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• The Top 10 CorpCounsel.com Stories of 2011
• HP Replacing Its Top Lawyer
• Harbinger General Counsel Gets Wells Notice from SEC
• When the Penalty for GCs and Other Execs is Career Death
• It's a Wild World of Mobile Apps Out There
• The Apple vs. Android Battle Heats Up at the ITC
• The 2011 Patent Litigation Survey
• Reducing Holiday Liability with 'The Company Party Checklist'
• Compensation, Risk to Dominate the 2012 Proxy Season
• From the Experts: A Lasting Peace in Mass Torts
• From the Experts: Information Governance and Its Impact on Litigation
• Starbucks General Counsel Retires, Joins Obama 2012 Campaign
• From Giant Google to Smaller In-house at The Square
• 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
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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The Top 10 CorpCounsel.com Stories of 2011	Top
With 2011 gliding in for its final landing, we look back at the 10 most popular CorpCounsel.com stories of 2011, based on the most important metric of all: you, our readers.
HP Replacing Its Top Lawyer	Top
After almost five years at the technology company, Hewlett-Packard general counsel Michael Holston is leaving. The company tapped a Fenwick partner to be interim counsel.
Harbinger General Counsel Gets Wells Notice from SEC	Top
Robin Roger, the top lawyer at Harbinger Capital Partners, is among three corporate officers who received Wells Notices from the Securities and Exchange Commission this week, indicating that they may be charged with violations of U.S. securities laws.
When the Penalty for GCs and Other Execs is Career Death	Top
A closely watched case tests the power of the government to punish corporate executives absent evidence the officials were aware of misconduct among subordinates.
It's a Wild World of Mobile Apps Out There	Top
Mobile apps are empowering and fun, and a little scary when it comes to security.
The Apple vs. Android Battle Heats Up at the ITC	Top
Before his death, Apple Inc. Chief Execu­tive Officer Steve Jobs famously vowed to go "thermonuclear" against Google Inc.'s Android operating system for smartphones. The company has been following through on Jobs' threat, and ground zero is the International Trade Commission.
The 2011 Patent Litigation Survey	Top
Judges and lawmakers are working to deter patent suits, but you wouldn't know it from the results of the 2011 edition of our annual Patent Litigation Survey.
Reducing Holiday Liability with 'The Company Party Checklist'	Top
Our list of precautionary tips can help in-house counsel keep the office holiday party from becoming a festival of liability and inappropriate behavior amongst employees, any one of whom might sue for fostering a hostile work environment.
Compensation, Risk to Dominate the 2012 Proxy Season	Top
Maureen Errity, director of Deloitte LLP's Center for Corporate Governance, looks toward the coming year's proxy season dialogues between companies and their investors.
From the Experts: A Lasting Peace in Mass Torts	Top
Mass tort claims can present a tremendous financial and legal burden on a company. In-house counsel recommending settlement of a mass tort to company management, often at significant cost, must be confident that the settlement will buy a lasting and comprehensive peace.
From the Experts: Information Governance and Its Impact on Litigation	Top
While word processing, social media, and email have made it easier to create information, it remains important to effectively govern that information in order to minimize risk while maintaining the information's value to the organization.
Starbucks General Counsel Retires, Joins Obama 2012 Campaign	Top
Paula Boggs, GC for coffee giant Starbucks, announced that she is retiring this spring in order to join President Obama's 2012 re-election team as a community advocate.
From Giant Google to Smaller In-house at The Square	Top
The Square Inc. general counsel likes the flexibility of a small legal department.
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.
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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