Corporate Counsel http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/index.jsp Corporate Counsel, the monthly magazine for the in-house attorney, covers business issues, legal affairs, and reports on the latest developments in the corporate world. en-us 09 Feb 2012 17:28:23 -0500 Copyright 2009. Incisive Media US Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.law.com/service/terms_conditions.shtml Corporate Counsel http://www.law.com/img/cc/redesign/cc_rss.gif http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/index.jsp CorpCounsel Files to Unseal AIG Corporate Monitor Reports A reporter for CorpCounsel filed a motion in federal court seeking to unseal the confidential corporate monitor reports for American International Group, Inc., starting just before and during the U.S. financial crisis of 2008. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541832649&rss=cc 1202541832649 Assessing the Future of the Dodd-Frank Act A year and a half after becoming law, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 continues to generate consternation, even as some of its provisions are being rethought and revised. What should in-house counsel expect going forward? http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541829871&rss=cc 1202541829871 California Teacher Pension Fund Reports on Say-On-Pay Voting The California State Teachers' Retirement System, the second largest public pension system in the U.S., reveals its experience with say-on-pay proxy votes. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541883044&rss=cc 1202541883044 5 Costly Moments in Electronic Discovery http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1328591596684&rss=cc 1328591596684 FTC Sued Over Google's Privacy Changes The Electronic Privacy Information Center said the search giant's plans to streamline privacy settings for 60 different services and products would violate a consent order. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1328589458568&rss=cc 1328589458568 With Patent Reform Comes Much Ado About Discovery In the wake of the new patent reform law, discovery will be a significant addition to administrative proceedings that review the validity of issued patents. A medical device company's lawsuit against the patent office foreshadows likely fights about the scope of discovery in these proceedings, which are expected to spike under the new law. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1328446184604&rss=cc 1328446184604 Rounding Up the 10 Biggest IP Litigation Wins of 2011 In light of the ever-increasing importance of intellectual property to not just Apple, but seemingly every modern business, CorpCounsel presents a list of last year's top 10 IP litigation wins. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1327266379874&rss=cc 1327266379874 Could a GC Have Helped Komen Avoid Planned Parenthood Firestorm? What do organizations like the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation gain from the presence of a general counsel before, during, and after a major organizational crisis event? http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541756175&rss=cc 1202541756175 ProtectMarriage.com GC Sees 'Clear Path' to Supreme Court for Prop 8 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. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541617667&rss=cc 1202541617667 From the Experts: Fighting Back Against Statutory Penalty Class Actions, Part I 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. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541602447&rss=cc 1202541602447 From the Experts: Wage and Hour Issues, Under the Covers 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. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541282877&rss=cc 1202541282877 A&M GC Runs the Ball in Aggies' Move Out of Big 12 Ray Bonilla, general counsel of The Texas A&M University System, is negotiating the financial terms of the withdrawal from the Big 12 by Texas A&M University. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1328446191973&rss=cc 1328446191973 Michael Bloomquist Appointed GC for Key Congressional Committee The "supercommittee" general counsel, Michael Bloomquist, has taken on the GC role at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202541154678&rss=cc 1202541154678 Rocking Out with Pandora General Counsel Delida Costin The general counsel of Pandora Media is an avid snowboarder, and just shredded her company's IPO. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1326681902392&rss=cc 1326681902392 Moves: Wendy's Company Serves Up R. Scott Toop as GC The Wendy's Company has named R. Scott Toop as its new senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202538736406&rss=cc 1202538736406 Moves: David Feinberg in Charge of Legal for American Electric Power American Electric Power Company, Inc., has put David Feinberg in charge of its law department. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202538100743&rss=cc 1202538100743 Video: How to Earn My GC Business A panel of in-house counsel discuss how firms can get their business and what they expect from their outside attorneys. http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1328070903831&rss=cc 1328070903831