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• Trademark Holders Face an Explicit Problem With .XXX Web Domain
• Gauging the Ups and Downs of the Federal Regulators' Budget
• A Big-Picture Look at the Investment Value of a General Counsel
• SEC Considering Settlement with Berry in Backdating Case
• Linklaters Partner to Head New Swaps Oversight Office at CFTC
• Social Gaming Giant Zynga Faces New Patent Infringement Litigation
• Google's Motorola Deal Highlights the Patent Failures of the Patent System
• New SEC Rules Promise Payouts for Whistleblowers, but How Have Past Tipsters Fared?
• Down Economy and Increased Regulation Impact Corporate Fraud
• From the Experts: Document Review with No Pain, All Gain
• From the Experts: Is That You, Terence?
• Wal-Mart Associate GC Joseph West Moving on to Lead MCCA
• Q&A: Incoming Recording Industry Chief Sherman Targets Piracy
• Moves: Kristin Campbell Makes Herself at Home at Hilton Worldwide
• Drinker Biddle's Gregg Melinson Going In-House at HP
• Andrew Kline Joins Go Daddy as Deputy General Counsel for Global Policy
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Trademark Holders Face an Explicit Problem With .XXX Web Domain	Top
As ICANN's expansion of top-level internet domains goes into effect, the keepers of corporate trademarks are going to need to have an unusual conversation in the next few weeks: "What should we do about the .xxx domain?"
Gauging the Ups and Downs of the Federal Regulators' Budget	Top
The annual federal regulators' budget examines how much it costs the government to develop and enforce federal regulations, and serves as "a barometer for regulatory activity in the United States."
A Big-Picture Look at the Investment Value of a General Counsel	Top
GC Lance Levy uses a recent post on InhouseBlog to delve into the ways a company can measure the long-term return on investment of having a general counsel vs. relying entirely on outside counsel.
SEC Considering Settlement with Berry in Backdating Case	Top
Lisa Berry, the former general counsel for Juniper Networks Inc. and KLA-Tencor Corp. accused of backdating stock options, has submitted a settlement offer to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Linklaters Partner to Head New Swaps Oversight Office at CFTC	Top
Gary Barnett, the head of Linklaters U.S. structured finance and derivatives practice, has been named director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight.
Social Gaming Giant Zynga Faces New Patent Infringement Litigation	Top
Following several high-profile bouts of smartphone patent litigation and acquisition, social gaming patents are joining the fray as the industry's big dog Zynga is being sued for patent infringement. This is the second patent suit levied against Zynga this summer.
Google's Motorola Deal Highlights the Patent Failures of the Patent System	Top
For $12.5 billion, Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility bought the online search giant a windfall of one the summer's hottest commodities: 17,000 tech patents. Is this how U.S. patents are supposed to work?
New SEC Rules Promise Payouts for Whistleblowers, but How Have Past Tipsters Fared?	Top
Looking back at two very different whistleblowers we've profiled over the past three and a half years, one has had some success in court, and the other filed a brief revealing that his lawsuit has cost him nearly everything he owned.
Down Economy and Increased Regulation Impact Corporate Fraud	Top
Two news studies, by The Network and KMPG, examine the impact of the economic downturn and new regulations on both the act of fraud and how it's reported to management.
From the Experts: Document Review with No Pain, All Gain	Top
Text analytics search technology enables smarter review strategies that improve both the speed and quality of the expensive review process. Using this technology to structure a review allows litigation professionals to significantly reduce discovery costs by increasing review speeds.
From the Experts: Is That You, Terence?	Top
Convicted English fraudster Terence Freeman swindled 335 investors in a Ponzi scheme that collapsed with losses of £44 million ($71 million). How did all this happen, and what lessons are there for British and American corporate regulation?
Wal-Mart Associate GC Joseph West Moving on to Lead MCCA	Top
Joseph West, associate general counsel for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is leaving his post to become president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, effective September 12.
Q&A: Incoming Recording Industry Chief Sherman Targets Piracy	Top
In September, the Recording Industry Association of America gets a new leader, Cary Sherman, who has been the group's president for the past 10 years after serving a previous stint as its general counsel.
Moves: Kristin Campbell Makes Herself at Home at Hilton Worldwide	Top
Recently, Hilton Worldwide has moved its HQ from Beverly Hills to the suburbs of Washington, D.C.; grown exponentially in emerging markets like Saudi Arabia and China; and hired a new general counsel, Kristin Campbell.
Drinker Biddle's Gregg Melinson Going In-House at HP	Top
Drinker Biddle & Reath partner Gregg Melinson talks about his cross-country move from Pennsylvania to California, to serve as Hewlett Packard's deputy general counsel and vice president of global government affairs.
Andrew Kline Joins Go Daddy as Deputy General Counsel for Global Policy	Top
Powerhouse domain registrar Go Daddy has brought former White House lawyer Andrew Kline into the private sector as its first-ever deputy GC for global policy, a sign of the company's growing presence on Capitol Hill.
Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint	Top
CorpCounsel.com reporter Shannon Green talks to general counsel John Cannon from Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist Wellpoint.

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