Jason Dearen

June 12, 2003 | The Recorder

Attorneys at O'Melveny & Myers helped the International Olympic Committee as it slalomed through the bidding process for television rights to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. O'Melveny attorneys in the Los Angeles, Century City and Washington, D.C., offices, led by entertainment partner Joseph Calabrese, put together the auction process at which all of the major networks presented their bids.

By Jason Dearen

4 minute read

December 06, 2002 | Law.com

University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl will choose a tenured law professor to serve as interim replacement for John Dwyer at Boalt Hall School of Law, the school said Tuesday. Insiders say two former Boalt Hall deans have been mentioned as top candidates, and a decision is expected next week. Dwyer, who became dean in 2000, resigned last week amid sexual harassment charges by a former student.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

October 09, 2002 | Law.com

By Jason Dearen

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March 14, 2003 | Law.com

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced Thursday he has joined the San Francisco Unified School District in a $300 million civil suit against a North Carolina energy company that has already been convicted of defrauding the city's schools out of about $1 million.

By Jason Dearen

3 minute read

March 17, 2003 | Law.com

Sheldon Messinger, a Boalt Hall School of Law professor emeritus, died March 6 from complications related to lymphoma. He was 77.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

April 14, 2003 | Law.com

Longtime Solano County Superior Court Judge John "Jack" DeRonde died of bone cancer Wednesday at his home in Vacaville. He was 80.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

November 01, 2002 | Law.com

Longtime San Francisco solo practitioner George Cadwalader died at home on Sept. 28. He was 83. A third-generation San Franciscan, Cadwalader practiced probate, trust and estate law for 35 years before retiring in the mid-1990s. Prior to becoming a solo, he worked in the trust office of Wells Fargo bank.

By Jason Dearen

1 minute read

March 20, 2003 | Law.com

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Kay Tsenin said Wednesday she would release a transcript of the grand jury proceedings that led to the indictment of 10 San Francisco police officers, including Chief Earl Sanders and Assistant Chief Alex Fagan Sr., against whom charges have been dropped.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

October 02, 2002 | Law.com

Peter Keane, dean of Golden Gate University School of Law, has turned down the school's five-year contract extension offer and will step down as dean when his current contract expires in December 2003. Keane, 59, sent out an e-mail this week to faculty and staff, explaining that he will leave his post to concentrate on teaching and writing.

By Jason Dearen

2 minute read

October 04, 2002 | Law.com

Peter Keane, dean of San Francisco's Golden Gate University School of Law, has turned down the school's five-year contract extension offer and will step down as dean when his current contract expires in December 2003. Keane, 59, sent out an e-mail this week to faculty and staff, explaining that he will leave his post to concentrate on teaching and writing, said a school source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

By Jason Dearen

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