Cheryl Miller

November 16, 2006 | The Recorder

Richard Costigan, the governor's legislative affairs secretary, will join McKenna Long & Aldridge as the firm boosts its lobbying practice nationwide.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

July 11, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

An Orange County, Calif., attorney thinks he's devised a novel way to stymie employers of undocumented workers: Sue them under the state Unfair Competition Law. David Klehm said he will file up to 10 lawsuits in the coming months on behalf of business owners who accuse competitors of undercutting them by hiring illegal aliens willing to work for dirt-cheap wages and long hours with no overtime. But William Stern, a Morrison & Foerster partner, says these types of UCL suits face a significant hurdle.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 08, 2009 | The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Judge Milan Smith OK'd a suit against the attorney general, finding the government's use of the material witness statute after 9/11 to be "repugnant."

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 18, 2007 | The Recorder

Calling it a political question, San Francisco federal Judge Martin Jenkins tossed out California�s attempt to hold six auto-makers accountable for carbon dioxide emissions.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 16, 2005 | The Recorder

With the governor talking about a $50 billion infrastracture bond, judicial officials see a fix for crumbling courthouses.

By Cheryl Miller

7 minute read

December 08, 2006 | National Law Journal

McKenna Long & Aldridge launched its Sacramento office last month with big-name directors, international credentials and a swaggering pledge to take its share of California's $228 million lobbying pie. "There's always room for new players," says Eric Tanenblatt, head of McKenna's government affairs practice. If he's right, McKenna will join Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Greenberg Traurig, which have created successful lobbying arms in the capital, gauged by the rough yardstick of reported lobbying income.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 01, 2007 | The Recorder

Prison guards and business executives, including one with a troubled past, kick in $86,500 to pay the bills from a post-election challenge.No Subscription Required

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

February 22, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 29, 2008 | Legaltech News

The California Judicial Council will consider new rules for electronic discovery, a long-awaited package that's been received warily by the high-tech industry. The rules define electronic information, and allow "inspecting, copying, testing or sampling" by parties in litigation.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

December 27, 2006 | Law.com

Two-term Attorney General Bill Lockyer pushed the office into consumer and environmental protection cases � and into the headlines.

By Cheryl Miller

11 minute read