Amanda Bronstad

February 20, 2009 | Law.com

More than 65 attorneys from defunct Thacher Proffitt & Wood, many of whom specialize in structured finance and real estate, are still looking for jobs. The attorneys, including eight partners, represent over one-third of the total who remained at the New York firm before it announced its dissolution a few days before Christmas. One unemployed former partner said big firms aren't looking at partners who make less than $1 million in an annual book of business. And smaller firms require over $500,000 of work.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

April 29, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

A dozen more attorneys take advantage of the extended deadline to apply for a seat on one of the leadership committees in the Toyota MDL. Also, the judge asks plaintiffs' lawyers about potential for conflict.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

June 20, 2007 | National Law Journal

A federal judge has declined to approve a $49 million settlement with BAR/BRI, owner of the nation's largest provider of bar review courses, citing concerns about incentive awards paid to some class representatives. Several lawyers had said the awards signaled potential "collusion" between plaintiffs counsel and class representatives. At Monday's hearing, more than a dozen lawyers objected to the settlement, including the son of Eliot Disner, an ex-McGuireWoods partner who brought the case in 2005.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 07, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Plaintiffs' team in U.S. MDL will submit to iris and palm-print scans to gain access to the carmaker's source code, The National Law Journal reports.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

July 02, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Justice Department officials on Wednesday announced that they have shut down nine Web sites as part of an initiative to bring criminal actions against sites that sell counterfeited goods and pirated movies.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 12, 2010 | National Law Journal

Good fortune and aggressive lawyering yield strong results at the San Francisco firm.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

April 10, 2006 | The Recorder

The legal community is getting involved in the hotly contested Democratic primary for state attorney general, which includes Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 04, 2010 | National Law Journal

A public squabble has broken out between the chairman and the ranking Republican member of the Congressional panel investigating safety problems in Toyota vehicles over the contents of internal documents produced by a former Toyota attorney.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

April 12, 2010 | Law.com

Nearly 200 lawsuits filed against Toyota will be consolidated before Judge James Selna of the Central District of California, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation announced Friday. The panel appeared to have been swayed by two arguments that Toyota's lead counsel maintained during a hearing last month in San Diego: Toyota's U.S. headquarters is in nearby Torrance, Calif., and more lawsuits have been filed against Toyota in that district than in any other. Plaintiffs attorneys praised the panel's decision.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 13, 2007 | The Recorder

Creators of online videos removed for alleged infringement are hitting back � they're accusing YouTube and other Internet service providers of making fraudulent copyright claims.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read