Amanda Bronstad

June 05, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Chalk up the latest victims of the recession: new law schools.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

March 29, 2007 | Law.com

Recent rulings have carved out a victorious first round for civil plaintiffs in stock-options backdating cases after judges refused to dismiss four of their suits. At issue in most of the cases was whether plaintiff shareholders should have demanded books and records from the companies' boards of directors before filing their lawsuits. Some of the plaintiffs successfully pleaded "demand futility" by showing that directors were not objective or that their acts were not of sound "business judgment."

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

March 22, 2011 | National Law Journal

Linda Kornfeld, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Jenner & Block, discusses the California Supreme Court's ruling last month in Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores Inc.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

March 31, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

April 13, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

As officials in Washington spar over the recent firings of eight U.S. attorneys, legislators and selection committees are interviewing candidates to fill positions that could last only about one year - a condition that is limiting the field.

By Amanda Bronstad

10 minute read

August 18, 2010 | National Law Journal

Lawyers at a boutique family law firm in Beverly Hills, Calif., are touting a judge's award of $1 million in legal fees as one of the largest granted in a divorce case prior to trial.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

September 11, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Apple Inc. and several of its officers and directors, including Chief Executive Steve Jobs, have agreed to settle a stock options backdating case for $14 million plus attorney fees and costs.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 05, 2010 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voluntarily dropped its civil case against four former executives of Broadcom Corp., including the former general counsel. The move came one week after a federal judge said there were "serious problems" with the charges.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 06, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday a $500,000 cap on senior executive pay for companies receiving substantial federal bailout money. Steven Friedman, chairman of the employee benefits practice group at San Francisco's Littler Mendelson, called the cap "unprecedented." He also said the move could discourage companies from seeking government bailouts while giving a recruiting advantage to competitors that do not receive federal funds. Friedman examines the implications of the cap.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 28, 2011 | National Law Journal

The Justice Department has made an implicit "about face" regarding the constitutionality of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in court — even though government lawyers are seeking to overturn a ruling that struck down the military's ban on open homosexuals, argue the Log Cabin Republicans.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read