In This Issue - October 2011
Cover Story
Who Reps 2011: The Buddy System
Systems and metrics are great - but when it comes to choosing outside counsel, trust still counts for a lot.
Features
Diversity Digest: Cracks in the Glass Ceiling
Women haven't advanced as far in the legal profession as some had hoped, but many individuals have success stories to tell.
Diversity Digest: A Slower Advance
Female attorneys haven't progressed as well in recent years as they did in earlier decades.
Diversity Digest: Up Through the Ranks
PepsiCo's general counsel explains how she got where she is.
Who Reps 2011: Walking in His Shoes
An outside lawyer knows Coinstar's world from the inside out.
Who Reps 2011: Finding an Ally
Far from headquarters, an in-house lawyer needed a law firm's help.
Who Reps 2011: The Big Chart
Courtroom counsel for America's top 100 companies.
Who Reps 2011: Blood Brothers
The bond between Big Brown and its outside firm runs deep.
Who Reps 2011: Litigation Kings
The top mentions by practice area.
Who Reps 2011: Like Minds
An IP lawyer impresses with her ideas, and her ability to listen.
In The News
Judges Rule and an Industry Exhales
Federal Circuit confirms, to biotech's relief, that genes can be patented.
Rating the Downgrade: Question & Answers - Cornelius Hurley
A law professor opines on why the U.S. lost that triple A and what it portends.
The Litigation Lab
Shell's U.K. deal shows the common law's value for human rights lawsuits.
Switching Sides
As inside lawyers lose jobs, some join plaintiffs firms and are sued by their old companies.
Getting Their Attention
Prosecutors are giving in-house counsel plenty to ponder even without convictions.
On The Job
A.I., the E-Discovery Edition
Will "predictive coding" attain mainstream acceptance? Maybe.
Moves: They Might be Giants
Harry Pollack: Chief Program Officer and General Counsel
Seize The Day
General counsel, you hold the purse strings. Go for it.
DC Watch
Lost in the Ozone Again
Chamber of Commerce leads an effort to roll back new air-quality standards.
Prosecutors On Trial
The Justice Department's criminal division defends its lawyers, but a critic complains that it's preaching to the choir.
Slamming "Nonpracticing Entities"
Federal Circuit finds that so-called patent trolls have unfair advantages in litigation.
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