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• Politicians and Pundits Make Some Noise About Patent Reform
• Bank of America Sued for Outsourcing Customer Calls Overseas
• Talking About Corporate Taxes
• Drinker Biddle's Gregg Melinson Going In-House at HP
• As Governments Target Asian Corruption, So Do Law Firms
• Accused Chinese Infringers Face Trial in the United States
• Got Your Stump Speech, Your Smile, Your . . . IP Lawyer?
• The 2011 GC Compensation Survey
• Google's Chief Legal Officer Lashes Out Online
• From the Experts: Corporate Compliance Twenty Years Later
• From the Experts: Getting It All Together
• Andrew Kline Joins Go Daddy as Deputy General Counsel for Global Policy
• New ACC GC James A. Merklinger Touts the Value of Association
• Ex-Rendell GC Named Top Lawyer of Philadelphia Housing Agency
• Freddie Mac GC Robert E. Bostrom Headed to SNR Denton
• Moves: Anne-Sophie Le Lay Revs Up as GC for Renault
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Politicians and Pundits Make Some Noise About Patent Reform	Top
The President, CEOs, inventors, and others are calling for fundamental changes to the U.S. patent system. As more voices enter the fray over patent reform, many are asking what reform would look like and what it would actually accomplish.
Bank of America Sued for Outsourcing Customer Calls Overseas	Top
A class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia accuses Bank of America Corp. of putting the privacy of its customers' financial data at risk of U.S. government surveillance by transferring service calls to overseas call centers.
Talking About Corporate Taxes	Top
As the national economic debate twists and turns, wither corporate taxes? To help sort it out, CorpCounsel.com has collected a few good reads on corporate taxation.
Drinker Biddle's Gregg Melinson Going In-House at HP	Top
Drinker Biddle & Reath partner Gregg Melinson talks about his cross-country move from Pennsylvania to California, to serve as Hewlett Packard's deputy general counsel and vice president of global government affairs.
As Governments Target Asian Corruption, So Do Law Firms	Top
As U.S. prosecutors pursue dozens of cases under the anti-bribery Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, many multinationals' Asian operations have come under scrutiny. International law firms are responding by putting litigators experienced in investigations work on the ground in Asia.
Accused Chinese Infringers Face Trial in the United States	Top
U.S. District Judge Josephine Tucker in Los Angeles has ruled that three Chinese companies will have to defend themselves in U.S. courts against a copyright infringement case brought by a California software company.
Got Your Stump Speech, Your Smile, Your . . . IP Lawyer?	Top
Should former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have saved a seat on her bus for an intellectual property lawyer? You betcha!
The 2011 GC Compensation Survey	Top
If last year's CorpCounsel GC Compensation Survey showed the aftereffects (the hangover, if you will), of the deepest trough of the recession, this year's results show that chief legal officers made steady gains and recovered some momentum.
Google's Chief Legal Officer Lashes Out Online	Top
Some bloggers and pundits are billing David Drummond's blog post about tech patents as part of a 'clash of the titans,' while others are calling it a poor attempt at a pity party. Did Drummond make his case, or did he make a huge misstep?
From the Experts: Corporate Compliance Twenty Years Later	Top
A former U.S. Deputy Attorney General and author of the McNulty Memo, Paul McNulty revisits the corporate compliance guidelines released by the U.S. Sentencing Commission in 1991.
From the Experts: Getting It All Together	Top
Electronic discovery crises are inevitable, which means law departments should start working ASAP with IT to develop a robust information-governance strategy.
Andrew Kline Joins Go Daddy as Deputy General Counsel for Global Policy	Top
Powerhouse domain registrar Go Daddy has brought former White House lawyer Andrew Kline into the private sector as its first-ever deputy GC for global policy, a sign of the company's growing presence on Capitol Hill.
New ACC GC James A. Merklinger Touts the Value of Association	Top
As the new general counsel for the Association of Corporate Counsel, James A. Merklinger will continue to extol the benefits of membership, albeit from a higher perch at the world's largest organization for in-house counsel.
Ex-Rendell GC Named Top Lawyer of Philadelphia Housing Agency	Top
The embattled Philadelphia Housing Authority has named Barbara Adams, an attorney with an extensive background in affordable housing projects and former Gov. Edward G. Rendell's GC, as its incoming general counsel.
Freddie Mac GC Robert E. Bostrom Headed to SNR Denton	Top
Robert E. Bostrom, general counsel of much-maligned Freddie Mac, is leaving July 29 to become partner and co-head of the financial-institutions sector at SNR Denton.
Moves: Anne-Sophie Le Lay Revs Up as GC for Renault	Top
French vehicle manufacturer Renault has appointed Anne-Sophie Le Lay as its new 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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