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• Ethics Panel Rules That Storms Broke the Law
• ACC Supports Measure to Require Internal Reporting by Whistleblowers
• Lime Wire Settles for $105 Million Mid-Trial
• Don't Worry, They're Happy: Satisfied GCs in Canadian In-House Counsel Barometer Survey
• Winklevoss Twins Lose Again in Court
• Next Stop for TiVo-EchoStar Battle: Supreme Court?
• Bratz Attorney Portrayed Mattel as "Corporate Mega-Monster"
• China Market Report: Shifting into Higher Gear
• The Social Network
• Hollywood's Double Take on Social Media
• Facebook's Impact on Compliance Codes
• Playboy Picks Up Top Lawyer From Penthouse, While Penthouse Puts Its Stuff On the Market
• General Counsel Profile: Adam Tachner
• JPMorgan Chase Names Matthew Biben General Counsel/Home Lending, Senior Legal Adviser
• Lawyer Loses License For Advising Clients to Break Into Foreclosed Homes
• ACC Taps Veta Richardson as New President, CEO
• You Need to Network with Everybody

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Ethics Panel Rules That Storms Broke the Law	Top
The Indiana State Ethics Commission ruled that Scott Storms, the former top lawyer for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, violated the law by presiding over cases involving a utility with which he was negotiating for a more lucrative job.
ACC Supports Measure to Require Internal Reporting by Whistleblowers	Top
The in-house bar group endorses a Republican-sponsored measure, saying the SEC's proposed rules would encourage bounty hunters.
Lime Wire Settles for $105 Million Mid-Trial	Top
Defunct file sharing service Lime Wire on Thursday agreed to a $105 million settlement with recording companies over music copyright infringement. The settlement is a far cry from an earlier $75 trillion request in damages, which Judge Kimba Wood rejected as "absurd."
Don't Worry, They're Happy: Satisfied GCs in Canadian In-House Counsel Barometer Survey	Top
Canada's Financial Post reports on a Canadian Corporate Counsel Association survey that finds GCs are remarkably content with their work.
Winklevoss Twins Lose Again in Court	Top
A Massachusetts state judge lets a software developer's case against the famous twins proceed.
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.
China Market Report: Shifting into Higher Gear	Top
Chinese state-owned automaker BAIC and its general counsel hope that its quest for whole-car technology will help it zoom past its local rivals.
The Social Network	Top
An Asian bar group is helping its members polish their people skills--and land more in-house jobs.
Hollywood's Double Take on Social Media	Top
What should you know if you?re hiring a celebrity endorser, especially one that might decide to use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, You Tube, etc. to tweet, post, or upload offensive comments and materials?
Facebook's Impact on Compliance Codes	Top
Social media policies, believe it or not, are still a new phenomenon. And most companies have not yet integrated them into their overall compliance codes.
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.
You Need to Network with Everybody	Top
Don Liu has worked hard to increase the number of Asian Pacific American general counsel in the Fortune 500 companies. It?s important, he says, for Asian American lawyers to polish their social skills.

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