National Basketball Association general counsel Richard Buchanan is suiting up for what could prove a major legal battle with Donald Sterling, the Los Angeles Clippers owner whom the NBA banned for life on April 29. The league cited tapes purporting to recount Sterling, a lawyer and billionaire real estate developer, telling his girlfriend not to post pictures of herself with African-Americans and not to bring black people to the games. An investigation by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz partner David Anders authenticated the recordings.
PATENT REFORM DELAYED
The Senate Judiciary Committee on May 1 postponed a vote on patent litigation reform as senators worked out differences on several provisions. Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., hoped to have a bill ready soon. “We have settled the vast majority of the issues in there,” he said. At issue were provisions regarding pleading requirements and shifting legal fees. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the top Republican on the committee, said committee members have made progress on the legislation.
