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• 2011 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey
• Patent Reform's Reduced 'Best Mode' Requirement Creates Uncertainty
• Google Your Company's Code of Conduct
• Upstate Foreclosure Firm Fined $2 Million, Agrees to Overhaul Practices
• Federal Circuit Backs ITC, Rules Litigation Expenses Don't Necessarily Give Plaintiffs Standing to Seek Import Bans
• Attack of the Wi-Fi Patent Troll!
• Microsoft Gives Patent Peace With Samsung a Chance
• After a Data Breach, Preparing for Breach Notification
• Diversity Digest: A Slower Advance
• From the Experts: Secret Agents Causing FCPA Violations
• From the Experts: SSL Hacked!
• Moves: They Might be Giants
• Congressional Supercommittee Picks Michael Bloomquist for GC Role
• Moves: Nicholas Eldred Goes from BBC GC to Christie's Counsel
• Wal-Mart Associate GC Joseph West Moving on to Lead MCCA
• Q&A: Incoming Recording Industry Chief Sherman Targets Piracy
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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2011 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey	Top
News reports about the overall U.S. economy may still be trending negative, but there is good news on salaries and bonuses in the results of our 2011 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey.
Patent Reform's Reduced 'Best Mode' Requirement Creates Uncertainty	Top
The America Invents Act guts a longstanding principle of U.S. patent law: the requirement to disclose the "best mode" of practice for an invention. Lawyers say the change may create problems for clients and adds uncertainty to patent applications.
Google Your Company's Code of Conduct	Top
The information that consumers share with companies such as Google and Facebook pales in comparison to information that companies have about their employees and customers. What are employers doing to protect this data?
Upstate Foreclosure Firm Fined $2 Million, Agrees to Overhaul Practices	Top
Steven J. Baum, P.C., one of New York state's biggest foreclosure law firms, will revamp its practices and pay a $2 million fine to settle a six-month probe by the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office.
Federal Circuit Backs ITC, Rules Litigation Expenses Don't Necessarily Give Plaintiffs Standing to Seek Import Bans	Top
A Federal Circuit panel affirmed a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission that a company called PPC, Inc. does not have standing to bring an ITC complaint because it is not protected as a "domestic industry" under the Tariff Act of 1930.
Attack of the Wi-Fi Patent Troll!	Top
An infamous patent troll has once again launched a series of lawsuits. Since March, Chicago-based Innovatio has been suing restaurant and coffee shop chains that provide Wi-Fi to customers.
Microsoft Gives Patent Peace With Samsung a Chance	Top
This week, Microsoft announced a cross-licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. that secures royalties for every mobile phone and tablet Samsung sells that runs the Android operating system.
After a Data Breach, Preparing for Breach Notification	Top
Like the cleanup after a hurricane, a digital security breach inevitably leads companies to data breach notification, informing both victims and regulatory authorities about the existence and nature of the breach, and plans to fix it.
Diversity Digest: A Slower Advance	Top
Female attorneys haven't progressed as well in recent years as they did in earlier decades. But progress, or lack of it, isn't equal: Have women done better in-house?
From the Experts: Secret Agents Causing FCPA Violations	Top
If your company has ever obtained official documents in Nigeria, 'touts' have likely paid cash to government officials on your behalf. And with or without your knowledge, touts may have caused your company to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
From the Experts: SSL Hacked!	Top
The extensive hacking of SSL in 2011 proved that the enterprise can't rely on encrypted communications, but corporate counsel are in a strong position to champion a fix.
Moves: They Might be Giants	Top
New Save the Redwoods general counsel goes from small-firm lawyer to in-house counsel at a nonprofit that has been protecting redwood trees from deforestation and development since 1918.
Congressional Supercommittee Picks Michael Bloomquist for GC Role	Top
The so-called Congressional "supercommittee" is beginning its work on drafting plans for reducing the U.S. debt, and one of the first pieces of business was naming Michael Bloomquist as its general counsel.
Moves: Nicholas Eldred Goes from BBC GC to Christie's Counsel	Top
Stepping from the telly to the auction block, Nicholas Eldred is departing his general counsel post at the British Broadcasting Corporation to become group general counsel at Christie's, the international auctioneer.
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.
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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