InsideCounsel Magazine August 2012
Features
How the immigration policy stalemate is hurting businesses and the economy
The implications of Arizona v. United States, and the pressure and frustrations the immigration system brings to companies
Features
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How in-house lawyers are using social media
More lawyers of all ages are using online tools to research, expand networking opportunities
From The Editor
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Taking advantage of social media
Embracing technology can help in-house lawyers personally and professionally
Inside Perspective
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A successful legal department is like a hockey team
In-house counsel can take a lesson from the teamwork-heavy sport
Driving Diversity
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The myth of meritocracy
Legal departments may need to rethink how to recruit, develop and retain legal talent
Litigation
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Supreme Court's RadLAX decision protects secured creditors
Court upholds creditors' right to credit bid in bankruptcy auctions
IP
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Baxter battle may change IP litigation
PTO decision encourages infringers to challenge patents in both court and PTO proceedings
Labor
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NLRB memo offers social media policy guidance
Ambiguities remain about Section 7 rights
Corporate Crime
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Rajat Gupta convicted of insider trading, could face 16 years in prison
Scandal could have lasting effects on government crackdown on corporate crime
Regulatory
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OFAC's global reach
The enforcement of U.S. sanctions is increasingly extending into foreign countries
Global
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Understanding Canada's anti-spam law
New rules are drastically different from the U.S.'s CAN-SPAM Act
Technology
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The benefits of an in-house discovery team
Tips and technology tools that can help you assemble an internal group
Profile
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David Hyman carved his own path to the general counsel chair at Netflix
Hyman's route was both circuitous and serendipitous
Circuits
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FDCA precludes Lanham Act claims in POM’s case against Coca-Cola’s juice labeling
9th Circuit decision illustrates difficulty of plaintiff success on false advertising claims in industries regulated by FDA
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Court revives porn industry’s constitutional challenges of record-keeping requirements
3rd Circuit tells adult entertainment industry to engage in discovery to see if statutes violate the Constitution
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Court applies cat’s paw theory in race-based retaliatory claims
7th Circuit rules employees can be held individually liable for causing their employers to retaliate against other employees
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Roundup: 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th Circuits
Starbucks' union-button rule isn't an unfair labor practice; CEO criminally convicted under Clean Water Act; Bank not responsible for e-retailer's losses from fraudulent orders; Sports artist's paintings don't violate university's trademarks
Inside Non-Profits
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A fallout unfurls at UVA after the school’s governing body ignores the law
Rule breakers suffer a public scandal
Career Talk
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In-house career changes
Notable moves in the corporate legal world
Paying It Forward
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The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is a pro bono matchmaking machine
The organization hooks up social entrepreneurs with top legal advisers
Online Exclusive
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5 tips for creating an in-house e-discovery team
The benefits both outweigh and greatly reduce the costs
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Social media stats: In-house counsel's new media use by the numbers
36 percent of in-house counsel have used LinkedIn in the past 24 hours. Are you one of them?
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