Amanda Bronstad

May 13, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

A California company and two of its senior executives were found guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Among the booty: a red (is there any other color?) Ferrari.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

November 27, 2006 | Law.com

General counsel are facing more risks and frustrations with new rules -- passed in 26 states since 2002 -- requiring them to obtain a limited license to practice law in states where they work but haven't taken the bar exam. The rules stemmed from an American Bar Association initiative to modernize licensing requirements as more lawyers move from state to state when changing jobs. Requirements can include mounds of paperwork, high registration fees and, in some cases, fingerprinting for background checks.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

March 27, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

The lawyers involved in the first West Coast trial against the maker of Vioxx are butting heads over whether jurors should decide one or more of the cases at the same time in upcoming trials. More than 1,800 lawsuits have been filed in California against Merck & Co over the prescription pain reliever. Plaintiffs lawyers are arguing that 80 percent of the Vioxx cases rely on the same experts and that the facts of the cases are similar. In the past, Merck has pushed to try Vioxx cases one at a time.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 06, 2007 | National Law Journal

There's a growing tension between law firms and some current or former employees who post negative or confidential information about the firms online. In the past year, at least two blogs, Skadden Insider and Above the Law, have raised eyebrows for publishing internal information, such as confidential firings and sexual trysts with partners. David Lat, editor of Above the Law, says the blog promises anonymity, which helps people act on their "human instinct" to "unburden themselves of a secret."

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

April 04, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

April 07, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

More than 100 general counsel executives of Fortune 500 companies and managing partners of U.S. firms are convening this month in an effort to come up with specific ways to improve diversity in the legal profession.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

November 25, 2008 | The Recorder

A small L.A. law firm tries to find its way through the economic crisis.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

November 20, 2007 | Law.com

Over 70 antitrust class actions have been filed against Korean Air Lines since its agreement in August to pay a $300 million fine to the U.S. Justice Department and plead guilty to fixing prices on international passenger and cargo air fares. British Airways entered a similar deal. More than 30 carriers, including Korean Air and British Airways, face class actions alleging price-fixing on air freight shipping. The U.S. government's two-year probe is believed to involve over a dozen airlines.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

April 25, 2011 | National Law Journal

Despite the recession and a municipal client's corruption scandal, Riverside, Calif.'s Best Best & Krieger is growing again.

By Amanda Bronstad

8 minute read

February 27, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Senators in nearly a dozen states have recommended or are accepting applications for U.S. attorney positions, even though the Obama administration has asked all 93 of the nation's top federal law enforcement officers to remain in place for now.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read