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former Deloitte Tax LLP partner Tuesday.

Real EstateFirms fear new accounting ruleReal estate lawyers say they're highly concernedabout possible impacts of proposed changes bynational and international accounting boardsrequiring corporate lessees to report leaseexpenses on their balance sheets.

DisciplineState Bar discipline backlog may besystemicThe State Bar will eliminate much of its disciplinebacklog by the end of the year, but data in a newreport raises questions about whether the bar cankeep the backlog at zero.

Real EstateFaced with threat of vacancy, landlordslook to pop-up tenantsShort "pop-up" leases are becoming the deal ofchoice for many shopping center landlords whoare struggling to lure tenants in the downeconomy, but the deals can present challenges forthe lawyers drafting them.

LitigationCity sues Hollywood hotel over big signsThe city of Los Angeles has sued the RooseveltHotel LLC in Hollywood for allegedly erectingoversized advertisements without a permit.

California Courts of AppealPanel denies attorney fees in former clerk'ssuit against firmA San Francisco lawyer who lost a wage-and-hourcase against his former firm won't have to pay thefirm's $120,000 legal bill.

LitigationDole sees objection to pesticide settlementOccidental Chemical Corp. has objected to aglobal settlement between Dole Food Co. Inc. andplaintiffs who claim they were injured by apesticide Dole used on its Central America bananafarms in the 1970s.

Letter to the EditorAdvice could hurt employers in litigationA reader responds to "Protecting against classactions: a blueprint for business leaders andtheir counsel."

U.S. Supreme CourtHigh court declines to hear tax evasioncaseThe U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene onbehalf of a former UBS AG client underinvestigation for overseas tax evasion Tuesday,forcing him to turn over foreign bank recordsdespite his privileges against self-incrimination.

Raizza Ty, a first year law student at the University of San Francisco, said she andher peers expected admission officers might look at their online profiles once theyhad applied for law school.

"I do think that because they are interested with how this person may appear in aprofessional setting, that it makes sense that they screen applicants," she said."Because eventually as lawyers, we are going to be representing law firms and clientsor government agencies, and in that sense we have to remain conservative online."

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