The backdating saga is far from over, taking on a new twist and turn. Kent Roberts, the ex-general counsel of McAfee, has sued his former employer for defamation, invasion of privacy and malicious prosecution. And that’s not all. Claiming a conspiracy theory that he calls "Project Shield," in Oliver Stone style, Roberts alleges that the company's outside lawyers at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Howrey, worked in unison in helping to frame him.  more >>

Chadbourne & Park has been on an aggressive path to recruit high level IP talent, primarily from top notch in-house legal departments. Today, the firm announced in a press release its fourth high-profile in-house intellectual property counsel hire. What is leading the firm’s dramatic expansion of its IP practice group?  more >>

Despite a climate of uncertainty, there is one lawyer who is feeling pretty good about himself: Brian Moynihan.  more >>

The American Bar Association has waded into the debate over legal outsourcing with an ethics opinion blessing the outsourcing trend as “a salutary one for our globalized economy.”  more >>