Amanda Bronstad

April 18, 2011 | National Law Journal

Lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher turned to an often ignored section of U.S. law to obtain depositions, documents and outtakes of a documentary film in an effort to prove that environmental contamination claims brought in Ecuador against their client, Chevron Corp., are fraudulent.

By Amanda Bronstad

6 minute read

March 01, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge in Los Angeles has approved a $601.5 million class action settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp. and its shareholders -- the largest securities agreement to come out of the housing crisis.

By Amanda Bronstad

5 minute read

March 13, 2006 | Law.com

Southern California prosecutors are planning to bring charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in one of the largest gang-related cases in U.S. history.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

October 09, 2007 | The Recorder

New Irvine dean Erwin Chemerinsky faces plenty of obstacles as he begins the task of building a brand-new law school, notably his liberal leanings, which some say will make it difficult to recruit conservative scholars.

By Amanda Bronstad

9 minute read

February 28, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Stephen Yagman wasn't one to quit. During his 35-year career, he relentlessly pursued civil rights actions against law enforcement officials, particularly those in Southern California. Even after filing for bankruptcy protection in 1999, he re-emerged to file a complaint against a federal judge, launching national reform of judicial disciplinary procedures.

By Amanda Bronstad

10 minute read

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