Amy Miller

July 23, 2008 | National Law Journal

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

September 21, 2012 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

6 minute read

April 05, 2012 | The Recorder

The deputy general counsel for patents at eBay looks for outside counsel who are not just smart and strategic, but also pleasant to work with.

By Amy Miller

5 minute read

May 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

With patent portfolios fetching millions of dollars these days, a new player has arrived on the patent acquisition scene: the antitrust attorney.

By By Amy Miller

5 minute read

October 01, 2012 | Law.com

White & Case is expanding its Silicon Valley M&A and capital markets practices with the addition of Eric Hwang, formerly with Oracle, and Christopher Rose from CODA Automotive, who both join as partners. The fact that both had experience as in-house lawyers and outside counsel helped set them apart from other candidates, according to the firm.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

December 16, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Carrier IQ, a California company under fire over concerns about tracking software installed on 140 million smartphones, now faces 51 proposed class actions in state and federal courts.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read

April 02, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Robert Graham, a former staff lawyer at General Re Corporation, could spend the rest of his life in jail for helping another company commit fraud. On February 25 a federal jury convicted Graham and four other defendants for aiding a sham deal at American International Group, Inc. A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Warren Buffett's holding company, Gen Re sells reinsurance-in essence, insurance for insurance companies.

By Amy Miller

6 minute read

February 22, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

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

October 04, 2012 | The Recorder

RPX Corp., a San Francisco-based patent aggregator, hired Roberts as its GC for his experience taking companies public.

By Amy Miller

6 minute read

May 22, 2012 | Law.com

The settlement comes after federal Judge Lucy Koh rejected Facebook's bid to dismiss the claims about its sponsored stories feature.

By Amy Miller

4 minute read