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February 12, 2009 |

Irell & Manella settles $150M claim alleging malpractice

Irell & Manella has settled a $150 million legal malpractice lawsuit with one of its largest clients, Charter Communications Inc., following two months of mediation, according to court documents. Charter had sued Irell for legal malpractice and other claims over a botched contract.
2 minute read
September 30, 2009 |

United States v. Ruehle

4 minute read
August 26, 2009 |

Mirandized on the Job: Employees May Balk at Speaking to Corporate Lawyers

Any requirement to provide a corporate Miranda warning will almost certainly have a chilling effect on corporate investigations since employees may balk at speaking to corporate lawyers once provided with the new warning.
7 minute read
November 03, 2009 |

White-Collar Crime

Elkan Abramowitz and Barry A. Bohrer, members of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, review the Ninth Circuit's reversal of a district court's order suppressing government evidence in a stock options backdating case against Broadcom Corporation's Chief Financial Officer, William Ruehle, based on his belief that at the time he made the statements in question the attorneys running the internal investigation represented him in an individual capacity in associated civil securities lawsuits. The Circuit accepted the district court's factual finding that attorney-client relationships existed with both Broadcom and Mr. Ruehle individually. That fact alone did not end the inquiry, however.
11 minute read
April 13, 2006 |

The Life and Death of a Midlevel Associate

Irell & Manella's Ellisen Turner says life as a midlevel associate sometimes resembles what his father must have felt as he struggled to rescue the then-6-year-old Turner after their car plunged into a river. Inevitably, midlevel associates will also face situations where circumstances have them alone, afraid, unsure, yet in charge. Turner offers some ideas some ideas on how law firm midlevels can succeed, despite all odds.
5 minute read
December 21, 2010 |

Down the F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6) Rabbit Hole

Recent changes to discovery rules create additional burdens for litigants, explains Caleb Bartel of Irell & Manella.
7 minute read
July 13, 2009 |

The 'Upjohn' Pitfalls of Internal Investigations

Robert J. Jossen and Neil A. Steiner, partners at Dechert, discuss the wide range of Upjohn warnings currently in use and the recent actions involving the options backdating investigation at Broadcom Corporation and the SEC investigation of Stanford Financial Group that highlight the pitfalls that even very experienced counsel may encounter.
14 minute read
July 16, 2009 |

The 'Upjohn' Pitfalls of Internal Investigations

Two recent actions, one stemming from the backdating investigation at Broadcom Corp. and the other involving the SEC investigation of Stanford Financial Group, highlight the pitfalls that even very experienced counsel may encounter in providing so-called "Upjohn warnings" when interviewing employees pursuant to an investigation, attorneys Robert J. Jossen and Neil A. Steiner write. They discuss the wide range of Upjohn warnings currently in use, and offer suggestions for both in-house and outside counsel.
14 minute read
May 15, 2006 |

Collecting evidence in complex litigation

During complex litigation, vital information is often seen but isn't fully appreciated because it comes to the wrong person or at the wrong time.
4 minute read

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