InsideCounsel Magazine July 2012
Features
6 cases and litigation trends affecting in-house counsel
Litigation developments bring new challenges to legal departments
Features
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7 risk and compliance threats facing in-house counsel
Plus, 10 tips for implementing and maintaining a successful corporate compliance program
From The Editor
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Take a chance on the career path
Consider a career that's a little more adventurous than just climbing the ladder
Inside Perspective
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Learning to say "no" will protect you and your company
You can't keep all the spinning plates of your clients' requests balanced forever
Ethical Insights
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How well do you know attorney-client privilege?
Test your knowledge with these 10 scenarios
Litigation
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Federal courts scrutinize class certification petitions
Experts note trend toward more evidentiary hearings
IP
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Viacom v. YouTube raises copyright infringement questions
Online service providers may need to control users' activities to be protected under Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Corporate Crime
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DOJ brings first criminal charges related to HSR filing
Executive allegedly altered documents submitted to FTC for premerger approval
Labor
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Transgender employees protected under Title VII
EEOC to accept transgender workplace discrimination complaints
Regulatory
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Regulators tackle fracking
Bureau of Land Management, EPA release proposed hydraulic fracturing rules
Global
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2011 saw surge in securities class actions against Chinese companies
Companies are taking steps to protect themselves from litigation arising from the past decade's reverse-mergers
Technology
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Tools to increase your productivity
Lawyers discuss the advantages of laptops, tablets and apps
Profile
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Kristin Coleman’s on-the-job education steered her toward a challenging position at Brunswick
Education can only take you so far.
Circuits
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Attendance policy can be enforced without violating employee’s ADA rights
9th Circuit analyzes when regular attendance is an essential job function
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Appeals court frees programmer convicted of stealing employer’s computer code
2nd Circuit limits prosecutors’ use of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996
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Pharmaceutical sales reps can’t receive overtime pay under FLSA
7th Circuit decision says the sales reps fall under the administrative exemption
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Roundup: 1st, 3rd, 5th and D.C. Circuits
Design defect claims against generic drugs not preempted; Employer owns copyright of computer program worker developed at home; Texas cannot defund Planned Parenthood; Citations under OSHA subject to six-month statute of limitations
Inside Non-Profits
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The last political loophole is found in non-profits
The role of the (c)(4)s in politics is a hot-button issue that everybody knows about
Career Talk
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In-house career changes
Notable moves in the corporate legal world
Paying It Forward
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A software solution to make finding pro bono work easier
Capital One partnered with law firms and aid organizations to help lawyers find pro bono cases
Online Exclusive
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8 apps to help improve work-life balance
Lawyers recommend their favorite apps for Apple and Android devices
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Expanded version: 6 cases and litigation trends affecting in-house counsel
Litigation developments bring new challenges to legal departments
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Creating a compliance program
Advice from a pioneer in corporate ethics
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