Apple Computer Inc., facing 10 lawsuits over stock option backdating, named IBM Corp. executive Donald Rosenberg as its general counsel. Rosenberg, 55, held the same position at IBM, Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple said Monday. He replaces general counsel Nancy Heinen, who resigned in May after working 12 years with Chief Executive Steve Jobs. During his 30 […]
After months of speculation, Philadelphia-based Drinker Biddle & Reath and Chicago-based Gardner Carton & Douglas have confirmed to The Legal Intelligencer that the two firms will merge. The firms began merger discussions in March, according to Drinker Biddle Chairman Alfred W. Putnam Jr., and have held several meetings since then. The Gardner Carton partnership voted
“Pirates of the Caribbean.” “The Matrix.” “The Last Samurai.” “Broken Flowers.” “Amistad.” Success isn’t all these films have in common. Each was also challenged by a lawsuit claiming “idea theft” _ a common Hollywood problem that lawyers say is likely to continue as long as huge movie studios wield enormous power. “It’s like having your
BP on Thursday settled the main civil case arising from the fatal Texas City refinery explosion. It lifts the immediate threat of highly damaging documents being made public and the prospect of Lord Browne, BP’s chief executive, being forced to testify. BP said it would make $32m (£17m) in worker training and healthcare donations to
The nation’s largest 250 law firms grew by 4 percent in 2006, a figure that was just shy of last year’s gains but still reflected a sound legal economy. The results of the 2006 NLJ 250, The National Law Journal’s 29th annual survey of the nation’s largest law firms, revealed that 121,423 attorneys worked at
The open source software operations of IBM, Red Hat and Novell need not fear prosecution under antitrust laws, a federal appeals court has ruled. Plaintiff Daniel Wallace had sued the open source giants, contending that they had conspired with the Free Software Foundation and others to offer their wares at an “unbeatable” price, thereby squeezing
Linklaters brought in £100m more than at the equivalent stage last year, with revenue rising 22 per cent to £536m. Linklaters managing partner Tony Angel told The Lawyer: “This is a global phenomenon across all practice areas. Whether you go to Asia or Europe, if you look at real estate, corporate or finance, we’re as
Maybe you’ve heard about the big “O” — the green one that’s as dear to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as the swoosh is to Nike. When Orrick announced a merger with Dewey Ballantine, the New York-based firm got to lead the new name — Dewey Orrick — but the firm kept the big green O
There are plenty of other good reasons why so many people are wringing their hands over the outcome of the Virginia Senate race between George Allen and Jim Webb. If Webb maintains his lead through the canvassing and recount process, a fairly good bet at this point, control of the Senate will strengthen the hands
Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague began hearing evidence for the first time, as prosecutors began laying out their case against a Congolese militia leader. Thomas Lubanga is accused of recruiting children to fight a brutal war in the northeast of the country. For VOA, Lauren Comiteau is following the confirmation proceedings
