Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Michael Celio and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s Jason Russell were asked to share what they saw 2025’s key court decisions, industry trends that lawyers in the Golden State should know, and what to watch in 2026.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is struggling to fulfill some of his grandest plans.
Privacy issues will be a key focus for the new California Senate leader next year, Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón (D) said in an interview.
Quinn Emanuel expects to pay equity partners $9 million on average for 2025, becoming just the third large law firm to reach that profits mark.
Union deals in the entertainment and professional sports industries are set to expire in 2026, setting the stage for attention-grabbing contract disputes that could have ripple effects across organized labor.
Delaware’s Court of Chancery will hear post-trial arguments in a $250 million earnout suit tied to the postponed release of a popular underwater-survival game’s next installment. And it will consider
California legislators reconvene Monday for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final year in office, pursuing ambitious policy proposals on taxes and tech amid an estimated $18 billion budget deficit.
Corporate legal departments may have been slow to tech evolution, but they’re poised for a break-out year ahead.
Benefits attorneys are ringing in 2026 with their eyes on the federal appeals courts, which are grappling with novel issues involving 401(k) forfeitures, health plan tobacco penalties, and pension de-risking transactions.
AI tools can foster an environment where lawyers practice and teach judgment simultaneously—preserving the profession and giving it deeper meaning.
A California law imposing fiduciary duties on pharmacy benefit managers intrudes on federally regulated health insurance plans, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association said in a lawsuit filed Friday.
A Michigan resident failed to convince a federal appeals court to deem cannabis licensing schemes that favor in-state applicants unlawful, establishing a circuit split over the role of the dormant Commerce Clause in state-legal marijuana markets.
A law barring undocumented immigrants from possessing guns is valid under the Second Amendment, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found Friday, aligning with other circuits.
A few dozen California cities have lucrative deals with retail giants like Apple, Best Buy, and Nike. These deals result in the cities paying millions of dollars from their local tax revenue back to the companies. In this video, we explore how these deals work and what some city and state lawmakers are hoping to do about it.