InsideCounsel Magazine March 2013
Features
Prepare for the coming of the privacy police
The FTC steps up enforcement as legislation stalls and consumer concerns multiply
Features
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Strategies for leaner legal departments: Part 1
How your department can maximize internal efficiency and resourcefulness
From The Editor
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Creativity will keep your company lean
The economy may be a headache, but it forces legal departments to innovate
Inside Perspective
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In-house counsel who embrace change become active business advocates
4 ways Corporate America is different in the post-Great Recession era
Litigation
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Companies could face suits for paying for positive online reviews
Analysts say FTC will pursue cases against those who compensate for false critiques
IP
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Should your company enlist patent privateers?
Your company could rake in profits by outsourcing patent enforcement and licensing efforts
Labor
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D.C. Circuit rules recess appointments unconstitutional
Ruling puts 2012 NLRB decisions in limbo
Corporate Crime
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Judge outlines tough standards in False Claims Act case
Case underscores the do's and don'ts of protecting privilege
Global
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European Court provides guidance on religious freedom in the workplace
Decision questions U.K.'s employment protections
Technology
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How to enforce ownership of social media accounts
Cases highlight importance of written policies
Profile
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Joe Brennan combines many interests as GC of The Field Museum
A love of law, technology and evolutionary biology equipped Brennan for the role
Circuits
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Court denies contraception coverage injunction
10th Circuit says secular for-profit companies have no right to free exercise of religion
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Reasonable suspicion of crime enough to overcome attorney-client privilege
3rd Circuit clarifies standard that must be met to invoke the crime-fraud exception
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Excess liability decision puts California insurers on guard
9th Circuit amends decision concerning liability for excess verdicts
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Roundup: 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th Circuits
Company can pursue claims against cybertheft committed in Canada; Employer doesn't have to grant burdensome religious request; No duty to conduct background checks in Mississippi, even if it is company policy; University diversity policies trump freedom of speech
Career Talk
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In-house career changes
Notable moves in the corporate legal world
Paying It Forward
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Latham & Watkins, Pro Bono Institute provide overview of international pro bono landscape
Report includes details about legal aid programs, unmet legal needs, practice rules and more
Online Exclusive
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Measuring meaningful metrics
How legal departments are tracking the numbers that count
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Extended version: Joe Brennan combines many interests as GC of The Field Museum
As a child, Joe Brennan dreamed of becoming a marine biologist, but when a post-college stint as a paralegal at Mayer Brown instead convinced him to attend law school, it appeared that his love of science would remain a personal interest, not a professional calling.
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