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• Penn State Appoints Former FBI Director Freeh to Lead Investigation
• When GCs Get Involved With PR, the Company Wins
• From the Experts: Something Good, Something Dangerous
• Righthaven Affiliate Concedes That Brief Web Excerpt is Fair Use
• Supreme Court's Mensing Ruling Isn't Silver Bullet for Generic Drug Makers
• Samsung Makes Apple Patent-Litigation Plans for 2012
• Google's Patent Counsel on the Ongoing Tech-Patent Wars
• Porno and Madison Avenue, Strange Bedfellows
• CorpCounsel Coverage of the Penn State Abuse Case
• From the Experts: Unpaid Internships' Swan Song?
• From the Experts: Providing Third-Party Information to the Government
• Marin Software Hires First GC, Rashmi Garde
• Moves: J. Martin Willhite Starring as Legendary Entertainment's GC
• Moves: BBC Worldwide Casts Martyn Freeman for General Counsel Debut
• Moves: Patent Startup Article One Hires First General Counsel
• Moves: A People's Voice
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Penn State Appoints Former FBI Director Freeh to Lead Investigation	Top
The law firm of former FBI director and federal judge Louis Freeh has been hired by Penn State to investigate the university's governance, compliance, and controls, in relation to the reporting of sexual crimes.
When GCs Get Involved With PR, the Company Wins	Top
Chief amongst the many functions that a general counsel is expected to integrate into the law department is that of public relations crisis manager.
From the Experts: Something Good, Something Dangerous	Top
The economic crisis means there are bargains, and pitfalls, in M&A.
Righthaven Affiliate Concedes That Brief Web Excerpt is Fair Use	Top
The latest chapter in the Nevada federal court saga launched by aggressive copyright plaintiff Righthaven LLC is a concession by its affiliate, Las Vegas Review-Journal publisher Stephens Media, that a brief news article excerpt in an online forum is not copyright infringement.
Supreme Court's Mensing Ruling Isn't Silver Bullet for Generic Drug Makers	Top
In the wake of the Supreme Court's PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing decision, Reglan plaintiffs argued that the ruling did not preempt claims that companies should have taken other steps to warn about the risk of developing tardive dyskinesia.
Samsung Makes Apple Patent-Litigation Plans for 2012	Top
With a month and a half left to go in 2011, it looks like Samsung Electronics Co. has already made big plans for 2012: kicking its patent-infringement litigation efforts against Apple into high gear.
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.
Porno and Madison Avenue, Strange Bedfellows	Top
The new .xxx. top level domain suggests curious relationships between seemingly unrelated industries, and highlights the notion that the Internet is fundamentally broken.
CorpCounsel Coverage of the Penn State Abuse Case	Top
A roundup of articles delving into the many in-house legal angles of the Penn State football program sexual abuse case.
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.
Marin Software Hires First GC, Rashmi Garde	Top
Marin Software, maker of an online advertising management platform, has hired Rashmi Garde as its first general counsel.
Moves: J. Martin Willhite Starring as Legendary Entertainment's GC	Top
There's no business like show business, and J. Martin Willhite is giving up behind-the-scenes work for a leading lawyer role for Legendary Entertainment.
Moves: BBC Worldwide Casts Martyn Freeman for General Counsel Debut	Top
Martyn Freeman will take responsibility for legal and business affairs, and policy and regulatory matters at BBC Worldwide, the global commercial arm of the BBC.
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.
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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