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• Rethinking Campus Harassment
• There's an App - and a Risk - for That
• Ruling Leaves Silicon Valley Lawyers Wondering Whether 'Practicality' Means 'Patentable'
• iPass Mobile Workforce Report Finds Flexibility for Me, Not Thee
• Internal Review Does Not Relieve Employer of 'Cat's Paw' Liability
• 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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Rethinking Campus Harassment	Top
As the new academic year begins at Rutgers University, some things about dorm living for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. It's not only because of Tyler Clementi, but his death certainly played a role.
There's an App - and a Risk - for That	Top
With technological innovation moving at warp speed, corporations need to frequently update their policies on data management and compliance, and the iPad is a case in point. In-house counsel should take note of potential information management, e-discovery, and privacy risks presented by these devices.
Ruling Leaves Silicon Valley Lawyers Wondering Whether 'Practicality' Means 'Patentable'	Top
The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in CyberSource v. Retail Decisions leaves room for debate about what kinds of business methods can be patented, thanks to one word: practicality.
iPass Mobile Workforce Report Finds Flexibility for Me, Not Thee	Top
According to a study from iPass, the Mobile Workforce Report, a third of 3,100 employees surveyed say they will move on if employers fail to support flexible approaches to working offsite, and these workers think their employers need to be doing more to make this happen.
Internal Review Does Not Relieve Employer of 'Cat's Paw' Liability	Top
Applying the recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent from Staub v. Proctor Hospital, a unanimous 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision determined that an internal and supposedly independent disciplinary review of an employee does not necessarily protect the employer from liability for a supervisor's unlawful discrimination.
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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