• June 30, 2003 | Alm

    Military 'Amicus' Brief Helped Decide Michigan Case

    WASHINGTON -- It began four years ago in a private conversation between James Cannon, a retired journalist and political operative, and former President Gerald Ford, whom Cannon served as a do

    1 minute read

  • January 6, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Litigation Boutique of the Year

    Keker & Van Nest, a 49-lawyer firm based in San Francisco, won The American Lawyer magazine's first Litigation Boutique of the Year contest. The firm edged out four other finalists:

    1 minute read

  • July 18, 2007 | The Recorder

    New CNET General Counsel Has In-House History in Tech

    Andy Sherman admits that he has, as he puts it, "high standards" when it comes to working with outside counsel.The newly appointed general counsel for San Francisco's CNET Networks Inc. has

    1 minute read

  • January 1, 2007 | The American Lawyer

    A Memo Too Far

    For Many months, sound and fury had been building about the Thompson Memo. Organizations ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce had called for reform o

    1 minute read

  • July 23, 2001 | New York Law Journal

    O'Melveny Lawyer Has Role on World Business Stage

    Since 1973, a certain few young American lawyers have had a golden opportunity to become players on the international business stage: to learn how to navigate a different culture, how to find

    1 minute read

  • February 10, 2005 | Special To Law.Com

    The Dynamic Duo of Law Firm Dining

    About five years ago, two law firm associates working late were searching for dinner menus and ended up finding new careers. When they founded

    1 minute read

  • June 6, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: June 6, 2013

    JapanMori Hamada & Matsumoto and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are advising Osaka-based beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd. on what is e

    1 minute read

  • August 24, 2005 | National Law Journal

    Facing a Changing Technology

    Name and title: Byron Marchant, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel of BET Holdings Inc. Age: 48 Pioneering company:

    1 minute read

  • October 27, 2003 | Alm

    Suzuki Libel Suit Goes Before U.S. Supreme Court

    Like its storied namesake, the Samurai sports utility vehicle is proving to be a formidable warrior -- even though Suzuki stopped making Samurais eight years ago.Suzuki is at war with

    1 minute read

  • April 26, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Taking Steps in Defending the Workplace

    THE ISSUE of workplace security has simmered on the back burner in most of corporate America, occasionally boiling over when an employee triggers a headline with an act of random or premeditated vi

    1 minute read