Less than a week after settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the onetime AIG chief has reportedly reached a deal with shareholders as well. By his side in the settlement? Boies, Schiller & Flexner, of course.

Over the strenuous objections of Judge Denny Chin, the full Second Circuit refused to revisit broadcasters' claims that Aereo's upstart streaming TV service is a flagrant exercise in copyright infringement.

After a string of losses, the broadcast television industry has tapped Holland & Knight to open up a new front in its copyright fight with Aereo Inc., the fast-growing startup that streams TV programming to subscribers over the Internet.

Dell filed a mandamus petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, urging the court to block the entire Desmarais LLP law firm from accessing proprietary information Dell must provide to Round Rock during discovery. Dell is concerned that founder John Desmarais will use confidential information for business purposes.