Amy Miller

July 23, 2008 | Law.com

Corporate Counsel's 2008 GC Compensation Survey shows that top legal officers at Fortune 500 companies raked it in. And that was true even for those heading the law departments at financial institutions that are reeling after the collapse of the subprime mortgage market. Once again, general counsel can thank lucrative cash bonuses that swell year after year. The average bonus jumped 17 percent, to $1.1 million. That's double the average salary. But will the good times last?

By Amy Miller

11 minute read

November 05, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

August 31, 2011 | Legaltech News

A closely watched Federal Circuit ruling invalidating broad software patent claims because they covered "unpatentable mental processes" isn't as straightforward as it seems, Silicon Valley lawyers say. The court's ruling in CyberSource leaves room for debate about what kinds of business methods can be patented, thanks to one word: practicality.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

June 04, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

The in-house lawyers at the companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster face an agonizing and pricey task — discovery. How high could the price tag go? One expert, who calls the spill 'Enron on steroids,' says it could top $100 million.

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

December 11, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Huddle up! There's a new quarterback calling out plays for the Cleveland Browns' legal department. Cleveland lawyer Fred Nance has been named the football team's new general counsel. Don't call him a rookie: Nance is no stranger to the legal issues surrounding professional sports. He'll continue to huddle up and practice law at Cleveland-based Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, where he's a partner in the firm's sports and entertainment practice. While at the firm, Nance refused to sit on the bench — providing counsel on a wide range of matters to NBA star LeBron James and other celebrities.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

June 18, 2010 | Law.com

Thinking of moving abroad to work in-house? Brazil may be your best bet, according to a new survey of in-house salaries around the world by international legal recruiting firm Laurence Simons. An influx of law firms into Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro has pushed up salaries for in-house and private practice alike. By contrast, the salary boom is a thing of the past for in-house lawyers in Russia and the Middle East, says the survey, which analyzed the salaries of more than 14,000 in-house lawyers over the last six years.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

September 10, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Pfizer Inc.'s general counsel will no longer oversee the company's compliance program, under the terms of the company's $2.3 billion settlement agreement resolving allegations that Pfizer's executives and sales staff illegally marketed the painkiller Bextra and several other drugs.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

September 14, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Corporate Counsel magazine conducted its annual outside counsel survey last year, there was talk of revolution in the air.

By Amy Miller

10 minute read

September 10, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

February 22, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Company's GC says his team of in-house lawyers played a key role in negotiating a deal to end a legal battle with the state of Arizona over whether the company did enough to stop the use of its services in cross-border money-laundering schemes.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read