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• Who Represents America's Biggest Companies? 2011 Report
• Former SEC General Counsel Expected to Face DOJ Investigation
• From the Experts: Seize the Day
• Denied Mark for 'Tweet,' Twitter Pecks Out Complaint
• Chevron's Ecuador Case Veers Off Script at Second Circuit Hearing
• When Everyone's a Publisher, It's Time for 'IP Law 101'
• Former Lycos Search Patents Used in Holding Company's Infringement Suit Against Google and Partners
• Take the ALM/Gartner Chief Legal Officer Survey
• U.K. Government to Experiment with 'Ring-Fencing' Finance Regulation
• From the Experts: Inside Job
• From the Experts: To Appeal or Not to Appeal, That is the Question
• 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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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.
Former SEC General Counsel Expected to Face DOJ Investigation	Top
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to ask the U.S. Department of Justice this week to examine whether former SEC general counsel David Becker violated any criminal conflict-of-interest laws related to his profits from the Madoff Ponzi scheme.
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."
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.
Chevron's Ecuador Case Veers Off Script at Second Circuit Hearing	Top
Last week, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held a hearing to review Judge Kaplan's March injunction stopping enforcement of the plaintiffs' $18 billion Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron for polluting the Lago Agrio region, and the narrative went far off Chevron's (and Judge Kaplan's) script.
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.
Former Lycos Search Patents Used in Holding Company's Infringement Suit Against Google and Partners	Top
I/P Engine and its lawyers asserted several search-related patents purchased from Lycos in a federal district court infringement complaint against Google Inc., AOL Inc., IAC Search & Media Inc., Gannett Company, Inc., and Target Corporation.
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.
U.K. Government to Experiment with 'Ring-Fencing' Finance Regulation	Top
A novel experiment in defensive bank regulation that the British government plans to undertake has a nice (ahem) ring to it: Ring-fencing.
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.
From the Experts: To Appeal or Not to Appeal, That is the Question	Top
When handed an adverse patent application decision, the cost, time, and likelihood of success become the basic considerations for deciding whether to appeal the examiner's decision. Given there are already 20,000 undecided appeals hanging in limbo with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the decision to appeal must be made strategically.
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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