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• What are GCs and Directors Thinking About Corporate Governance?
• COPPA App Settlement Points to More FTC Oversight for Developers
• The Three Lessons of Nautilus Hyosung's Antitrust Plea
• TiVo's GC Fights to Keep Pace With Technological Change
• In Notable Post-'Bilski' Ruling, Federal Circuit Finds Software Patent Invalid
• Google's Motorola Deal Highlights the Patent Failures of the Patent System
• 'Original Patent Troll' is Back After Long Hiatus, With a New Name and New Patents
• August is Where Legal News Goes To Die
• Starting Gun Sounds at SEC Whistleblower Office
• From the Experts: Is That You, Terence?
• From the Experts: Brave New (Post-Mensing) World
• Q&A: Incoming Recording Industry Chief Sherman Targets Piracy
• Moves: Kristin Campbell Makes Herself at Home at Hilton Worldwide
• Drinker Biddle's Gregg Melinson Going In-House at HP
• Andrew Kline Joins Go Daddy as Deputy General Counsel for Global Policy
• New ACC GC James A. Merklinger Touts the Value of Association
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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What are GCs and Directors Thinking About Corporate Governance?	Top
Corporate directors and their general counsel are each wondering what the other is thinking about these days. The latest legal study from Corporate Board Member/FTI Consulting offers a look at how directors and GCs rank their top concerns.
COPPA App Settlement Points to More FTC Oversight for Developers	Top
The Federal Trade Commission announced a $50,000 settlement with app developer W3 Innovations, for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. With more than a third of Americans now using mobile devices, it was only a matter of time before an app maker found itself caught in the FTC's regulatory web.
The Three Lessons of Nautilus Hyosung's Antitrust Plea	Top
A felony plea deal between federal prosecutors and an ATM manufacturer holds some valuable lessons for corporations. The first, and biggest lesson is: Don't lie to the feds.
TiVo's GC Fights to Keep Pace With Technological Change	Top
Matthew Zimm, general counsel for DVR market leader TiVo, faces the constant challenge of keeping pace with an entertainment business that's enduring great technological changes.
In Notable Post-'Bilski' Ruling, Federal Circuit Finds Software Patent Invalid	Top
In a closely watched case about business method patentability following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found broad software patent claims invalid because they attempt to capture "unpatentable mental processes."
Google's Motorola Deal Highlights the Patent Failures of the Patent System	Top
For $12.5 billion, Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility bought the online search giant a windfall of one the summer's hottest commodities: 17,000 tech patents. Is this how U.S. patents are supposed to work?
'Original Patent Troll' is Back After Long Hiatus, With a New Name and New Patents	Top
Anthony Brown, CEO of a new non-practicing entity called Cascades Ventures, is the man who inspired former Intel in-house lawyer Peter Detkin to coin the term "patent troll" a decade ago, referring to Brown, his company TechSearch, and their lawyer, Raymond Niro.
August is Where Legal News Goes To Die	Top
The depths of August can be a time when negative news gains little traction. From mid-August until Labor Day, we can expect a steady stream of plea bargains and settlements of class action cases that companies vowed to fight "vigorously" weeks earlier.
Starting Gun Sounds at SEC Whistleblower Office	Top
As mandated by the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law, the Securities and Exchange Commission has officially opened the doors of its new Office of the Whistleblower, a central clearinghouse for tipsters to report corporate fraud.
From the Experts: Is That You, Terence?	Top
Convicted English fraudster Terence Freeman swindled 335 investors in a Ponzi scheme that collapsed with losses of £44 million ($71 million). How did all this happen, and what lessons are there for British and American corporate regulation?
From the Experts: Brave New (Post-Mensing) World	Top
An examination of the potential legal risks brand-name manufacturers face and some concrete suggestions for proactively mitigating these risks, both now and in the future.
Q&A: Incoming Recording Industry Chief Sherman Targets Piracy	Top
In September, the Recording Industry Association of America gets a new leader, Cary Sherman, who has been the group's president for the past 10 years after serving a previous stint as its general counsel.
Moves: Kristin Campbell Makes Herself at Home at Hilton Worldwide	Top
Recently, Hilton Worldwide has moved its HQ from Beverly Hills to the suburbs of Washington, D.C.; grown exponentially in emerging markets like Saudi Arabia and China; and hired a new general counsel, Kristin Campbell.
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.
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.
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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