Michael D Goldhaber

January 04, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The bank-on-bank taboo has fallen in Europe. So far it's been a boon to U.S. courts, and to one U.S. firm in particular.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

10 minute read

September 21, 2000 | Law.com

San Francisco's Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's New York office resisted the everyday-casual epidemic until recently when partner-in-charge Larry Fisher raised the white, khaki flag. "Ultimately, you issue a memo and say, 'Oh screw it,' and move on," sighed Fisher. A report by The National Law Journal confirms that everyday business casual at big law firms has indeed passed the tipping point.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

7 minute read

November 19, 2010 | Law.com

One of the defining transnational business battles of our time came to a quiet close on Oct. 20 with the final antitrust clearance for the creation of VimpelCom Ltd. The $23 billion company melds the Russian and Ukrainian cell phone assets of the warring parties, Telenor ASA of Norway and Alfa Group, controlled by a Russian oligarch. The dispute offers a primer in the use of arbitration and Western courts to defend against the abuse of courts in the developing world by sharp-elbowed local business partners.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

8 minute read

February 14, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The long-awaited day is here. Plaintiffs called the Ecuadorian court's ruling proof of Chevron's pervasive contamination of the Lago Agrio region of the Ecuadorian rainforest. Chevron called it a fraud.

By Alison Frankel and Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

July 17, 2000 | Law.com

They were the shouldabeen Monkees of the early 80s, the thinking man's "Weird Al" Yankovic and, the lineal ancestors of Britney Spears. And now, they're back, puffing their new CD, "Then More Than Ever." Blotto, the cult parody band best known for "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard" is back. Only it turns out that, all along, drummer Paul Rapp just wanted to be a lawyer.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

4 minute read

December 14, 1999 | Law.com

By Michael D. Goldhaber

8 minute read

February 16, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Ecuadorean judge rules that Chevron was responsible for oil contamination in Ecuador and orders it to pay $8.6 billion in damages and cleanup — but whether plaintiffs can collect remains to be seen. | SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE FIRST RELEASE: THE TAPES THE PLAINTIFFS DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE | FULL COVERAGE: CHEVRON IN ECUADOR

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

January 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The Federal Reserve is not the only venerable institution watching out for America's biggest banks. Paul Weiss is on the case, too.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

February 23, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

In a sudden twist, white collar defense lawyer John Keker showed up as counsel for embattled plaintiffs' lawyer Steven Donziger before Manhattan federal district court judge Lewis Kaplan. | SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE FIRST RELEASE: THE TAPES THE PLAINTIFFS DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE | FULL COVERAGE: CHEVRON IN ECUADOR

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

May 15, 2000 | Law.com

Eighty percent of the lawyers that leave San Francisco's Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison join clients' staff. Last month, the firm decided it wanted to recoup some of the millions of dollars it spends to train those associates. The firm will now bill all new clients who hire a Brobeck attorney for 25 percent of the defector's new salary and 25 percent of his or her new stock options.

By Matt Fleischer and Michael D. Goldhaber

4 minute read