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• The Top 10 CorpCounsel.com Stories of 2011
• What Do You Want to See From CorpCounsel in 2012?
• From the Experts: Are You Ready for the False Claims Act?
• Under FCPA, Former Siemens Executives Charged with 'Stunning' Bribes of Argentine Officials
• Livestrong's GC Mona Patel's Personal and Professional Rewards
• 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
• HP Replacing Its Top Lawyer
• 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
• 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.
What Do You Want to See From CorpCounsel in 2012?	Top
We wanted to look ahead to 2012 by asking our readers: What would you like to see next year on CorpCounsel.com and in the pages of the magazine?
From the Experts: Are You Ready for the False Claims Act?	Top
False Claims Act litigation has experienced an unprecedented and dramatic increase in the past two years, and all signs suggest that this trend will continue. Any company that interacts with the government must be ready to address the risk of FCA cases.
Under FCPA, Former Siemens Executives Charged with 'Stunning' Bribes of Argentine Officials	Top
The biggest-ever Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case lives on with the announcement that eight former executives and agents of Siemens AG have been charged with bribing officials in Argentina to get a $1 billion government contract.
Livestrong's GC Mona Patel's Personal and Professional Rewards	Top
During Mona Patel's first year as general counsel at the Lance Armstrong Foundation in Austin, she cut the nonprofit's legal costs by half, a feat she accomplished by handling corporate work herself, negotiating pro bono and reduced-rate contracts with outside counsel, and bringing on legal interns who work for free.
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.
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.
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.
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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