Profiles

Rocking Out With Pandora General Counsel Delida Costin

The Recorder

Delida Costin is senior VP, general counsel and secretary of Pandora, an Internet radio company that creates personalized stations based on a user's choice of artist, song or genre. As Pandora's first in-house lawyer, Costin created a staff that now numbers eight attorneys. Their big assignment last year was taking the company public.
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A Fortunate Life: A 5th Circuit Judge Reflects on His Time on the Bench

Texas Lawyer

At the 5th Circuit since 1994, Judge Pete Benavides looks back on his many years on the bench and explains why he considers his actual first name -- Fortunato -- to be reflective of what he calls a "fortuitous" career. He also offers some advice to lawyers on effective courtroom techniques.
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Trial Lawyer Who Retired on Big Wins Gets Back in Game

Fulton County Daily Report

After a string of big victories in products liability suits against carmakers, trial lawyer Robert D. Cheeley retired from Butler Wooten 15 years ago to watch his children grow up. But after stints in banking and a biotech startup, Cheeley has returned to the law, joining a firm founded by two former Butler Wooten associates.
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MIPS Technologies' GC Does Big Work With a Small In-House Team

Corporate Counsel

Gail Shulman is vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for MIPS Technologies, which creates high-end microprocessors found in such devices as digital TVs, mobile phones and tablet computers. Interested in the law from an early age, she currently is one of three full-time lawyers involved in licensing over 570 patent properties.
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A Lawyer's Story of Giving and Forgiving

The National Law Journal

A single day in 1968 sent DLA Piper partner Robert Benson's family's lives spiraling in different directions. Their paths would cross again 30 years later, a few days before Christmas in 1998. But that chance meeting would teach Benson the meaning of giving and forgiving that lies at the heart of this holiday season.
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Attorney Continues Long Tradition of Playing Santa for the Needy

New York Law Journal

Michael Santo, a partner at medical malpractice firm Duffy & Duffy in Uniondale, N.Y., has dressed as Santa Claus for the past 17 years, delivering toys, clothes, food and other items to the homes of needy Long Island families. This year, 18 families were visited by Santo and a team of volunteers that even included a saxophone player.
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Lawyer Finds Heli-Skiing Helps Him Thrive in and out of the Courtroom

Fulton County Daily Report

James K. Jenkins is a criminal appellate lawyer who splits his time between Atlanta and Boulder, Colo. Deep in the Rocky Mountains, he regenerates his sharpness for the law by engaging in the risky sport of heli-skiing. Survival demands precision, much like criminal appellate work. Sloppiness in either, he points out, could cost a life.
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'Natural Leader' Retires From N.Y. Appellate Court

New York Law Journal

New York appellate court Justice Samuel L. Green, who rode a segregated train from Alabama to the legal history books, heard his last cases Wednesday in a courtroom packed with admirers. Colleagues describe the retiring justice as a fair and gracious leader who has left a "lasting imprint" on the court.
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Emerging From the Ashes of Lehman, a GC Takes On a Monumental Challenge at AIG

Corporate Counsel

When Thomas Russo stepped out of the rubble of Lehman's bankruptcy, he couldn't have guessed he'd take over the top legal job at AIG 17 months later. Intricately involved in helping AIG pay down its debt to taxpayers, Russo has also co-authored a book on the financial crisis. In this Q&A, he reflects on why he got back in the game.
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Toil and Trouble May Lead Brewers to Victory in Beer Battles

Texas Lawyer

Michael Peticolas capped off his law practice last year so he could do what he really loves: brew fresh craft beer and sell it to bars. But he is learning that the law is as important an ingredient in his business recipe as hops and barley. And he's working with some kindred spirits to change the legal landscape for Texas brewers.
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