Amanda Bronstad

September 02, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Broadcom Corp. has agreed to pay $118 million to settle allegations of stock options backdating, in one of the largest such deals in a derivative action to date.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

May 20, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bratz doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. is seeking attorney fees plus $177 million in punitive damages after obtaining an $88.5 million verdict against rival Mattel Inc.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 16, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 18, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amanda Bronstad

9 minute read

June 15, 2010 | Law.com

A federal appeals court has reinstated criminal charges against plaintiffs attorney Pierce O'Donnell after concluding that the section of the Federal Election Campaign Act on which he was charged applied to conduit, or indirect, campaign contributions, not just to contributions made under false names. O'Donnell of O'Donnell & Associates was indicted on charges that he reimbursed 13 employees of his law firm and others who had contributed $26,000 in 2003 to the presidential campaign of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

March 16, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 22, 2010 | The Recorder

Kroll Ontrack Inview 6.2 includes a graphical user interface, Workflow Designer, to define your own workflows in document review, as well as new features to further automate and report on the review process.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

February 11, 2010 | Law.com

Demand for lateral hires in Los Angeles has picked up in recent weeks but remained subdued compared to markets like Silicon Valley and New York. Traditionally, L.A. has not been as hot a lateral market as Silicon Valley, where the client base is emerging-growth companies. In contrast, L.A. is saturated with law firms and serves as headquarters for very few major public companies, compared to New York or Chicago. Moreover, the economic recession has hit L.A. particularly hard, especially in real estate.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

October 06, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

A digital artist in the entertainment business said he was fired after repeatedly telling his superiors about rampant drug use in the workplace, according to a wrongful termination lawsuit he filed last week.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

July 13, 2009 | Law.com

The California Supreme Court, in a case of first impression, has ruled that sexual harassment under a state civil code statute governing conduct in business relationships should be defined using the same "pervasive" or "severe" standard established under case law for sexual harassment in the workplace.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read