Amy Miller

May 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

AIG's new general counsel gets a reminder of what happened at his previous company.

By Amy Miller

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June 07, 2011 | Legaltech News

Speculation has been growing as to which social networking companies may go public next. In legal circles, the question is who will handle these much anticipated IPOs. Recent news reports have suggested that Zynga Game Network could file papers to go public by the end of June, and attorneys in Silicon Valley say the online gaming company has tapped Cooley to represent it.

By Amy Miller

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July 13, 2011 | The Recorder

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July 02, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last year wasn't lucrative for in-house lawyers in the U.S., but they didn't lose ground either, despite the recession. In-house salaries remained flat in 2009, according to a new survey by the international legal recruiting firm Laurence Simons.

By Amy Miller

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November 10, 2010 | The Recorder

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June 15, 2011 | Legaltech News

Two years into his comeback, former Brobeck Chairman Tower Snow Jr. is leaving Howard Rice for Cooley. Cooley announced Snow is joining as a partner in the securities litigation group. Snow said he'd been talking to Cooley for about three months and its focus on working with high-tech clients across a wide range of practice areas dovetails nicely with his own background.

By Amy Miller

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March 11, 2010 | Law.com

The role of general counsel is evolving fast. Top lawyers aren't just legal advisers anymore: They're now business partners, strategists and even risk managers, to some degree. At two separate conferences on Wednesday, GCs discussed the new responsibilities their jobs require.

By Amy Miller

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June 24, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

A federal judge in Delaware has disqualified Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati from defending a software company in one of the first patent infringement suits filed by patent hoarding company Intellectual Ventures.

By Amy Miller

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July 28, 2011 | Legaltech News

Timothy Alger is leaving his job as head of litigation at Google to join Perkins Coie as a litigation partner. Alger joined Google in 2008 as deputy GC for litigation, and under his watch won favorable rulings in noteworthy cases, such as YouTube v. Viacom. Alger also spoke on Google's behalf on topics such as internet privacy, copyright, and publicity laws.

By Amy Miller

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August 22, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

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