Inside Insights

11 noteworthy in-house career moves

By Alanna Byrne | May 23, 2012

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
Executives expect increase in mergers, strategic alliances in 2012

By Alanna Byrne | May 23, 2012

Law firms have seen an uptick in M&A activity this year, but the corporate world is increasingly turning to smaller deals and strategic alliances to grow their companies, according to a new survey from professional services firm Deloitte.
Google acquires Motorola Mobility, faces antitrust lawsuit in Europe over search results

By Julie Beck | May 23, 2012

Everybody has their ups and downs.
Investor sues Nasdaq over Facebook IPO

By Cathleen Flahardy | May 23, 2012

A Maryland man filed suit against Nasdaq yesterday, claiming the exchange operator mishandled orders of Facebook Inc. shares after the social network’s initial public offering (IPO) last week.
Crowell & Moring settles Arntsen embezzlement suits

By Ashley Post | May 23, 2012

Crowell & Moring can finally catch a breath now that the litigation surrounding one of its rogue lawyers has come to an end.
Ex-Yahoo executive, fund manager plead guilty to insider trading

By Alanna Byrne | May 22, 2012

This has been the month of Yahoo executives behaving badly. Just a week after CEO Scott Thompson resigned for lying on his resume, another of the company’s higher-ups has landed in hot water, this time for insider trading.
Antitrust precedent may be set in Chinese vitamin C settlement

By Julie Beck | May 22, 2012

A groundbreaking antitrust case is taking place over something so small as a vitamin.
Gucci wins trademark infringement cases against Guess

By Cathleen Flahardy | May 22, 2012

Gucci may not be getting even close to the full $120 million it was seeking in its trademark infringement suit against Guess Inc., but it is walking away the victor.
Ex-Enron CEO Skilling seeks new trial

By Ashley Post | May 22, 2012

Jeffrey Skilling desperately wants to get out of jail.
Owens Corning could be liable in proposed class action despite bankruptcy

By Alanna Byrne | May 21, 2012

The 3rd Circuit ruled Friday that fiberglass manufacturer Owens Corning Sales could be liable for reportedly defective roof shingles despite having filed for bankruptcy, in a decision that limited one of the court’s earlier bankruptcy rulings.