Amanda Bronstad

August 18, 2010 | National Law Journal

Lawyers at a boutique family law firm in Beverly Hills, Calif., are touting a judge's award of $1 million in legal fees as one of the largest granted in a divorce case prior to trial.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

September 11, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Apple Inc. and several of its officers and directors, including Chief Executive Steve Jobs, have agreed to settle a stock options backdating case for $14 million plus attorney fees and costs.

By Amanda Bronstad

3 minute read

February 05, 2010 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voluntarily dropped its civil case against four former executives of Broadcom Corp., including the former general counsel. The move came one week after a federal judge said there were "serious problems" with the charges.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

February 06, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday a $500,000 cap on senior executive pay for companies receiving substantial federal bailout money. Steven Friedman, chairman of the employee benefits practice group at San Francisco's Littler Mendelson, called the cap "unprecedented." He also said the move could discourage companies from seeking government bailouts while giving a recruiting advantage to competitors that do not receive federal funds. Friedman examines the implications of the cap.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

March 28, 2011 | National Law Journal

The Justice Department has made an implicit "about face" regarding the constitutionality of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in court — even though government lawyers are seeking to overturn a ruling that struck down the military's ban on open homosexuals, argue the Log Cabin Republicans.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

July 11, 2006 | The Recorder

The Ninth Circuit cleared up any confusion over how secondary players in alleged shareholder actions could be sued for fraud.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

May 10, 2011 | Law.com

A federal jury has found a California company and two of its senior executives guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes, including a $300,000 red Ferrari, to two officials from a state-owned electric utility company in Mexico.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

October 01, 2006 | Law.com

Good news for directed trustees: a series of defense victories in ERISA stock-drop suits.

By Amanda Bronstad

4 minute read

August 17, 2010 | National Law Journal

Robert Hilliard, a partner at Hilliard Mu�oz & Gonzales, talks to the National Law Journal about reopening the case against Koua Fong Lee and how the resulting victory may affect similar cases in at least three states.

By Amanda Bronstad

7 minute read

April 19, 2010 | National Law Journal

Toyota Motor Corp. agreed on Monday to pay a record $16.4 million fine that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration imposed earlier this month after finding that Toyota waited four months to report sudden acceleration defects in its vehicles.

By Amanda Bronstad

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