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• Kicking Off Preparations for a Winter-Weather Super Bowl
• Who Reps 2011: United Parcel Service, Inc.
• Ex-SEC GC David Becker Grilled at House Subcommittee Hearing
• From the Experts: Read the Fine Print Before You Tweet
• Could You Survive a Social Media Background Check?
• When Everyone's a Publisher, It's Time for 'IP Law 101'
• Denied Mark for 'Tweet,' Twitter Pecks Out Complaint
• Who Represents America's Biggest Companies? 2011 Report
• Take the ALM/Gartner Chief Legal Officer Survey
• From the Experts: Seize the Day
• From the Experts: Inside Job
• Congressional Supercommittee Picks Michael Bloomquist for GC Role
• Moves: Nicholas Eldred Goes from BBC GC to Christie's Counsel
• 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
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Kicking Off Preparations for a Winter-Weather Super Bowl	Top
NFL host committee general counsel Andrew Lee talks about the legal logistics of bringing the 2014 edition of the big game to the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey's Meadowlands.
Who Reps 2011: United Parcel Service, Inc.	Top
The partnership between UPS and its outside counsel is as good as it gets. And both sides say it goes to the basic core values that the firm and company share: integrity, trust, and loyalty.
Ex-SEC GC David Becker Grilled at House Subcommittee Hearing	Top
A joint U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing heard from a repentant SEC chairman Mary Schapiro and a polite but defensive former general counsel David Becker about how Becker's possible conflict of interest may have tainted decisions regarding the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
From the Experts: Read the Fine Print Before You Tweet	Top
With the boundaries between the personal and professional realms now blurred, the question of "personal privacy" vs. "company policy" is inevitably encountered. And with the arrival of Google+, those boundaries promise to become all the more hazy.
Could You Survive a Social Media Background Check?	Top
Some legal experts warn employers that if they turn to social media sites to find out more about potential employees, it could lead to inadvertent discrimination based on characteristics that, by law, should not be considered as part of the hiring process.
When Everyone's a Publisher, It's Time for 'IP Law 101'	Top
In the era of blogging and social networking, it's not just traditional publishers that are producing editorial content. Legal departments in many industries need to brush up on the laws behind copyright infringement, defamation, and privacy.
Denied Mark for 'Tweet,' Twitter Pecks Out Complaint	Top
"Tweet" may be ubiquitous slang for the site's 140-character posts. But Twitter has struggled unsuccessfully to trademark the word. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has suspended the site's applications because other companies applied to trademark versions of the mark before Twitter did.
Who Represents America's Biggest Companies? 2011 Report	Top
Our annual look at the law firms retained by America's 100 biggest companies shows that many of the names have stayed the same, but the larger picture has changed. We also profile 4 pairs of company/counsel to see how the relationship works.
Take the ALM/Gartner Chief Legal Officer Survey	Top
In order to better understand the information technology needs of corporate legal departments, ALM, in partnership with Gartner, is conducting a survey addressing the relationship between CLOs and CIOs.
From the Experts: Seize the Day	Top
The right question for the evolving legal services industry is not "How are law firms planning to adapt?" but "Who decides what the industry will look like?" And the answer is, "The general counsel."
From the Experts: Inside Job	Top
The controversy surrounding the shuttered U.K. newspaper The News of the World offers general counsel a unique governance "teachable moment" with their board of directors.
Congressional Supercommittee Picks Michael Bloomquist for GC Role	Top
The so-called Congressional "supercommittee" is beginning its work on drafting plans for reducing the U.S. debt, and one of the first pieces of business was naming Michael Bloomquist as its general counsel.
Moves: Nicholas Eldred Goes from BBC GC to Christie's Counsel	Top
Stepping from the telly to the auction block, Nicholas Eldred is departing his general counsel post at the British Broadcasting Corporation to become group general counsel at Christie's, the international auctioneer.
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.
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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