In This Issue - May 2013
Cover Story
Best Legal Departments 2013
The 2013 winners of our annual Best Legal Departments competition all have one trait in common: they are really, really passionate about the work they do.
Features
The "P" Word
Editor's Note
Acorda Therapeutics: Scrappy But Savvy
Acorda's small team of in-house lawyers all do a bit of everything—and they like it that way.
Bristol-Myers Squibb: The Caped Crusaders
The global biopharmaceutical company's legal team collaborates the way a certain dynamic duo does on the silver screen. And like them, it gets results.
Caesars Entertainment: Render Unto Caesars
The Caesars law department takes on myriad projects in the gaming industry, one of the most tightly regulated businesses in the United States.
California State University: Going 4.0
Working for the largest four-year university system in the world, Cal State's lawyers get straight A's for reducing caseload and expenses.
In The News
At Their Peril
New rules pressure companies to take responsibility for their supply chains.
Hold the Champagne
FCPA enforcement declined in the first quarter, but the news isn't as good as it sounds.
Business (and Nation) Building
A General Electric lawyer travels to Myanmar to test the legal waters.
Chase Who Matters
The nation's largest bank decided to go a different way on compliance.
Evergreening Withers in India
India rules that pharma companies can't prolong patent protection by making small changes to drugs.
Deals & Suits
Moves
She's a Natural
First-ever top lawyer for organic food company likes being part of a company that people can relate to; and other Moves.
Profile: Nothing Flaky About It
Kathryn Krecke | W.K. Kellogg Foundation
From The Experts
Independence Day Ahead
Significant changes are coming for compensation committee members.
In-House Tech
Laptops Are So 2007
Convertible, Chromebook, tablet all vie to replace your notebook. Can they?
IP Insider
Deference Due?
Claim construction law and the future of biotech patent litigation.
DC Watch
Wobbly Agency Staggers Sideways
The president tries to resuscitate the NLRB, but the signs are not good.
Class Retraction
The Supreme Court shoots down another large group of plaintiffs.
A Hankering to Hire
The Justice Department's budget seeks to add dozens of lawyers to bolster enforcement.
Outbox
Build It, and They Will Come
Andrew Johnson: General Counsel, 3D Systems
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