Alanna Byrne

September 19, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Fannie Mae, the largest backer of U.S. home loans, has appointed Bradley Lerman as general counsel, effective Oct. 1.

By Alanna Byrne

5 minute read

September 18, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Earlier this year several Boston media outlets reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had launched an investigation into Marylous Coffee, a popular East Coast coffee shop chain known for hiring attractive female baristas.

By Alanna Byrne, Mary Swanton

9 minute read

September 18, 2012 | Inside Counsel

A Chinese court awarded damages to three well-known authors in their copyright battle against search engine giant Baidu Inc., ruling that the company failed to prevent the writers works from being illegally posted on its document sharing site.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

September 17, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Citibank is denying allegations that it fraudulently induced former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners to sign up for a capital loan program by hiding the firms precarious financial condition.

By Alanna Byrne

4 minute read

September 14, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Justin Bieber gets loud, James Franco skips class and four more celebrities making headlines

By Alanna Byrne

10 minute read

September 14, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Earlier this year, ABC News turned the countrys collective stomach with a series of reports on the meat product dubbed pink slime. Now the news network is facing an unappetizing defamation lawsuit, courtesy of an angry South Dakota beef processor.

By Alanna Byrne

3 minute read

September 13, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Trustees responsible for liquidating bankrupt broker-dealer MF Global asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit over the firms purportedly improper firing of employees.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

September 13, 2012 | Inside Counsel

On Sept. 6, InsideCounsel's First Annual Transformative Leadership Awards West (TLA West) in San Francisco honored general counsel and law firm partners who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in corporate law.

By Alanna Byrne

12 minute read

September 12, 2012 | Inside Counsel

What a difference three years makes.

By Alanna Byrne

2 minute read

September 12, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments

By Alanna Byrne

3 minute read