate/Development


COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

May 2, 2000
By Jane Zastrow

By Jane Bowar Zastrow It boils down to two simple words, giving back. Those two words are, however, important touchstones for...


Family


By Harold J. Cohn and Leslie Ellen Shear Family lawyers across the country are pointing to the actions of Elian Gonzalez's Mia...


Judges and Judiciary


Ex-Secretary Brings Wrongful-Termination Suit

May 2, 2000
By Anne La Jeunesse

The former secretary to Inglewood Municipal Court Administrator LeVern A. McRath claims in a wrongful termination lawsuit that...


Zoning, Planning and Use


PLANNING BRIEFS

May 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

Santa Rosa - CityVision, a citizens group established 18 months ago with a $155,000 city grant, released its plan for revital...


Real Estate/Development


HOSPITALITY BRIEFS

May 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

Palo Alto - April 24 marked the opening of the Westin Palo Alto, the first new luxury hotel in Palo Alto since the mid-'80s. ...


Entertainment & Sports


By the Letter

May 2, 2000
By Katherine Gaidos

CORPORATE COUNSEL Lawyers for the Writers Guild of America, west, are committed to helping writers survive under the collectiv...


Intellectual Property


Up From the Mailroom

May 2, 2000
By Jeffrey Anderson

It's a classic entertainment industry folk tale: humble beginnings in the mailroom of a powerful talent agency; big break into...


Family


By Robert B. Jobe No one wants to see hundreds or thousands of young children languishing in Immigration and Naturalization Se...


Law Practice


An Open Mind

May 2, 2000
By Meredith Alexander

Laurie S. Hane thought intellectual property law was "entirely unsexy" until her firm, San Francisco's Morrison & Foerster...


Real Estate/Development


SUITE SUCCESS

May 2, 2000
By Jane Zastrow

Architect Don Crosby had his name on his firm's masthead for more than 30 years, but for the past five years it's been missin...


Labor/Employment


Paying Up

May 2, 2000
By Columnist

BOTTOM LINE Paying Up By Richard S. Rosenberg and Jeffrey Fuchsman: With all of the publicity surrounding the passage of the E...


Bankruptcy


Attorney, Client Arrested for Fraud

May 2, 2000
By Claude Walbert

SAN DIEGO - Jill Scott Chance, the 1991 Mrs. America, and Gary A. Quackenbush, a bankruptcy attorney, have been indicted by a ...


Real Estate/Development


TIME FRAMES

May 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

In June the San Diego Redevelopment Agency is expected to pick a developer to rehabilitate the historic Balboa Theatre. The 1...


Real Estate/Development


RESIDENTIAL BRIEFS

May 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

Washington - Five California-based companies were among the top 50 on the National Multi Housing Council's annual ranking of ...


Real Estate/Development


New-home sales down in Contra Costa

May 2, 2000
By Jane Zastrow

Contra Costa County new homes sales slipped during the first quarter of 2000 with overall sales in the region totaling 414 un...


Real Estate/Development


DEVELOPMENT BRIEFS

May 2, 2000
By Ron Mc Nees

Los Angeles - City officials unveiled plans in March for restoring the 500,000-square-foot United States Postal Service Termi...


Real Estate/Development


FOCUS ON RETAIL

May 2, 2000
By Julie Nakashima

By Julie Nakashima If you can raise the perceived value of a soft drink or running shoe by slapping a name on it, why not a s...