Amy Miller

November 16, 2010 | Law.com

Facebook has filed a trademark infringement suit against parody site Lamebook, four days after Lamebook sought a declaration that it doesn't infringe on Facebook's trademarks.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

March 04, 2010 | New York Law Journal

More chief legal officers plan to beef up their legal departments this year, according to the results of the Association of Corporate Counsel's 10th Annual Chief Legal Officer Survey. But it is not a sign that the economy is recovering and budget constraints are easing, said ACC deputy general counsel James Merklinger. Rather, Mr. Merklinger said, the added hiring suggests that the recession is forcing chief legal officers to change the way they operate. They are bringing more work in-house, spending less on outside counsel, and boosting spending on alternative fee arrangements, the survey shows.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

September 13, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

June 15, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

When Northrop Grumman needed a new general counsel who had worked for both defense companies and the government, it swiped one from the competition: Luring Sheila Cheston away from leading rival BAE Systems.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

June 24, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, has pushed for patent reform for more than a decade. But she blasted the patent reform bill passed by the House on Thursday as woefully inadequate. The bill would change the U.S. patent system from a first-to-invent systems into a first-to-file system, something Lofgren supports.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

June 17, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

May 27, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

January 13, 2010 | Law.com

A survey by executive compensation firm Equilar finds that general counsel earned on average about $1.4 million in 2009, thanks to trends toward more responsibility, higher pay and more focus on the GC role. But not every general counsel was equally fortunate on the compensation front. Differences in reporting structure, region, experience and industry were big influences on individual GCs' financial well-being.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

September 27, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

April 21, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

2 minute read