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• Twitter GC Joins UK Free Tweets Debate
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: UPS
• Reliance on Counsel: Assessing Results in Legal Matters
• A New Prescription for Jailed Rite Aid GC
• Rachel Brand Heading to U.S. Chamber Litigation Center to Fight Regulation
• Damaging Discovery
• In East Texas, the End of an Era
• Best Legal Department 2011 Winner: Google
• Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist: UPS
• From the Experts: Shifting the Burden of Proof
• India's New Privacy Regulations
• Moves: Julia Houston to Convergys Corporation
• Moves: Gaither Keener Promoted at Lowe's
• Moves: Jim Watts to Silicon Valley Bank
• Moves: Alan Tse to Churchill Downs Incorporated
• Moves: Daniel Mandil Joins Viacom Inc.
• You Need to Network with Everybody

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Twitter GC Joins UK Free Tweets Debate	Top
A UK athlete's sexual affair has triggered a free speech debate centered on revelations spread via Twitter. Now Twitter's general counsel Alexander Macgillivray is weighing in on the controversy, 140 characters at a time.
Best Legal Department 2011 Video: UPS	Top
CorpCounsel.com reporter Sue Reisinger talks to Teri Plummer McClure, general counsel of Best Legal Department 2011 Finalist UPS.
Reliance on Counsel: Assessing Results in Legal Matters	Top
Strategies, analyses, products, performance, you name it, great lawyers can help improve how the business communicates it. And, if it is done respectfully, the internal clients will see the value and come back time after time.
A New Prescription for Jailed Rite Aid GC	Top
Franklin Brown, former general counsel for Rite Aid Corp., was released from prison by the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, citing issues with his sentencing hearing last September.
Rachel Brand Heading to U.S. Chamber Litigation Center to Fight Regulation	Top
Former Bush DOJ official Rachel Brand is the new chief counsel for regulatory litigation at the National Chamber Litigation Center.
Damaging Discovery	Top
The inside story of how the biggest copyright infringement verdict in U.S. history was essentially won before the case ever went to trial.
In East Texas, the End of an Era	Top
The Eastern District of Texas is a good place to try a certain kind of lawsuit, largely thanks to Judge T. John Ward's. Now, with Ward, 68, set to retire in October, change is coming.
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.
From the Experts: Shifting the Burden of Proof	Top
Some guidance on what evidence courts consider probative.
India's New Privacy Regulations	Top
New rules dealing with protection of personal information have radically transformed the IT landscape in India.
Moves: Julia Houston to Convergys Corporation	Top
Augusta native Julia Houston has moved on to Ohio, becoming senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary at Cincinnati-based Convergys Corporation.
Moves: Gaither Keener Promoted at Lowe's	Top
Gaither Keener is now the Lowe's Companies, Inc., executive vice president, general counsel, secretary, and chief compliance officer.
Moves: Jim Watts to Silicon Valley Bank	Top
Jim Watts is moving from London law firm Speechly Bircham to Silicon Valley Bank
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: Daniel Mandil Joins Viacom Inc.	Top
The Motion Picture Association of America's top antipiracy executive has jumped ship. Daniel Mandil boarded Viacom Inc., taking the helm of its litigation department.
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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