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April 2010

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Features

Domestically and internationally, the battle over climate change action rages on....





Profile

After a career as a litigator, HP’s GC helps the IT giant become an environmental leader....

Departments

Litigation
Citizens United opens the door to increased corporate campaign contributions....

IP
Wyeth v. Kappos is a boon for companies wanting to extend their patent protection....

Labor
EEOC steps up pressure on employers that reject applicants based on criminal records and credit scores....

Technology
Constructing an effective AFA agreement requires thorough billing analysis. ...

Regulatory
Business balks as the EPA revisits tighter limits on smog-causing pollutants....

Global
Ontario’s new safety provisions take on workplace violence but leave lingering questions....

Corporate Crime
Wiretaps in the Galleon case are yet another hardball fed tactic....

Also Inside

From The Editor
We plan to bring our Web site up to the high standard you’ve come to expect from the magazine....

Inside Perspective
Holding local managers accountable for compliance ensures practical and effective policy implementation....

Circuits
Business reason needed for appearance-based firing....

Case could be largest-ever securities class action award....

DOJ policy explicitly allowed personal use of work e-mail....

Career Talk
GC Appointments, In-House Moves, Awards and Law Firm News.…...

Inside Non-Profits
Charitable Web portal brings donors and charities together at a low cost. ...

Driving Diversity
Diversity has come a long way in the new millennium but still has a long way to go....

Paying It Forward
Gap Inc. focuses its legal skills on supporting children in the community....

Online Exclusive

Most states have moved ahead with programs intended to cut GHGs by increasing the use of alternative energy sources....

Dennis Brown, managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson's San Jose, Calif., office, and Marcia McCormick, associate professor at St. Louis University School of Law and co-editor of the Workplace Prof Law Blog, offer their advice....

The bill would amend securities laws to clarify where federal courts have jurisdiction over securities cases....

High court's ruling in Quon should shed some light on how much electronic privacy employees can expect....

The agency contends that policies that exclude applicants with criminal records violate Title VII because they have a disparate impact on blacks and Hispanics....

The USPTO has promised to alter its method of calculating patent term adjustments for new patents, but that leaves owners of many existing patents out in the cold....

A look at the agency at the heart of Citizens United....

Companies should tailor billing arrangements....

A former director of the Ohio EPA explains how, against the odds, the state reached attainment levels for ozone—and the new challenge it faces under proposed standards....

Using industry standard codes can simplify electronic invoicing....

SEC activity shows resurgence of insider trading prosecutions....

David Scott gives a refresher on LEED issues....

Pay for it yourself if necessary, but go to SuperConference....

Tips on how to incentivize lawyers to find and implement cost-effective e-discovery solutions....

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