Amy Miller

May 11, 2011 | Law.com

Newly opened small IP litigation boutiques are finding a niche in a legal marketplace flooded with patent infringement suits brought by nonpracticing entities, more commonly known as patent trolls. A few firms both represent NPEs and defend against NPE lawsuits, but most firms pick a side.

By Amy Miller

7 minute read

March 08, 2011 | Legaltech News

Not too long ago, if you googled "Pac-Man," the top results pointed to products that infringed the video game's trademarks. That's changing, says the top lawyer for the U.S. division of Namco Bandai Games, the Japanese company that owns the pop culture icon. As its legal department shifts focus to infringers on the internet, it?s seeing results.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

September 18, 2009 | Law.com

Kent Roberts, the former legal chief at McAfee, sues the software maker for defamation. He claims the company made him the scapegoat for a federal probe into stock option backdating, which destroyed his career.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

October 14, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Nantero engineers are using tiny carbon nanotubes to develop what they hope will become the next generation of semiconductor devices.

By Amy Miller

8 minute read

August 18, 2008 | Law.com

The stars -- that is, the usual megafirms -- top Corporate Counsel's Who Represents America's Biggest Companies survey yet again. But the place order gives a revealing look into what's irking corporate America today. Workplace issues are among companies' biggest concerns. The evidence? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius took the No. 1 spot, with half of the matters captured in the survey related to employment and labor.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

September 22, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

According to in-house lawyers and other panelists at a recent conference on new media, companies need to embrace online outlets like blogs and social networking sites. "Manage your brand, and don't leave a lot of vacuum space for people to fill," advises one attorney.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

July 21, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

The world economy may be limping. But last year the general counsel of the nation's largest companies still managed to get a modest raise. That's the main finding of Corporate Counsel's 2009 GC Compensation Survey. But that was last year. Will the overall picture for general counsel look bleaker in next year's survey? And will a sustained economic downturn in 2009 mean the end of $9 million bonuses, even for the general counsel of a thriving wireless telecommunications conglomerate?

By Amy Miller

11 minute read

November 13, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

On the same day that the semiconductor maker announced that it's paying rival Advanced Micro Devices $1.25 billion to settle antitrust and patent disputes, Intel said antitrust expert Douglas Melamed will soon head their embattled legal department.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

October 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

W.R. Grace beat the biggest criminal environmental prosecution yet by hanging tough with its employees.

By Amy miller

13 minute read

July 23, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

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