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• The Survivors (So Far)
• New NLRB Rule Requires Posting of Workers' Right to Organize
• Those Scary New Kids on the Block
• Growers Can Sue Government Over Grape Patents
• E-Discovery Sanctions, Evidence Preservation On Committee Agenda
• Trademark Holders Face an Explicit Problem With .XXX Web Domain
• Social Gaming Giant Zynga Faces New Patent Infringement Litigation
• Steve Jobs' Resignation Highlights the Importance of Succession Plans
• New SEC Rules Promise Payouts for Whistleblowers, but How Have Past Tipsters Fared?
• From the Experts: Document Review with No Pain, All Gain
• From the Experts: Is That You, Terence?
• Wal-Mart Associate GC Joseph West Moving on to Lead MCCA
• 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
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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The Survivors (So Far)	Top
As the nation's largest mortgage buyers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae now own or back some 90 percent of U.S. mortgages. At the heart of the operation sits Freddie Mac's team of 105 lawyers, coping with daily challenges and uncertainty.
New NLRB Rule Requires Posting of Workers' Right to Organize	Top
The National Labor Relations Board announced that, effective November 14, employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act will be required to post 11-by-17-inch notices spelling out employee rights to organize in the workplace.
Those Scary New Kids on the Block	Top
As the first general counsel of the just-launched Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Leonard Kennedy understands that his agency makes some people very nervous.
Growers Can Sue Government Over Grape Patents	Top
The U.S. government isn't immune from three grape growers' claims that a California trade group licensed invalid patents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the Administrative Procedure Act enables the plaintiffs "to pursue equitable relief against the USDA on its patent law claims."
E-Discovery Sanctions, Evidence Preservation On Committee Agenda	Top
In September, the Civil Rules Advisory Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference will meet in Dallas to consider changing the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on evidence preservation and sanctions related to electronic discovery. As part of the discussion, the committee will consider an exhaustive report prepared by Andrea Kuperman, chief counsel to the rules committee.
Trademark Holders Face an Explicit Problem With .XXX Web Domain	Top
As ICANN's expansion of top-level internet domains goes into effect, the keepers of corporate trademarks are going to need to have an unusual conversation in the next few weeks: "What should we do about the .xxx domain?"
Social Gaming Giant Zynga Faces New Patent Infringement Litigation	Top
Following several high-profile bouts of smartphone patent litigation and acquisition, social gaming patents are joining the fray as the industry's big dog Zynga is being sued for patent infringement. This is the second patent suit levied against Zynga this summer.
Steve Jobs' Resignation Highlights the Importance of Succession Plans	Top
As Apple CEO Steve Jobs steps down from his iThrone, boards of directors at companies big and small might want to heed this as a timely reminder and ask: Do we have a workable succession plan in place?
New SEC Rules Promise Payouts for Whistleblowers, but How Have Past Tipsters Fared?	Top
Looking back at two very different whistleblowers we've profiled over the past three and a half years, one has had some success in court, and the other filed a brief revealing that his lawsuit has cost him nearly everything he owned.
From the Experts: Document Review with No Pain, All Gain	Top
Text analytics search technology enables smarter review strategies that improve both the speed and quality of the expensive review process. Using this technology to structure a review allows litigation professionals to significantly reduce discovery costs by increasing review speeds.
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?
Wal-Mart Associate GC Joseph West Moving on to Lead MCCA	Top
Joseph West, associate general counsel for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is leaving his post to become president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, effective September 12.
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.
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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