Amy Miller

July 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

A new survey shows that headcounts for law departments at U.S. companies took a bigger hit than in Europe — and while last year wasn't lucrative for salaries in the U.S., they didn't lose ground either, despite the recession.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

December 21, 2009 | Law.com

A report by the Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general offers new insights into what the agency's enforcement director told Stephen Cutler, general counsel for JPMorgan Chase, on the weekend the bank acquired Bear Stearns. The report looked into allegations that Linda Thomsen, SEC enforcement chief at the time of the takeover, improperly gave Cutler information about ongoing SEC investigations involving Bear Stearns. Thomsen had been Cutler's deputy while he was chief of the SEC's enforcement division.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

June 21, 2011 | Law.com

When Wilson Sonsini announced it had helped Polycom buy Hewlett-Packard's Visual Collaboration business, it initially looked like a typical M&A deal. But it wasn't: With one exception, all the lead attorneys on Wilson's team were women. Said lead corporate partner Melissa Hollatz, "It wasn't anything deliberate, but it is highly unusual."

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

January 15, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Free With Registration: Panel Reverses Ruling in Favor of Congregation in Property Dispute Wirh Denomination

By Amy Miller

40 minute read

April 29, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

In new court papers, Gucci's lawyers vehemently argue that if the luxury bag maker is denied attorney-client privilege with its (non-lawyer) in-house lawyer, the company would 'be deprived of the most sacred right a litigant enjoys under U.S. law.'

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

March 29, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Google Inc.'s Android operating system may be open source software, but using it comes at a price for its partners. So it's helping out with the inevitable infringement suits.

By By Amy Miller

8 minute read

July 21, 2009 | The Recorder

Houston-based FMC Technologies Inc. is using Legal OnRamp, a social networking site, to find its new outside counsel.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

March 09, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

September 16, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Apple Inc. says it's hired Intel Corp.'s top lawyer, Bruce Sewell, a day after the chip maker announced his departure. Sewell will report to CEO Steve Jobs as the company's general counsel and senior vice president for legal and government affairs.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

November 10, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Dead set on stamping out money-wasting practices, UPS hired a firm to be its national e-discovery counsel and began outsourcing its document reviews—and the move delivered millions in savings for the shipping company.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read