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• Staying Busy With IBM General Counsel Robert Weber
• Around the Globe With Advent International's Law Department
• Moves: Sharon Ryan Folded Into International Paper GC Spot
• Ongoing Legal (and Other) Lessons from Anita Hill
• Contract Management Software Helps Lawyers Gain the Upper Hand
• Patent Reform's Reduced 'Best Mode' Requirement Creates Uncertainty
• Looking for Legal Work? Become a Patent Lawyer
• Teaching Market Basics to Occupy Wall Street Protesters
• Going In-House at Apple with Steve Jobs' Former GC
• Banned in the U.S.A.
• Google Your Company's Code of Conduct
• NHL Players' Association GC Skates Into Contract Negotiations
• Home Depot Fills Prized In-house Counsel Job with Roseborough
• Showbiz Vet Henry Hoberman to Star as Lead Lawyer for MPAA
• Moves: They Might be Giants
• Congressional Supercommittee Picks Michael Bloomquist for GC Role
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Staying Busy With IBM General Counsel Robert Weber	Top
Robert Weber has been IBM's general counsel for nearly six years, but he keeps a packed schedule and an impressive work ethic that reflects a longstanding corporate culture.
Around the Globe With Advent International's Law Department	Top
A Q&A with James Westra, who is following 33 years in private practice by becoming managing director and chief legal officer at private equity firm Advent International Corp.
Moves: Sharon Ryan Folded Into International Paper GC Spot	Top
Memphis-based International Paper Company has appointed longtime in-house lawyer Sharon Ryan to its general counsel post.
Ongoing Legal (and Other) Lessons from Anita Hill	Top
On the 20th anniversary of Clarence Thomas's confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court, working women can be divided into "pre-Anitas" or "post-Anitas."
Contract Management Software Helps Lawyers Gain the Upper Hand	Top
Contract management software promises to help attorneys get better control of contract creation, storage, organization, and related tasks by providing tools designed to streamline routine processes.
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.
Looking for Legal Work? Become a Patent Lawyer	Top
As national employment trends continue to be bad news for the jobless and underemployed, the legal profession is also posting declining employment numbers. With one big exception, that is: the current boom in jobs for patent attorneys.
Teaching Market Basics to Occupy Wall Street Protesters	Top
On the streets of Lower Manhattan, the protesters at Occupy Wall Street get an on-the-spot lesson from educator Amy Whitaker about the history of U.S. finance and how the market works.
Going In-House at Apple with Steve Jobs' Former GC	Top
Former Apple general counsel Daniel Cooperman talks about working as Steve Jobs' top lawyer at Apple, where in-house legal issues were key to the corporate culture that the former CEO so painstakingly tended.
Banned in the U.S.A.	Top
A provision of the Social Security Act allows government regulators to be aggressive with regard to its exclusion powers, up to and including banning individual CEOs from doing business with the likes of Medicare, Medicaid, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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?
NHL Players' Association GC Skates Into Contract Negotiations	Top
With the NBA lockout recalling the NHL's lost 2004-2005 season, the hockey pros' union has a new general counsel, Don Zavelo, getting in the game a year ahead of the skaters' upcoming contract negotiations.
Home Depot Fills Prized In-house Counsel Job with Roseborough	Top
Former MetLife Deputy General Counsel Teresa Wynn Roseborough will start work at the do-it-yourself retailer's corporate office in Atlanta on Nov. 7.
Showbiz Vet Henry Hoberman to Star as Lead Lawyer for MPAA	Top
The Motion Picture Association of America announced that Henry Hoberman, an experienced hand in entertainment industry legal circles, will be its new general counsel.
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.
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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