Amy Miller

June 24, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

'Strategic thinker' Saul Magram, the retired general counsel for Est�e Lauder, dies at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a brief illness at age 79.

By Amy Miller

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September 17, 2009 | Law.com

The general counsel of Mace Security International will serve one year of probation and spend six months in home confinement for his role in a scheme to employ illegal Mexican workers at the company's car washes. Robert Kramer had pleaded guilty in June to federal misdemeanor charges of employing at least 50 illegal immigrants, with the knowledge that they weren't eligible to work in the U.S. He is still employed by Mace, which is best known for its pepper spray and other personal defense products.

By Amy Miller

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May 23, 2011 | Law.com

By Amy Miller

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October 18, 2010 | Law.com

It's not easy to sell a privately held tech company these days. But the real headaches sometimes begin after the deal closes, according to a new study by Shareholder Representative Service, which manages the post-closing process in M&A transactions for its clients. The post-closing period can be "long, risky, and complex," the study found. Meanwhile, shareholders are increasingly demanding that certain conditions, such as performance goals, be met before the privately held company can cash out.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

November 15, 2010 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

June 28, 2011 | Law.com

U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg said the plaintiffs didn't show they'd been sufficiently harmed, but will let them try again.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

May 09, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

TiVo Inc. has reached a $500 million settlement agreement with DISH Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp., effectively ending the companies' seven-year legal dispute over digital video recording patents.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

November 12, 2009 | The Recorder

Microsoft goes after software counterfeiters on a regular basis, and decided that the highly predictable work should have a flat fee. Perkins didn't need to be shanghai'd to get onboard.

By Amy Miller

3 minute read

March 19, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Well, they'd better hope he doesn't find a little March Madness to be ... upsetting! The Pacific-10 Conference has lured its new legal chief away from the Kansas City Chiefs — hooping it up with Woodie H. Dixon Jr. as its new legal three-point threat.

By Amy Miller

2 minute read

February 25, 2011 | The Recorder

By Amy Miller

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