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Amy Miller

Amy Miller

February 25, 2008 | National Law Journal

Countrywide in crosshairs as mortgage crisis fuels litigation

Occupants of corporate corner offices and the boardroom all expect the in-house litigation chief to be the battlefield commander during crises like the subprime mortgage market's collapse. With the subprime meltdown fueling a litigation industry, mortgage lender Countrywide Financial's Sandor Samuels, one of 20 Fortune250 GCs who also serve as litigation chiefs, is facing huge lawsuits on all fronts from disgruntled investors and shareholders to mortgage customers and government regulators.

By Amy Miller

8 minute read

August 10, 2009 | National Law Journal

A Web-savvy approach to the outside counsel search

If you want to find law firms that will take a different approach to your legal needs, maybe you need to look for them in a different way. At least that's what Jeffrey Carr, the general counsel of FMC Technologies Inc., believes. His Houston-based oil and gas equipment company is conducting a search for new outside counsel that started with an announcement on Legal OnRamp, a social networking site for lawyers.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

July 24, 2012 | Law.com

Top Patent Lawyers Leave Google, Intel

Top patent attorneys at Google and Intel have left their companies in recent months. Michelle Lee, deputy general counsel and head of patents and patent strategy at Google, stepped down in late May. David Simon, associate general counsel for IP policy at Intel, has also resigned. Recruiters and patent experts say in-house patent expertise is at a premium right now.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

January 13, 2012 | The Recorder

McDermott Latest to Feel Pinch in Tight Lateral Market

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

November 01, 2012 | The Recorder

Leonard Stein

One thing that may surprise you about the general counsel of Big Data company Splunk: He's a certified sommelier.

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

September 14, 2012 | The Recorder

Firms Beef up Tax Practices in Valley as IRS Increases Scrutiny of IP Assets

There's not only been a substantial uptick in the number of tax challenges filed, but also more intense questioning by the IRS, according to Fenwick tax litigation chair Kenneth Clark.

By Amy Miller

8 minute read

October 10, 2011 | Legaltech News

Intellectual Ventures Targets Motorola Phones in Patent Suit

Intellectual Ventures, a nonpracticing entity started by former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold, has filed a patent infringement suit against Google's most expensive acquisition: Motorola Mobility. Four of the six patents named in the suit are software patents, and IV says Motorola's Android-based phones are infringing those patents.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

July 31, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Economy may be down but GCs' pay is up

The world economy may be limping. Economic sectors like banking and manufacturing still are waiting for those green shoots to pop up, while the real estate market continues to search for the bottom. 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 the 2009 GC Compensation Survey by Corporate Counsel, a Daily Report affiliate.

By Amy Miller

10 minute read

January 18, 2012 | Law.com

McDermott Latest to Take a Hit as Lateral Market Heats Up in Silicon Valley

McDermott Will & Emery, which has struggled for years to build a corporate practice in Silicon Valley, has lost partners Kyle Guse and Amar Murugan to Baker Botts and partner Lior Nuchi to Alston & Bird. Other firms are also dealing with the loss of Silicon Valley corporate partners in what looks to be a busy lateral season.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

November 02, 2010 | Law.com

Twitter's Legal Department Flies With Nontraditional Structure

In Twitter's legal department, its four lawyers are assigned to multiple teams that include engineers, developers, sales people and others to tackle business issues and new projects. "We're much more integrated into the fabric of the company," notes GC Alexander Macgillivray.

By Amy Miller

7 minute read


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