The Los Angeles City Attorney is attempting to shut down 21 medicinal cannabis dispensaries. The shops have made a vow to legally fight back against claims that the shops are ‘nuisances.’ A statement from Americans for Safe Access called the city’s undercover purchases entrapment, and may join the lawsuit “as an intervening defendant, representing the interests of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Readers of our page have seen numerous posts on the effect the recession has had on the court system around the country. Cutbacks, furlough days, layoffs, and other cost cutting mechanisms have hit courthouses, DA’s offices and public defenders, impacting both the speed and the quality of the justice being served. But an article in yesterday’s [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 12, 2010
The Senate confirmed Ronald Machen as U.S. Attorney for D.C. on Thursday. Machen was a partner at WilmerHale. He was assistant attorney in DC from 1997 to 2001. Machen faced no opposition and was confirmed without a formal vote. Andre Birotte Jr., former inspector general of the Los Angeles Police Department was confirmed as the U.S. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith have expanded their offices in New York City. The Los Angeles based firm signed a lease at 77 Water Street for 75,716 square feet of space. This new space is two times as large as their old location at 199 Water Street. The firm signed a 10 year deal with Goldman [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 21, 2009
Dan Grunfeld, who served as LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Deputy Chief of Staff for two years, stepped down from his post on friday and walked into a partnership today with Kaye Scholer. Grunfeld will focus on renewable energy and green technology for the firm, which already has an international practice dealing with green energy. Kaye [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Former Los Angeles, California City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is joining Goodwin Procter as counsel. He still plans to run for state attorney general in 2010. Delgadillo is joining the firm’s 400-attorney litigation department. He will work out of the firm’s Century City and downtown LA offices. Meanwhile, US Attorney Thomas O’Brien will be step down from his [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 17, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced the appointment of eight new superior court judges to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Stephanie M. Bowick has served as an assistant general counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District since 2001. Previously, she was a deputy city attorney for the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco; [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Los Angeles recently became the host city for the newest regional chapter of the Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP). ALSP’s mission is to establish global standards for the litigation support profession through collaboration, education and certification. The organization also focuses on further advancing the profession and contributing to the career development of professionals from [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP announced the expansion of its corporate practice group with the addition of Daniel McIntosh as chair of the firm’s corporate practice group in the firm’s Los Angeles and Century City offices. He joins Allen Matkins as the former co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Los Angeles Entertainment and Technology [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Toughlove America, LLC today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles for trademark infringement, trademark dilution and related claims against MTV Networks, Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and High Noon Entertainment. Toughlove claims the defendants have madee unauthorized use of the trademark “Tough Love,” of which Toughlove America is the exclusive licensee. MTV’s VH1 subsidiary [...]
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