Amanda Bronstad

August 26, 2008 | Law.com

The winds are changing at IP powerhouse Alston & Bird, which is pouring investments into renewable energy and environmental work, most recently acquiring L.A.-based Weston Benshoof. Richard Hays, Alston & Bird's managing partner, predicts that a storm of wind power, carbon credits and renewable energy will dominate much of the firm's legal work in the coming years. Earlier this year the firm formed a group encompassing more than 70 attorneys across fields of expertise who work on environmental issues.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

August 03, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Bernstein Litowitz has been named lead counsel in the shareholder class action against Toyota over unintended acceleration. A federal judge had postponed the decision pending the U.S. Supreme Court's Morrison ruling on certain investors' standing to sue in U.S. courts.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

September 18, 2009 | Law.com

The Securities and Exchange Commission's attempt to claw back more than $4 million in compensation from the former CEO of an auto parts retailer raises "constitutional questions of the gravest magnitude," the defense argues in a motion to dismiss. The defense argues that the SEC's interpretation of Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is unprecedented and conflicts with previous cases the commission has brought against corporate executives under the statute.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

December 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The criminal wiretapping convictions of private investigator Anthony Pellicano and lawyer Terry Christensen have re-energized related civil lawsuits filed against five Los Angeles law firms, including Christensen's former firm.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

September 26, 2006 | National Law Journal

A federal judge in the criminal case against Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman delayed a trial-setting conference last week while criticizing prosecutors for taking so long to file a superseding indictment. Central District of California Judge John F. Walter set the next hearing for Nov. 27, at which time he expects to set a trial date. Many believe a superseding indictment could include charges against former Milberg Weiss partner William Lerach.

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

February 23, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

More than 65 attorneys from defunct Thacher Proffitt & Wood, many of whom specialize in structured finance and real estate, are still looking for jobs.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 26, 2009 | Law.com

A California lawyer who allegedly agreed to accept more than $100,000 in bribes in exchange for coaching his client to lie to a grand jury investigating immigration fraud has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Alfred N. Villalobos coerced an attorney who represents the target of an immigration fraud investigation to give him $107,000 in cash and other compensation in exchange for the promise that his client would make false statements to a prosecutor and the grand jury.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

January 05, 2010 | National Law Journal

A family-owned firm in Santa Barbara, Calif., has filed a $2.2 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against the People's Republic of China, two Chinese software makers and seven major computer manufacturers that helped distribute Green Dam Youth Escort software.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 01, 2006 | Law.com

A 2004 statute allowed a Los Angeles billionaire to seal his divorce documents, but an appeal court says it's unconstitutional.

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read