Lisa Shuchman

Lisa Shuchman is Executive Editor of Law.com International. At ALM she has also worked for The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel. Prior to joining ALM, she worked in Japan for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and in the U.S. for the Associated Press, The Industry Standard, and regional newspapers. She received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @LisaLawReporter.

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October 22, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Gibson Dunn (and Zombie Allies) Guide Cablevision and AMC to $700 Million Dish Settlement

Dish-subscribing Walking Dead fans rejoiced on Sunday, when the satellite cable provider finally reached the breaking point in its knock-down, drag-out breach-of-contract battle with Cablevision and AMC. Under the terms of the deal, Dish will shell out $700 million and resume airing blockbuster AMC programming like Mad Men and The Walking Dead that it dropped from its lineup last summer.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

September 11, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Streaming TV Services Headed to Court over Copyright Claims

Aereo and BarryDriller.com are facing lawsuits by broadcasters, including the Disney/ABC Television Group and Fox Broadcasting Company, that claim the streaming television services are violating U.S. copyright law.

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

January 15, 2013 | The Recorder

Study: Eastern District of Texas Reclaims Top Spot for New Patent Suit Filings

By Lisa Shuchman

5 minute read

September 23, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Vermont Town Corrects History of First U.S. Patent

A historical marker that has sat in the village green of Pittsford, Vermont, since 1956 proclaiming the bucolic New England town home to the recipient of the first patent issued in the United States, will be removed by state officials sometime this year.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

April 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Patently Speaking, The U.S. Joins the World

Lawyers disagree on the ultimate impact of the historic shift.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

November 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Patent Reform: The Second Act

More parties can get into the act, so to speak, on patent challenges.

By Lisa Shuchman

10 minute read

April 01, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Next Moves for IP Law after SCOTUS First-Sale Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court's Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons ruling that a legally obtained copyrighted work can be imported into the U.S. and resold without permission from the copyright owner, even if it was manufactured and sold overseas, will have broad legal ramifications going forward, intellectual property attorneys say.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

December 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Rumbles From Afar

Developing nations and Big Pharma spar over drug patents and licensing.

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

January 01, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Sound and Fury That May Signify Nothing

Does Woody Allen's imperfect quote of Faulkner breach copyright law?

By Lisa Shuchman

6 minute read

November 29, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

JP Morgan GC Stacey Friedman Leads an In-House Team in Transition

JP Morgan is banking on Stacey Friedman, a former Sullivan & Cromwell litigation and regulatory partner, to head up the legal team as general counsel of the bank's recently formed corporate and investment bank division.

By Lisa Shuchman

4 minute read

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