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• Punts, Passes, and . . . Patents?
• Derailed: Amtrak GC Criticized in IG Controversy
• Generation Next--PepsiCo's Thompson Retires, Smith Named as GC
• RELIANCE ON COUNSEL: [Bleep] From Outside Counsel
• Google's Guy Gets Busy
• Chin Decides Google Books Settlement Would 'Go Too Far'
• Manhattan Federal Judge Kimba Wood Calls Record Companies' Request for $75 Trillion in Damages 'Absurd' in Lime Wire Copyright Case
• Unfinished Business: Microsoft GC Says It's Time for Lawyers to Do More
• Mandate for Growth
• A Prescription for Online Medical Confusion
• Do Good, Sure, But Do It Right — Nonprofit Board Service: a 'Head's Up' Checklist
• 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
• Who's Afraid of the Bribery Act?

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Punts, Passes, and . . . Patents?	Top
Critics say that there must be a better way to crown a national collegiate football champion. Could one man's invention be the answer -- or an impediment to improving the current system.
Derailed: Amtrak GC Criticized in IG Controversy	Top
Did the rail service veer off the tracks? The federal rail service's top lawyer and other execs are criticized in a Congressional report about the termination of a longtime inspector general.
Generation Next--PepsiCo's Thompson Retires, Smith Named as GC	Top
Larry Thompson, the former U.S. deputy attorney general and for the past seven years the general counsel of PepsiCo, Inc., is retiring in May. Pepsi last week named Maura Abeln Smith to replace him.
RELIANCE ON COUNSEL: [Bleep] From Outside Counsel	Top
In which our blogger weighs in on what amounts to direct mail advertising (in digital form) from law firms. Guess where he files this stuff in his Outlook setup?
Google's Guy Gets Busy	Top
Google Inc.'s Android operating system may be open source software, but using it comes at a price for its partners. So it's helping out with the inevitable infringement suits.
Chin Decides Google Books Settlement Would 'Go Too Far'	Top
Google's attempt to build the world's biggest digital library was sidetracked March 22 as a federal judge rejected a settlement between the Internet giant and authors and publishers who sued for copyright infringement.
Manhattan Federal Judge Kimba Wood Calls Record Companies' Request for $75 Trillion in Damages 'Absurd' in Lime Wire Copyright Case	Top
Willkie Farr, counsel to Lime Wire, urged the judge to reject the record companies' argument that they should be awarded damages for each instance of infringement. With thousands of users and millions of downloads, Lime Wire's liability could have been staggering. Instead, she held, damages should be limited to one award per work.
Unfinished Business: Microsoft GC Says It's Time for Lawyers to Do More	Top
Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith says that a century and a half after the legal profession failed former slave Dred Scott, it needs to do more to represent all Americans.
Mandate for Growth	Top
The health care law creates new challenges for insurers — and even more work for their already-slammed in-house counsel. Here's an inside peek at how they're getting ready to tackle it.
A Prescription for Online Medical Confusion	Top
The FDA, like all federal agencies, takes full advantage of social media. But it's mum on what drug companies can and cannot do to get its message across on the same online media.
Do Good, Sure, But Do It Right — Nonprofit Board Service: a 'Head's Up' Checklist	Top
There are a couple things you need to know about nonprofits on your way in to serve.
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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