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• Best Legal Department 2011 Winner: Google
• Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist: UPS
• Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist: Wellpoint
• S.F. Federal Judge Signals He Disagrees with Supreme Court's Concepcion Ruling
• The Careerist: Women at Law Schools Decline
• 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
• Do Not Track Me
• India's New Privacy Regulations
• Playboy Picks Up Top Lawyer From Penthouse, While Penthouse Puts Its Stuff On the Market
• Moves: Alan Tse to Churchill Downs Incorporated
• Moves: Carolyne Matara, GC for GE Sub-Saharan Region
• General Counsel Profile: Adam Tachner
• JPMorgan Chase Names Matthew Biben General Counsel/Home Lending, Senior Legal Adviser
• You Need to Network with Everybody

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Best Legal Department 2011 Winner: Google	Top
Google attracts lots of attention for its style. But Corporate Counsel named Google its 2011 Best Legal Department not for the sizzle but for the substance of its achievements.
Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist: UPS	Top
Two factors seem to underlie the workings of the UPS legal department: its lean legal staff, and its company culture rich in tradition and what some might call old-fashioned values.
Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist: Wellpoint	Top
WellPoint's law department has proven itself to be remarkably adaptable during one of the most challenging periods ever for its industry. "There's no better time to be a health care lawyer," says general counsel John Cannon.
S.F. Federal Judge Signals He Disagrees with Supreme Court's Concepcion Ruling	Top
Following the Supreme Court's decision in AT&T Mobility v. Conception, defense lawyers have been rushing to force class action plaintiffs into arbitration. District court judges are granting some of these motions, although in at least one case with reservations.
The Careerist: Women at Law Schools Decline	Top
The Careerist reports on new statistics that find female enrollment at the top law schools lagging behind men.
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.
Do Not Track Me	Top
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon IP lawyer Dominique R. Shelton and litigator Clinton J. McCord look at recent developments in regulation of advertisers' online user tracking.
India's New Privacy Regulations	Top
New rules dealing with protection of personal information have radically transformed the IT landscape in India.
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.
Moves: Alan Tse to Churchill Downs Incorporated	Top
Racing, gaming, and entertainment company Churchill Downs Incorporated has tapped Alan Tse to be its new general counsel and executive vice president.
Moves: Carolyne Matara, GC for GE Sub-Saharan Region	Top
General Motors Company has appointed Kenyan native Carolyne Matara general counsel of the Sub-Saharan region. As former general manager of legal, public policy, and risk management at GM's Nairobi HQ, she was a natural choice.
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.
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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