InsideCounsel Magazine December 2007
Features
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The Year in Review: #1. GC Smackdown
If ever there was a time the in-house bar thought it could slip under the radar, that time has come to an end. The rude ...
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The Year in Review: #2. Deal Breaker
At the dawn of 2007 few Americans knew anything about subprime mortgages and the arcane financial instruments they funded. By August the words "credit crunch" ...
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The Year in Review: #3. Women v. Wal-Mart
The world's largest private employer set another milestone in 2007 as it defended itself against the largest civil class action suit in U.S. history, Dukes ...
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The Year in Review: #4. Tug-of-War
The Supreme Court dealt a decisive blow to many pending pay discrimination suits with its May decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. ...
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The Year in Review: #5. Members Only
There's a very small and exclusive club of GCs who have been -elevated to the role of president or CEO at major corporations: Jeff Kindler ...
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The Year in Review: #6. Going Green
"Green" was the word on everyone's lips this year, as Al Gore collected his Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness of climate change, hybrid vehicle ...
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The Year in Review: #7. No Respect
Like the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, European in-house counsel don't get much respect. Companies in the EU frequently neglect to give general counsel C-suite status, ...
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The Year in Review: #8. Red Alert
When it comes to U.S. consumers there are three things companies should never mess with--their pets, stomachs and kids. Thanks to poor oversight in factories ...
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The Year in Review: #9. EU Muscle
While U.S. courts took significant steps to relax domestic antitrust policy in 2007, European competition regulators stepped into the gap and emerged as the world's ...
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The Year in Review: #10. Discovery Hype
In the months leading up to the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the legal community acted as if it were Armageddon."When the ...
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The Year in Review: #11. Bad Apple
Among the year's most prominent general counsel scandals was that of Nancy Heinen, the former top lawyer of Apple Inc., whom the SEC charged in ...
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The Year in Review: #12. IP Shake-up
After leaving the Federal Circuit to its own devices for nearly 20 years, the Supreme Court undertook a major cleanup of IP law in 2007 ...
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The Year in Review: #13. Fat Checks
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett announced Jan. 22 it was raising the salary for its New York-based first year associates to $160,000 from $145,000, setting off ...
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The Year in Review: #14. DOJ Backlash
For years bar organizations, business groups and civil liberties advocates criticized the DOJ's infamous Thompson Memo, which gave prosecutors free rein to demand waiver of ...
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The Year in Review: #15. Sweet Revenge
Since its founding in 1965, Milberg Weiss has struck the fear of God in corporate America. Its specialty was representing "wronged" investors in massive class ...
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The Year in Review: #16. Black Eye for GE
General Electric Co. enjoyed a reputation as an incubator for successful future general counsel during the past 40 years--that is until one of its own ...
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The Year in Review: #17. Extreme Makeover
For all the talk about the importance of stare decisis during John Roberts' confirmation hearings, the Roberts Court hasn't been shy about making bold changes ...
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The Year in Review: #18. ICE-Men
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a New Bedford, Mass., factory in March, they arrested 361 alleged illegal aliens and their bosses. Owner ...
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The Year in Review: #19. Investors Lash Out
Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta has all the trappings of a great courtroom drama: sympathetic plaintiffs, an emotionally charged issue and high stakes for ...
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The Year in Review: #20. Benched
A life appointment to the federal judiciary is one of the most coveted jobs in the legal profession. In 2007 two members of the in-house ...
Profile
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Real Tough
Robert Kimball's competitive drive pays off big for RealNetworks.
Litigation
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Blind Access
Lawsuit claims Target.com must accommodate blind shoppers.
IP
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Copyright Confusion
10th Circuit challenges Congressional revisions to copyright law.
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Patent Limitations
Judge halts PTO's plan to streamline applications.
Labor
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Ballot Battle
National Labor Relations Board thwarts union drive for card-check agreements.
Technology
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Data Destruction
Companies avoid security breaches by shredding old hardware.
Regulatory
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Influence Peddling
Leadership Act attempts to rein in corporate lobbying activities.
Global
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Building Barriers
Canadian government considers new policies to restrict foreign investment.
Inside Perspective
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Stress Points
A year-end review of the top issues keeping CLOs awake at night.
Circuits
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Court Dismisses 401(k) Stock Drop Case
Jane Edgar was saving for retirement by putting money in a 401(k) plan, which included the option of investing in the stock of her employer, ...
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Ford Loses NAFTA Record-keeping Case
Since September 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been stepping up its scrutiny of foreign travelers and their identification documents. Unfortunately for business, the ...
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Appeals Court Relaxes Restrictions on Bundled Discounts
Lane County, Ore., is not exactly a Mecca of consumer choice. When it comes to health care, for instance, the county's 323,000 residents have only ...
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State Employees Sue for Domestic Partner Benefits
Bascom Hill is the heart of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the highest point on campus and home to university administration. From the hill, ...
Small Talk
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Joking Around
Humor can help small legal departments more effectively dispense legal advice.
Inside Non-Profits
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Know Thyself
Conflict of interest policies governing ABA section members need a reality check.
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