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• Lend a Hand Across America: Are States' Pro Bono Rules Too Restrictive?
• Kathy Ruemmler to Replace Bob Bauer as White House Counsel
• Former CHOP GC Charged With Fraud, Money Laundering
• EBay's PayPal Taps Orrick for Trade Secret Fight With Google
• Catch Me if You Can: Guarding Firm Data From Insider Trading
• Copyright Suits Can't Keep Potential Blockbusters out of Theaters
• Damaging Discovery
• KPMG Survey Shows Companies Taking Steps to Fight Bribery, Corruption
• Twitter GC Joins UK Free Tweets Debate
• From the Experts: Piecing It Together
• From the Experts: Shifting the Burden of Proof
• Moves: Rich Baer Gets GC Spot at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
• Moves: Eric Sandrin is International Man of GC at SCOR SE
• Moves: Laura Witte is New GC at Cargill, Inc.
• Moves: Julia Houston to Convergys Corporation
• Moves: Gaither Keener Promoted at Lowe's
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: UPS

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Lend a Hand Across America: Are States' Pro Bono Rules Too Restrictive?	Top
Many lawyers who want to do pro bono work find that state limitations on multi-jurisdictional practice are too cumbersome. But recent rule amendments may point to a trend toward easing age-old restrictions on in-house pro bono.
Kathy Ruemmler to Replace Bob Bauer as White House Counsel	Top
The White House has announced the departure of Bob Bauer, the Obama Administration's top lawyer, and the appointment of his successor, Kathy Ruemmler, as White House counsel.
Former CHOP GC Charged With Fraud, Money Laundering	Top
Former Children's Hospital of Philadelphia General Counsel Roosevelt Hairston, Jr. was charged Thursday with one count each of mail fraud, money laundering and filing a false tax return.
EBay's PayPal Taps Orrick for Trade Secret Fight With Google	Top
EBay Inc. and its PayPal subsidiary are suing Google Inc. for allegedly stealing trade secrets. The suit follows Google's announcement of Google Wallet, its new mobile phone-based payment service.
Catch Me if You Can: Guarding Firm Data From Insider Trading	Top
Following Matthew Kluger's arrest for insider trading, many law firms are re-examining their data security and ethics policies. And the person in charge of managing a firm's ethical conflicts is usually the general counsel.
Copyright Suits Can't Keep Potential Blockbusters out of Theaters	Top
Copyright infringement suits aimed at two highly anticipated blockbuster sequels - The Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2 - fail to stop Memorial Day weekend releases.
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.
KPMG Survey Shows Companies Taking Steps to Fight Bribery, Corruption	Top
A new KPMG study, "Global Anti-Bribery and Corruption Survey 2011," tracks how more than 200 companies in the U.S. and UK are (or are not) stepping up their anti-bribery and corruption compliance for business dealings around the world.
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.
From the Experts: Piecing It Together	Top
The recent conviction of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, along with other insider trading lawsuits and investigations, has raised concerns over the business model of expert networks, along with the "mosaic" approach to collecting information.
From the Experts: Shifting the Burden of Proof	Top
Some guidance on what evidence courts consider probative.
Moves: Rich Baer Gets GC Spot at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	Top
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has brought on ex-Qwest Communications International, Inc., general counsel Rich Baer.
Moves: Eric Sandrin is International Man of GC at SCOR SE	Top
Eric Sandrin, the new general counsel for French reinsurance giant SCOR SE, is based in Paris and will be traveling to company offices in Cologne, London, New York, Singapore, and Zurich.
Moves: Laura Witte is New GC at Cargill, Inc.	Top
Laura Witte now heads Cargill's 200-lawyer department, in which 120 are located in 30 countries outside the United States.
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.
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.

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