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From Partner to General Counsel to Defendant
Just a few months ago, Mark Belnick was the chief corporate counsel at Tyco International. He enjoyed a sterling professional reputation, hard-earned during some 25 years at a top New York law firm. But on Sept. 12, the Manhattan district attorney's office and the SEC filed criminal and civil charges against him and two other Tyco executives, alleging they defrauded the company. What happened?Gay Student Housing Tops New York Court of Appeals Agenda
The New York Court of Appeals opens its April-May session today with a case that has attracted national attention and a plethora of amicus curiae. At issue is a New York Appellate Division, 1st Department ruling that said the Albert Einstein College of Medicine can deny gay couples housing in university apartments provided for married students.Where Will the Troubles End for Sonsini and HP?
Wilson Sonsini Chairman Larry Sonsini, who has plotted his career and his law firm's path to dominance with the precision and focus of a master, found himself this year in a place he never expected to be: testifying before Congress on his role as outside counsel to Hewlett-Packard, caught up in a boardroom spying scandal. Sonsini and his firm have faced criticism before -- over alleged conflicts and investments in client stock -- but now they face a crisis that might not blow over.The seven Federal Home Loan Banks that have sued over mortgage-backed securities have been adept at keeping their barrage suits against big banks where they want them: in the hands of state court judges. But the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and its lawyers at Keller Rohrback are going to have to try their luck in federal court, thanks to a ruling on Friday.
Shareholders force ACS to drop controversial provisions intended to lock up a deal with Xerox.
Qualcomm Faces Hard 'Cell' in Battle Over Phone Royalties
Like two superpowers that cooperate while eyeing each other warily, Nokia and Qualcomm have forged an uneasy alliance. Qualcomm has long reigned over the cell phone industry, licensing out patents underlying the two main industry standards. But Nokia thinks it's time to renegotiate, and the detente has reached a breaking point. Observers have called the maze of legal disputes a "holy war," and some of the biggest names in the legal business are involved, with stakes containing a dizzying number of zeroes.Trending Stories
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