InsideCounsel Magazine March 2010
Features
Holding Pattern: Results from IC's Career Satisfaction Survey
In an anxious age, stability is key to job satisfaction for in-house counsel.
Features
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A Matter of Time: Law Firms Move Away From the Billable Hour
Part II: Law firms discuss how they're using alternative fee arrangements.
Profile
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Smarts and Crafts: A Chat With Etsy.com's GC
Etsy's GC Sarah Feingold spins a childhood hobby into a legal career.
Litigation
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Cutting Class: CAFA Creates a Host of Considerations for In-House Counsel
When CAFA changed the class action landscape, it also created a host of considerations for corporate counsel.
IP
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Marked for Trouble: Ruling Turns False Marking Statute on its Head
Ruling may require patent owners to be more vigilant about marking their products as patented.
Labor
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Clock Work: Wage and Hour Cases Top Employment Class Actions
Wage and hour cases outpace all other types of employment class actions.
Technology
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Mission Possible: Encryption Software Isn't the Only Option for Shielding Data
Technologies protect companies from liability by locking or remotely destroying data on stolen devices.
Regulatory
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Congressional Crackdown: Investor Protection Act Enhances SEC Power
As Congress seeks reform on Wall Street, the House moves to reinvigorate the SEC.
Global
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F-Cubed Conflict
Federal appeals decision in foreign securities suit takes jurisdiction issue to the Supreme Court.
Corporate Crime
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Big Sting: January Sting Sets FCPA Precedent
DOJ ups the ante on FCPA probes, netting 22 executives.
From The Editor
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Comfortably Content
While many Americans seem to be unhappy with their current jobs, the in-house bar is hanging in there.
Inside Perspective
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In the Know: Developing a Plan to Collect Company Information
Preserving the company's knowledge often falls in the hands of the legal department.
Circuits
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California Re-Confirms Protection for Privilege
State high court frees Costco from producing memo from outside counsel.
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Supervisors Must Pursue All Suggestions of Sexual Harassment
Court finds boss liable even though employee didn't want to talk.
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Court Applies Two Landmark Drug Rulings, Rejecting One
Eighth Circuit takes on the presumption against pre-emption and innovator liability.
Career Talk
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In-House Career Changes
GC Appointments, In-House Moves, Awards and Law Firm News.
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R.J. O'Brien Names James Falvey General Counsel
New legal head brings deep experience in the futures industry.
Inside Non-Profits
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The Other Side: A Refresher on Non-Profit Law
Non-profit attorneys regularly explain the simple facts of non-profit law to for-profit in-house lawyers.
Ethical Insights
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Process Makes Perfect: Managing In-House Attorney-Client Privilege
Implementing proper procedures helps protect legal departments from privilege violations.
Paying It Forward
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Head Start: Accenture Lawyers Go Back to School
Accenture's legal department teams up to bring legal lessons to the classroom.
Online Exclusive
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False Patent Marks Can Add Up to Big Fines
Federal Circuit decision overturns century-long ruling.
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Investigation Exposure: Proposed Law Could Give SEC Greater Access to Information
Legislation promotes information sharing between criminal and civil investigations.
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Just Another Collar: White-Collar Defense Lawyers Adopt Different Tactics
White-collar defense lawyers left with fewer options in new era of FCPA enforcement.
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Nonjurisdictional Issues in Morrision Take Center Stage
SEC reverses the position it took before the 2nd Circuit.
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Plaintiffs Data Breach Suits Fail Where They Can't Prove Damages
Two recent cases illustrate the problems of stating a claim.
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Against the Grain: Busting Career Satisfaction Conventions
Not surprisingly, career satisfaction is subjective.
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Looking for Efficiency: Project Management Matters
Construct the most sophisticated AFAs in the world, but they won't make up for lack of process.
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Protecting Privilege: Bill Would Better Shield Attorney Communications
Re-introduced Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act aims to preserve privilege in corporate investigations.
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Supervising the Supervisors: Training Matters With Sexual Harassment Complaints
Second Circuit decision renews focus on ongoing training for supervisors.
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Etsy, Esq.: Handmade finds for the JD
We shop online retailer Etsy.com with lawyers in mind.
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Undercover Counsel
Working a line job in the field for a day is a great career move.
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Friend or Foe, Part II: More on Social Networking in the Courtroom
Ethical questions abound when lawyers and judges become Facebook "friends."
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