Amanda Bronstad

May 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The capital markets are opening up in Silicon Valley -- and lawyers have noticed.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

August 29, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal prosecutors have dropped their appeal of the sentence handed down in a high-profile Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against a Hollywood film producer.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

October 20, 2009 | Law.com

Hollywood studios are turning up the volume against Redbox, recruiting some of the nation's top antitrust experts to wipe out three lawsuits whose outcomes could determine the future of the DVD market. Some studios have announced policy changes aimed at limiting the availability of newly released DVDs to kiosk retailers such as Redbox. Now, Redbox is airing its gripes in court, alleging that the studios have crafted an illegal monopoly over the DVD market and are violating federal antitrust law.

By Amanda Bronstad

9 minute read

January 18, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

More than a dozen federal prosecutors, faced with maturing government careers and low salaries, have left the U.S. Attorney�s Office for the Central District of California � the largest exodus out of the office in years.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

June 18, 2007 | Law.com

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has merged with Lewis Fisher Henderson & Claxton to open two new offices, in Memphis, Tenn., and Jackson, Miss. A national labor and employment boutique firm with 365 attorneys, Ogletree gains 19 lawyers with the merger, which is effective July 1. The firm has been on a growth spree, opening six offices since early 2005. The new merger gives Ogletree 30 offices total.

By Amanda Bronstad

2 minute read

February 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Broadcom's ex - GC says he was "on the periphery" of the company's stock option grant process.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

August 21, 2007 | Law.com

Several firms in Los Angeles have grown or unveiled practice groups spotlighting the textile, apparel and fashion industries, and the new groups hail from midsize firms rather than the traditional boutiques that have dominated the field. "Fashion and apparel has kind of exploded across all spectrums on its own ... because so much money has come into the industry from private equity ..." says James Williams, chairman of Loeb & Loeb's new fashion and luxury brands industry group. "It's a changed industry."

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

June 03, 2009 | The Recorder

Sonnenschein, for one, is joining forces with a California consulting firm to advise clean-tech clients on federal compliance issues.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

December 10, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Drinker Biddle & Reath has added six attorneys in Los Angeles, more than doubling its presence in Southern California and opening an office in Century City, Calif.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

August 03, 2010 | National Law Journal

Lawyers in the multidistrict litigation against Toyota Motor Corp. have filed their first consolidated complaint, alleging that the Japanese carmaker knowingly hid defects associated with unintended acceleration since 2002 while falsely assuring consumers about the safety of its vehicles.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read