Amy Miller

August 27, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

September 03, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

7 minute read

December 17, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

June 17, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

As the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico grows into the biggest oil spill in U.S history and the lawsuits continue to mount — who is Eric Brown, the top lawyer at Transocean?

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

July 31, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

FMC Technologies' search for a new roster of tech-savvy, budget-conscious outside counsel is almost over. The Houston-based oil and gas equipment company has selected 16 firms to take part in the final phase of what it calls the 1st Law Litigation Value Challenge. The company hasn't relied on the usual RFP process, though. FMC posted a two-page questionnaire on Legal OnRamp, a social networking Web site for lawyers, to put out a call for help.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

January 14, 2011 | Law.com

In 2007, Goodwin Proctor opened its doors in Palo Alto, Calif., with big-name partners it had lured from Wilson Sonsini and Latham & Watkins. While the recession and the collapse of the real estate market in 2008 hit the firm hard, it's once again planning to grow its Silicon Valley office.

By Amy Miller

9 minute read

May 10, 2010 | Law.com

In-house lawyers in Europe will have to keep fighting for legal privilege, according to a recent opinion by a legal adviser at the European Union's highest court. Advocate-General Juliane Kokott of the EU's Court of Justice said on April 29 that attorney-client privilege should not apply to in-house corporate lawyers because they are not independent. Kokott's opinion isn't binding, but the court's judges often fall in line with the advocate general's opinions. A final ruling is expected later this year.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

March 25, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

February 24, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

GE's general counsel and Google's chief compliance officer tell an NYC confab that companies have to fight for their reputations — or risk letting 'their brand get withered in the wind.'

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

August 28, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

When Citigroup Inc. went searching for a new deputy general counsel, it didn't go far. The financial services giant promoted one of its own: Kevin Thurm, who has spent most of his career in administrative and government posts. And that's invaluable experience now that financial companies like Citigroup have to grapple with pesky new government regulations.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read