Amy Miller

October 07, 2008 | National Law Journal

Barack Obama and John McCain have been running a tight race among the country's top corporate lawyers. McCain has a slight lead in total donations from general counsel at Fortune 100 companies, which is "really striking," according to Michael Toner, an outside counsel to McCain's campaign, who points out that lawyers generally tend to lean left politically. Still, elite GCs are giving significantly more to Obama than they did the previous two Democratic presidential nominees.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

June 01, 2012 | Law.com

Pillsbury Winthrop partner Justin Hovey regularly fields calls from entrepreneurs around the world who want to set up shop in Silicon Valley, but whom he must warn that getting to the U.S. is an arduous process. So when Hovey learned of a startup that hopes to house foreign entrepreneurs in a ship anchored off the California coast, he jumped aboard.

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

August 17, 2012 | Law.com

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

April 12, 2012 | The Recorder

The Leapfrog Enterprises GC runs a lean legal team that outsources work only when necessary.

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

April 04, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Zynga Inc. is thinking about making a big bet on gambling, a step that analysts say could help end its dependence on Facebook Inc.It certainly won't end its dependence on legal counsel.The technology may be simple, but lawyers say the company probably isn't prepared for the intricate maze of regulations it will have to navigate to cash in on the action.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

June 09, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Corporate counsel at companies being sued in the BP oil spill have geared up to deal with litigation discovery, which some experts say could cost more than $100 million.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

February 09, 2012 | The Recorder

The ZipRealty Inc. GC is helping the online real estate site turn its former competitors into customers.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

December 14, 2011 | Law.com

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

September 18, 2012 | Law.com

The Internal Revenue Service is beefing up staff to look more closely at how high-tech companies price IP transactions involving their overseas subsidiaries and cracking down on those it suspects are dodging taxes on the profits their IP generates. But companies are fighting back, creating work for both tax planners and litigators.

By Amy Miller

8 minute read

March 09, 2012 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

4 minute read