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• Where Was Penn State General Counsel Cynthia Baldwin?
• Beyond Criminal Cases, Civil Exposure in the Penn State Scandal
• Penn State, Paterno, and the Hubris of High-Performers
• KPMG Case Fuels Preservation Debate
• In-house Use of Matter-Management Software
• Google's Patent Counsel on the Ongoing Tech-Patent Wars
• Copyright Troll Righthaven Faces Possible Asset Seizure
• Cost is Just One of Many Factors in Evaluating Outside Counsel
• The New CorpCounsel.com Linked In Group
• From the Experts: Unpaid Internships' Swan Song?
• From the Experts: Providing Third-Party Information to the Government
• Moves: Patent Startup Article One Hires First General Counsel
• Moves: A People's Voice
• Moves: Jenner's Andrew Weissmann Tapped as New FBI GC
• Moves: Sharon Ryan Folded Into International Paper GC Spot
• NHL Players' Association GC Skates Into Contract Negotiations
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Where Was Penn State General Counsel Cynthia Baldwin?	Top
So often when a scandal breaks, the first question the public asks is: Where were the lawyers? In the Penn State sexual abuse case, the answer seems to be: Not there.
Beyond Criminal Cases, Civil Exposure in the Penn State Scandal	Top
The expected civil claims stemming from the actions of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will derive from institutional failures and reckless negligence at Penn State and at The Second Mile, the youth charity founded by Sandusky.
Penn State, Paterno, and the Hubris of High-Performers	Top
The Penn State abuse scandal has revealed both human tragedy and the tragic hubris that afflicts institutions when they put their rainmakers above the law.
KPMG Case Fuels Preservation Debate	Top
Electronic discovery experts are on high alert about next month's expected preservation ruling in the case of Pippins v. KPMG.
In-house Use of Matter-Management Software	Top
A large number of U.S. law departments have licensed the software, but smaller departments mostly have not.
Google's Patent Counsel on the Ongoing Tech-Patent Wars	Top
In a recent interview, Google patent counsel Tim Porter discusses the ongoing patent spats over its Android smartphone operating system, which has led to sparring between the web-search giant and such industry heavyweights as Apple and Microsoft.
Copyright Troll Righthaven Faces Possible Asset Seizure	Top
Wayne Hoehn, one of the defendants that Righthaven has unsuccessfully sued for copyright infringement, has asked a Las Vegas federal district court judge to allow him to seize Righthaven's assets in order to enforce a judgment he won in August.
Cost is Just One of Many Factors in Evaluating Outside Counsel	Top
The third in a three-part series of articles based on ALM's 2011 Law Department Compensation Benchmarking Survey and Law Department Metrics Benchmarking Survey.
The New CorpCounsel.com Linked In Group	Top
Join CorpCounsel on the popular professional networking site Linked In. Get regular news updates from CorpCounsel, discuss key topics in the field, and network with in-house and outside counsel.
From the Experts: Unpaid Internships' Swan Song?	Top
Two men who worked as unpaid interns on the 2010 Oscar-nominated film Black Swan have sued the film's production company for allegedly violating the FLSA and the New York Labor Law.
From the Experts: Providing Third-Party Information to the Government	Top
Once taken for granted, the confidentiality of information provided by third parties to the government during the course of nonpublic antitrust investigations can no longer be presumed.
Moves: Patent Startup Article One Hires First General Counsel	Top
Patent research company Article One Partners has opened an office in Palo Alto, Calif., and named its first general counsel, Monica Winghart, former head of IP litigation at Clorox.
Moves: A People's Voice	Top
Johnson Publishing Company, the largest African American?owned publishing firm in the United States, has appointed Kevin Ridley as its next general counsel.
Moves: Jenner's Andrew Weissmann Tapped as New FBI GC	Top
Andrew Weissmann, the former director of the federal government's Enron task force, has left his post as cochair of Jenner & Block's white-collar defense and investigations practice to become the Federal Bureau of Investigation's new general counsel.
Moves: Sharon Ryan Folded Into International Paper GC Spot	Top
Memphis-based International Paper Company has appointed longtime in-house lawyer Sharon Ryan to its general counsel post.
NHL Players' Association GC Skates Into Contract Negotiations	Top
With the NBA lockout recalling the NHL's lost 2004-2005 season, the hockey pros' union has a new general counsel, Don Zavelo, getting in the game a year ahead of the skaters' upcoming contract negotiations.
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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