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Is California the Incubator for U.S. Employment Law?

Corporate Counsel

February 8, 2012

California's reputation for sunny beaches and tow-haired beauties has inspired countless songwriters over the years. But the Golden State has also become known for being at the forefront of employment law developments.

Fighting Back Against Statutory Penalty Class Actions, Part I

Corporate Counsel

February 8, 2012

Statutory penalty class actions have become the scourge of businesses of all stripes, with lucrative penalty schemes that encourage lawsuits over hyper-technical statutory violations and promote "creative" interpretations of otherwise well-intentioned laws.

ProtectMarriage.com GC Sees 'Clear Path' to Supreme Court for Prop 8

Corporate Counsel

February 8, 2012

Following a U.S. Court of Appeals decision finding California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, Andy Pugno, general counsel for the pro-Prop 8 coalition ProtectMarriage.com, has an unequivocal view of his organization's next steps.

Koch Industries GC on Politics and the Keystone Pipeline

Corporate Counsel

February 7, 2012

Koch Industries, Inc., general counsel Mark Holden sees attempts to connect the company with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project as "political theater."

Planning is Key in Corporate Fraud Risk Management

Corporate Counsel

February 7, 2012

Joseph Dooley, a forensic accountant who spent 21 years with the FBI and is now with digital risk-management firm Stroz Friedberg, discusses the ways an organization can both prevent and respond to acts of fraud.

Will Facebook, Google, and the Government Wreck Your Markets?

Corporate Counsel

February 7, 2012

Facebook and Google are once again profoundly changing the world in which companies operate. Corporate counsel need to be concerned about what may be on the horizon.

SEC Names GAO's Jeanette Franzel to Accounting Oversight Board

Corporate Counsel

February 6, 2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Jeanette Franzel to fill a vacancy on the agency's Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

LGBT Bar Association Honors Out & Proud Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel

February 6, 2012

Prudential's law department was held up as one to emulate at the National LGBT Bar Association's
Out & Proud Corporate Counsel Awards.

Should Wage and Hour Issues Be Keeping You Up at Night?

Corporate Counsel

February 6, 2012

Employment attorneys have long focused on discrimination and harassment litigation. Few devoted time to wage and hour issues. But that's changing, and in-house counsel need to be on the lookout for liability.

Tracing the Effects of Oil and Gas Industry Political Donations

Corporate Counsel

February 3, 2012

Of 36 U.S. Senators who rank the oil and gas industry among their top 10 contributing industry groups, 31 sponsored or co-sponsored a bill to try to push through the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Michael Bloomquist is GC for Key Congressional Committee

Corporate Counsel

February 3, 2012

The "supercommittee" general counsel, Michael Bloomquist, has taken on the GC role at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Was Penn State's GC Counsel for University Officials?

Corporate Counsel

February 3, 2012

In-house lawyers represent the entity that issues their paychecks, not the executives and staff. But as seen in testimony from two Penn State officials, a company's lawyers and constituents can understand the relationship differently.

NBCUniversal Media's Richard Cotton is a GC in the Limelight

Corporate Counsel

February 2, 2012

Richard Cotton, the executive vice president and general counsel of NBCUniversal Media, LLC, doesn't mind being the focus of attention.

Regulators Prepare to Examine the Facebook IPO

Corporate Counsel

February 2, 2012

As Facebook files its initial public offering paperwork with the SEC, regulators and potential investors will examine the company under a fiscal microscope and decide just how much they "like" Facebook's operational structure.

Should Your Company Head Into the Cloud?

Corporate Counsel

February 2, 2012

As companies contemplate moving their existing data, software, and/or infrastructure applications to a cloud service, whether public, private, or a hybrid between the two, potential traps lurk for the unwary.

One for Apple

Corporate Counsel

February 1, 2012

It's early in the smartphone wars, but the tech giant scores in the ITC.

A Scandal They Couldn't Wave Away

Corporate Counsel

February 1, 2012

News Corp.'s second probe into phone hacking has yielded results very different from those of the first.

Stands by to Repel Boarders

Corporate Counsel

February 1, 2012

Richard Cotton: Executive Vice President and General Counsel | NBCUniversal Media, LLC

SOPA/PIPA Battle as One More Victory for Internet-Based Protest

Corporate Counsel

February 1, 2012

In the remarkable, Internet-fueled victory against the Stop Online Privacy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act, there is yet another lesson for corporations and their advisors on the speed of modern communication and its ability to affect business, legislative, and legal processes.

Employment Law Lessons from the $16M MacAndrews & Forbes Verdict

Corporate Counsel

February 1, 2012

Although the legal theories put forth in last week's MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. trial may have been classic, as in any contract dispute the $16 million verdict for Donald Drapkin was all in the details.

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