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• Under FCPA, former Siemens executives charged with 'stunning' bribes of Argentine officials
• Law school, a ticket to economic security? Better run the numbers
• Yoga poses can't be copyrighted, says U.S. official, cited by two defendants
• With immigration case, Court takes on another potential blockbuster
• Government agrees to place conviction in FCPA case on hold
• Apple vs. Android
• The penalty includes career death
• At 1st Circuit, two ex-lawyers appeal mortgage fraud convictions
• Law school establishing branch in Savannah
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Debate over Web piracy act goes viral
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Personalized medicine: a dynamic patent landscape
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Debate continues over paid-in-full patent awards
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Domestic industries have more power to protect trade secrets globally
• THE PRACTICE: Appropriation art poses challenges for copyright law
• OPINION: A bright future for ADR
• OPINION: A call for prosecutorial accountability
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In law departments, spending ticks up
• ANTITRUST: DOJ's suit against AT&T: rhetoric v. reality
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• The Minority 40 Under 40

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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.
Law school, a ticket to economic security? Better run the numbers	Top
You've graduated from law school. You've landed a job as an attorney. Now you want to buy a house and cement your status in the professional class. But can you afford it? Probably not — unless you can count on earning three times your annual tuition.
Yoga poses can't be copyrighted, says U.S. official, cited by two defendants	Top
A copyright official's opinion that yoga poses can't be copyrighted will likely change yoga guru Bikram Choudhury's litigation posture in three copyright cases against yoga studios and their owners.
With immigration case, Court takes on another potential blockbuster	Top
Once again raising the stakes in what may be an historic term, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Arizona's tough anti-immigration law can be enforced or is in fatal conflict with federal immigration law.
Government agrees to place conviction in FCPA case on hold	Top
Prosecutors in a disastrous Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case agreed to toss the conviction of a third individual defendant in light of a federal judge's dismissal of related charges against two co-defendants for prosecutorial misconduct.
Apple vs. Android	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 penalty includes 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.
At 1st Circuit, two ex-lawyers appeal mortgage fraud convictions	Top
Two former Massachusetts lawyers who were convicted for participating in the same mortgage fraud scheme mounted appeals on different theories at combined oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. Three nonlawyers also appealed their convictions in the same hearing.
Law school establishing branch in Savannah	Top
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School announced on Dec. 8 that is has received American Bar Association approval to open a Savannah branch campus next fall. The new location will be called Savannah Law School.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Debate over Web piracy act goes viral	Top
Opponents predict end of a free Internet; supporters say that's a huge exaggeration.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Personalized medicine: a dynamic patent landscape	Top
One legal question arising from recent advances in personalized medicine concerns the right of a patent owner to demand a patent license fee or simply to stop a third party from using a patented technology, such as a gene sequence.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Debate continues over paid-in-full patent awards	Top
Defendants prefer them, while patent owners seek compensation for willful future infringement.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW: Domestic industries have more power to protect trade secrets globally	Top
In TianRui v. ITC, the Federal Circuit upheld an ITC decision denying importation of goods when the trade secret misappropriation occurred outside the U.S.
THE PRACTICE: Appropriation art poses challenges for copyright law	Top
The 2d Circuit's forthcoming ruling in 'Cariou v. Prince' likely will be a significant landmark in the debate.
OPINION: A bright future for ADR	Top
Despite some challenges, alternative dispute resolution can remain a major force in resolving complex disputes.
OPINION: A call for prosecutorial accountability	Top
New research shows that prosecutors are rarely disciplined when misconduct occurs.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In law departments, spending ticks up	Top
Survey indicates a majority of chief legal officers increased internal and external budgets in the past year.
ANTITRUST: DOJ's suit against AT&T: rhetoric v. reality	Top
From a traditional antitrust analysis, it would be hard to see how the government can lose this one in court.
LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW	Top
Rising tuition. Misleading employment statistics. Inadequate skills training. One law school professor has launched a full-scale assault on the legal education system in response to these mounting issues. Are law schools in crisis?
The Minority 40 Under 40	Top
The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The thriving careers of these lawyers — at law firms and in government, academia and public interest — attest to the greater opportunities available to them, as well as to their talents.

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