Amanda Bronstad

March 11, 2010 | The Recorder

Prosecutors are employing a new strategy in the stock option backdating case against the former CEO of KB Home, who is being represented by John Keker.

By Amanda Bronstad

9 minute read

May 10, 2010 | National Law Journal

The capital markets are opening up in Silicon Valley — and lawyers have noticed. Best known for its startup technology companies and venture capital, the region has seen renewed investor interest in emerging companies, a spate of initial public offerings and several mergers and acquisitions involving some of the region's largest businesses, including Cisco Systems and Google.

By Amanda Bronstad

10 minute read

July 31, 2009 | National Law Journal

A closely watched criminal trial begins Aug. 4 in a Los Angeles federal court involving a pair of Beverly Hills film producers who are accused of bribing an official of the Thai government in order to obtain lucrative contracts, including management of the Bangkok International Film Festival. The case is one of the few to go to trial involving violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), particularly in the entertainment industry, which increasingly has depended upon sales in foreign markets.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

August 12, 2009 | The Recorder

A Ninth Circuit ruling says that former inmates don't have to rely on Prison Litigation Reform Act provisions when suing over alleged mistreatment during incarceration.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 21, 2009 | The Recorder

William Ruehle urges the Ninth Circuit to sustain an ethical misconduct finding against the firm.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 30, 2007 | National Law Journal

When Jeff Brauer left his job serving of counsel to a law firm in China, he spent five months sending e-mails and hired two attorneys to collect $150,000 in unpaid compensation he claims the firm still owed him. When that didn't work, he started his own blog.

By Amanda Bronstad / Staff Reporter

4 minute read

January 08, 2010 | Law.com

Ten lawyers, including six partners, have left Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro to start their own firm, Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside. Keith Elkins, a former Jeffer Mangels partner, said that alternative billing structures played a role in the group's decision to start their own firm, but also emphasized that the economy was not the driving force behind the group's decision to leave. "We were so excited about the opportunity to put that group together and strike out on our own," he said.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

August 20, 2009 | Law.com

Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli is fighting to keep the public out of a pending hearing before the 9th Circuit in which he is seeking to reinstate a plea deal that he reached last year with prosecutors in a criminal backdating case. Briefs filed by Samueli and federal prosecutors appealing a district court judge's rejection of the deal have been sealed, and Samueli argues in a motion that the hearing should be closed to the public as well because much of the same information would be brought up during the hearing.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

May 18, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

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

February 08, 2010 | Law.com

The SEC has voluntarily dropped its civil case against four former Broadcom executives, including the former general counsel. It was the latest setback in the U.S. government's pursuit of securities fraud tied to stock options backdating at Broadcom. In December, a federal judge dismissed criminal charges against Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas and former CFO William Ruehle, largely due to prosecutorial misconduct. The judge also dismissed the SEC's related complaint but gave the commission the option to amend the charges.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read