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December 03, 2012 |

Second Circuit Expresses Skepticism About Startup TV Company

The concept of building an entire business model around the language in a single court decision got a workout Friday, as judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit peppered a lawyer for Aereo with questions about why the Internet TV company shouldn't be shut down for copyright infringement.
6 minute read
December 04, 2012 |

2nd Circuit judges eye copyright case

The concept of building an entire business model around the language in a single court decision got a workout in New York on Nov. 30 as judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit peppered a lawyer for AEREO with questions about why the Internet start-up TV company shouldn't be shut down for copyright infringement.
5 minute read
June 29, 2006 |

Another Abramoff Associate to Plead Guilty

Roger Stillwell, the desk officer for the Mariana Islands at the U.S. Department of the Interior who dealt closely with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, is expected to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of false certification, his attorney confirmed Wednesday. The charges against Stillwell are the first connected to the Abramoff scandal to touch the Interior Department, and they mark an expansion of the government's ongoing investigation into public corruption involving the convicted lobbyist.
3 minute read
May 24, 2001 |

Sometimes the Theater Makes the Movie

Peter Gutmann's ideal movie-going experience would have convenient parking; minimal box office lines; a dark theater; comfortable seats with good sight lines; a large, evenly lit screen; a sharp, steady picture; rich, strong sound; and only a few brief trailers. OK, this isn't the Land of Oz. So Gutmann offers his review of film houses in the D.C. area, from the dumps to the decadent.
7 minute read
April 25, 2012 |

IP lawyers meet Tupac's hologram

At the recent Coachella festival, fans of the late Tupac Shakur fans received an amazing treat when his hologram performed live on stage with Snoop Dogg. Now come the IP issues: Who owns the usage of a dead person's image?
3 minute read
March 15, 2013 |

Am Law 100 Trio Reap Benefits of NFL Legal Work

Recent federal tax filings by the National Football League and its collective bargaining arm, the NFL Management Council, show that the league paid a total of at least $15 million in legal fees to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Covington & Burling, and Proskauer Rose during its 2011 fiscal year, which included the four-and-a-half-month labor lockout that ultimately ended with a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement.
10 minute read
April 10, 2013 |

Lawyers for ex-NFL players know the game

As one of eight brothers who played college football, Derriel McCorvey says he has the game in his blood. Now the Louisiana lawyer is trying to make the National Football League bleed over claims that it concealed data about the dangers of concussions. The ex-Louisiana State University safety is part of a group of plaintiffs' lawyers in cases filed by ex-NFL players and their families. They are readying arguments for a trial.
10 minute read
February 15, 2006 |

U.S. Deals Broke $1 Trillion Mark in 2005

ANDY PETERS [email protected] MOLINE [email protected] THE DEAL ECONOMY might be said to have suffered an embarrassment of riches last year. Except that no one seemed embarrassed. Corporate America was delighted to throw around pots of cash and equity during 2005, continuing a mergers and acquisitions spree that began the year before.
9 minute read
October 20, 2009 |

New Enforcement Chief Aims to Restore Confidence in SEC

As the top cop at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Robert Khuzami has spent his first six months as the director of the Division of Enforcement tackling a cleanup of major proportions. He's undertaken what many call the most sweeping changes of the division in 30 years. Under intense scrutiny from Congress and the SEC's own inspector general, the agency has come to a watershed moment. But change isn't easy, with staff reporting insecurity and doubt as they struggle to find their place in the new regime.
13 minute read
October 20, 2009 |

New Enforcement Chief Aims to Restore Confidence in SEC

As the top cop at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Robert Khuzami has spent his first six months as the director of the Division of Enforcement tackling a cleanup of major proportions. He's undertaken what many call the most sweeping changes of the division in 30 years. Under intense scrutiny from Congress and the SEC's own inspector general, the agency has come to a watershed moment. But change isn't easy, with staff reporting insecurity and doubt as they struggle to find their place in the new regime.
13 minute read

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