David Hechler

June 02, 2003 | National Law Journal

Attorney: Roderick MacLeish Jr.

By David Hechler

7 minute read

January 07, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

If all goes well, Facebook gets a lot of money — and time — to do what it pleases until it decides to go public. And Goldman Sachs gets a piece of a hot new company ... but will late-breaking word of Facebook opening the door for financial disclosure or an IPO in 2012 stave off an SEC probe?

By David Hechler

5 minute read

March 27, 2002 | Law.com

The impact of Enron is being felt at most in-house legal departments, as counsel at companies such as Intel, Pfizer, and Sprint study the case and the SEC's recent advisories and work closely with their audit committees to make sure their companies don't run afoul of the law. Top outside lawyers are also carefully considering the advice they're now giving companies.

By David Hechler

9 minute read

April 19, 2004 | National Law Journal

Now that the Food and Drug Administration has banned the dietary supplement ephedra from the marketplace, one might assume manufacturers are going to be hard pressed to defend it in court. That's not necessarily true, say lawyers who represent some of the companies.

By David HechlerStaff reporter

4 minute read

September 13, 2004 | National Law Journal

Microsoft's second general counsel has closed a number of cases since his taking over the position two years ago. But an antitrust case continues to linger in Europe with a clear resolution unforseen.

By David HechlerStaff Reporter

6 minute read

July 18, 2007 | Daily Report Online

RICHARD BREEDEN, one of the country's most respected corporate governance experts, recently found himself in an unusual situation. In May his business judgment was questioned in a very public forum the criminal trial of disgraced media baron Conrad Black. What made the situation significant had nothing to do with legal exposure.

By David Hechler

5 minute read

June 02, 2003 | National Law Journal

First, a few words about what this is not.

By David Hechler

5 minute read

April 12, 2004 | National Law Journal

When the economy was booming, tax shelters were hot. They were much desired by those who were lucky enough to cash out before the stock bubble burst, and they were big revenue producers for accounting firms, financial institutions and select law firms. Now some of those shelters are hot again�but not in the same sense.

By David HechlerStaff reporter

10 minute read

July 10, 2001 | Law.com

What happens when a general counsel is accused of bias and the alleged victims are in-house lawyers? One of the largest chemical companies in North America, Mount Olive, N.J.-based BASF Corp., found itself in such a dilemma. In response to queries from The National Law Journal, experts in legal ethics and internal investigations raised concerns about some decisions made by BASF in the matter.

By David Hechler

7 minute read

February 08, 2011 | Daily Report Online

The story of Dimitrios Biller's battle against his former employer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., seemed to end in January, when the automaker won a complete victory in their arbitration. But there was still an ongoing contempt proceeding in Texas that involved Biller and some of the documents he took when he left Toyota.

By David Hechler

5 minute read