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• Koch Industries General Counsel Refutes Bloomberg Article Accusations
• Blackwater Ex-GC Tells All (Fictionally)
• Bank of America Debit Fee Sparks Big Reactions and Low Stock Price
• Chief Legal Officers' Compensation Up 15.5 Percent
• Chevron, Yukos, and Two Lifetimes of Oil Company Litigation
• Microsoft Gives Patent Peace With Samsung a Chance
• State and Federal Laws Control Patent Rights in Employment Agreements
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011: TLDs
• Who Represents America's Biggest Companies? 2011 Report
• From the Experts: Secret Agents Causing FCPA Violations
• From the Experts: SSL Hacked!
• Moves: They Might be Giants
• 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
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Koch Industries General Counsel Refutes Bloomberg Article Accusations	Top
Bloomberg is publishing an expose on Koch Industries, accusing the company of paying illegal bribes and skirting laws banning sales to Iran. The article prompted Mark Holden, general counsel of Koch Industries, to post a lengthy refutation.
Blackwater Ex-GC Tells All (Fictionally)	Top
Andrew Howell, under indictment, writes a novel whose story line and characters seem to track his own life, career, and concerns.
Bank of America Debit Fee Sparks Big Reactions and Low Stock Price	Top
Bank of America's announcement last week that it would begin levying a $5 monthly charge for using its debit cards is generating lots of talk on all sides of the issue, with bank officials, retailers, customers, politicians, and pundits all adding in their two cents.
Chief Legal Officers' Compensation Up 15.5 Percent	Top
General counsel who are among the highest-paid executives at large Texas companies earned a little more silver to put in their pockets in 2010 than the year before, averaging $1,966,590.
Chevron, Yukos, and Two Lifetimes of Oil Company Litigation	Top
The former owners of Yukos Oil have promised a "lifetime of litigation" against the Russian state over the seizure of their company. Half a world away, Chevron has warned that a "lifetime of...litigation" will follow if Ecuador does not render what it considers justice in its 18-year war with residents of the Amazon.
Microsoft Gives Patent Peace With Samsung a Chance	Top
This week, Microsoft announced a cross-licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. that secures royalties for every mobile phone and tablet Samsung sells that runs the Android operating system.
State and Federal Laws Control Patent Rights in Employment Agreements	Top
Recent litigation has raised the issue of how an inventor's assignment obligation is created and how it is perfected. The issue would appear to be simple, but it has proved to be surprisingly complex.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011: TLDs	Top
The fourth and final in a series of columns exploring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, circa 2011: The cloud; data security in the new world of recreational hacking; IPv6; and the new rules for TLDs, a quartet that keeps in-house lawyers awake at night.
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.
From the Experts: Secret Agents Causing FCPA Violations	Top
If your company has ever obtained official documents in Nigeria, 'touts' have likely paid cash to government officials on your behalf. And with or without your knowledge, touts may have caused your company to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
From the Experts: SSL Hacked!	Top
The extensive hacking of SSL in 2011 proved that the enterprise can't rely on encrypted communications, but corporate counsel are in a strong position to champion a fix.
Moves: They Might be Giants	Top
New Save the Redwoods general counsel goes from small-firm lawyer to in-house counsel at a nonprofit that has been protecting redwood trees from deforestation and development since 1918.
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.
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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