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• Will 2012 be the Year of the SEC Whistleblower?
• As In-House Roles Change, More Teamwork Between GC and CFO Needed
• What Does the Lindsey Ruling Mean for the Future of FCPA?
• Youth Movement in Santa Clara
• Feds Can't Quit 'No Admit'
• The 2011 Patent Litigation Survey
• Intellectual Property: Trademarking Colors a Tricky Business, But It Can Be Done
• 2011 Law Department Metrics Benchmarking Survey
• What are the Long-Term Consequences of the Eurozone Debt Crisis?
• From the Experts: Information Governance and Its Impact on Litigation
• From the Experts: Unpaid Internships' Swan Song?
• 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
• Moves: Patent Startup Article One Hires First General Counsel
• Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Wellpoint

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Will 2012 be the Year of the SEC Whistleblower?	Top
Former Securities and Exchange Commission deputy director Paul Leder discusses the likely impacts of the SEC's new whistleblower system, and how in-house counsel can prepare for the year ahead.
As In-House Roles Change, More Teamwork Between GC and CFO Needed	Top
A recent poll found that increased market volatility has increased collaboration between high-level corporate executives. But only 40 percent of respondents reported a high degree of teamwork when it comes to general counsel and chief financial officers.
What Does the Lindsey Ruling Mean for the Future of FCPA?	Top
Last week, U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz sent down a ruling that overturned the corruption convictions of Lindsey Manufacturing Co. executives, who had been accused by government prosecutors of participating in bribes that violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Given that this was the first major corporate prosecution under the FCPA, what does the ruling mean for the future of the anti-corruption law?
Youth Movement in Santa Clara	Top
County Counsel Miguel Marquez is on the fast track, and he isn't afraid to put young lawyers on it, too.
Feds Can't Quit 'No Admit'	Top
When Judge Jed Rakoff refused to sign off on a $285 million settlement between the SEC and Citigroup last week, he took aim at the SEC's long-standing policy allowing defendants to enter into consent judgments without admitting or denying wrongdoing.
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.
Intellectual Property: Trademarking Colors a Tricky Business, But It Can Be Done	Top
Since we do not live in a black-and-white world, color has always been a part of branding and advertising. And for some products and services, color is the primary focus of branding efforts.
2011 Law Department Metrics Benchmarking Survey	Top
CorpCounsel's look at law department spending, staffing, salaries, and more, based on survey responses from more than 200 in-house counsel.
What are the Long-Term Consequences of the Eurozone Debt Crisis?	Top
Europe's sovereign debt crisis has prompted dire warnings this week from influential think-tanks, credit ratings agencies, and government officials who are saying that the European Union has just a few days to come up with a crisis response.
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.
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 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.
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.
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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