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Thursday, April 28, 2011

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It Was Planned This Way: When NPR Promoted Top Lawyer to the Hot Seat Top
The embattled radio network deliberately promoted its GC to the post of temporary CEO. It was a matter of trust -- and knowing that she didn't want to keep the job forever.
 
Am Law 100's Partner Profits Jumped 8.4% Last Year Top
After watching partner profits sink in 2008 (down 4.3 percent) and crawl back into positive territory in 2009 (a mere 0.3 percent increase), The Am Law 100 collectively exhaled last year as profits per partner jumped a healthy 8.4 percent.
 
Protecting America's Intellectual Property Assets Top
World Intellectual Property Day serves as a reminder of the dangers posed by infringement, counterfeiting, theft, espionage and other IP crimes, writes Deputy Attorney General James Cole.
 
High Court Deals a Body Blow to Class Arbitrations Top
The justices split along ideological lines to rule that the Federal Arbitration Act trumps a California rule invalidating as ?unconscionable? a class action waiver provision.
 
RELIANCE ON COUNSEL: A Conversation With Alfred Levitt Top
Our blogger likes to hear stories of accomplished outside counsel who decide not only to go in-house but to become much more than in-house attorneys. Here, he interviews one of them.
 
Next Stop for TiVo-EchoStar Battle: Supreme Court? Top
How important to Tivo is the outcome of its epic patent infringement battle with EchoStar Communications? Last May, when the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit granted EchoStar's request for an en banc hearing, Tivo's stock dropped nearly 42 percent. On Wednesday, the en banc panel issued its decision and Tivo's stock closed 30 percent higher.
 
Bratz Attorney Portrayed Mattel as "Corporate Mega-Monster" Top
A federal jury on April 21 ordered Mattel Inc. to pay $88.4 million in damages to MGA Entertainment Inc. in a dispute against Mattel Inc. over ownership of the Bratz line of dolls. The first time the case hit a courtroom.
 
Labor Pains Top
There is a perfect storm of workplace litigation swirling around general counsel. Employees are suing like never before. Worrying that employment litigation will devour the lion's share of corporate legal resources, companies are pinning their hopes on the high court.
 
Interview: Is There a Doctor in the House? Top
When Gloria Santona, top lawyer at McDonald's Corporation, was in college, she wanted to become a doctor, but things didn't quite fall into place as she'd planned. After 33 years with McDonald's, she's still lovin' it.
 
Do Not Track Me Top
It's no secret the Web sites track users' movements, via cookies and other devices. Finally, Congress and the FTC are getting serious about privacy -- but will the bills and rules be enough?
 
FIRST PERSON: Don't Muzzle the Whistleblowers Top
The Supreme Court is being asked by businesses to expand the congressional limits so that whistleblower suits. This makes no sense and is contrary to the express terms of the False Claims Act.
 
Playboy Picks Up Top Lawyer From Penthouse, While Penthouse Puts Its Stuff On the Market Top
Owners of adult publications Playboy and Penthouse were busy on the legal front, as the former hired a new general counsel and the latter announced plans to move forward with an initial public offering.
 
General Counsel Profile: Adam Tachner Top
Atheros Communications' GC has been in wireless since before wireless was cool.
 
JPMorgan Chase Names Matthew Biben General Counsel/Home Lending, Senior Legal Adviser Top
That's right, you can bank on this move! Matthew Biben will join JPMorgan Chase on March 14 as general counsel of home lending and senior legal adviser for the firm.
 
Lawyer Loses License For Advising Clients to Break Into Foreclosed Homes Top
The State Bar of California has removed the law license of Michael T. Pines, a lawyer who garnered substantial media coverage for advising clients to break into their foreclosed homes.
 
ACC Taps Veta Richardson as New President, CEO Top
EXCLUSIVE: Veta Richardson tells CorpCounsel.com it's time 'to take things to the next level' as the Association of Corporate Counsel announces that it's hired the current head of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association to succeed outgoing president Fred Krebs.
 
Who's Afraid of the Bribery Act? Top
Andrew Legg, a senior litigation partner in the London office of Mayer Brown, stopped by to answer questions about the new U.K. law that has been called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on steroids. While general counsel on both sides of the pond may be nervous, Legg calmly explained how the two laws differ, and what companies can do to protect themselves. See also: "Banding Against Bribery" by Sue Reisinger in the March issue of Corporate Counsel.
 

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