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November 2009 Issue
Cover Story
Was He Listening?
Legal advice—whether it was taken or not—is at the center of state and federal probes of Bank of America.
Features
Does He Have the Toughest GC Job in America?
Edward O'Keefe, the new GC at Bank of America Corporation, has inherited what must be one of the biggest legal messes any general counsel could step into.
In The News
Blogger Beware
A defamation suit against a Cisco lawyer ends in a secret settlement.
Someone Else's Responsibility
Pfizer's GC loses oversight of compliance in a government deal.
The Comeback Company
Siemens tries to recover from a bribery scandal by striking integrity pacts with its rivals.
Crash and Burn
Toyota and a former staff lawyer ram into each other in court.
The Valley's Toughest Jobs
The chief executive of Apple runs through a string of general counsel.
On The Job
Deals & Suits
Pepsi Bottling/PepsiAmericas; Agilent/Varian; Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt; SEC v. Bank of America; Martinez et al. v. Astrue; Visto v. RIM; U.S. v. Butler et al.; Kano State v. Pfizer
Big Suits: Canadian
Nortel Restructuring; Morrow v. Zhang
DC Watch
Lawyers to OSC: Anyone Home?
Whistle-blowers wonder what happened to, and who will fix, the office of special counsel.
Companies Neglect FCPA Compliance
Enforcement is up, but one-third of companies have no Foreign Corrupt Practices Act program.
Lobby Log
Who's paying whom to say what?
Diversions
Global In-House
Preferential Treatment, for Some
RBS puts select firms on fast track; Nestlé unveils U.K. counsel.
