MAY 2012
Con t en ts
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features
46 In the Boardroom
Current;and;former;general;counsel,;outside;counsel;and;other;governance
experts;weigh;in;on;how;and;why;the;GC-board;dynamic;has;changed.
BY MELISSA MALESKE
also insiDe
53 Slashing Spending
Experts;offer;three;ways;legal;departments;can;cut;costs.
BY ASHLEY POST
60 Leading Lady
Without;women;role;models,;Hilton;Worldwide’s;GC;blazed;her;own;trail
to;the;top.;BY JULIE BECK
Departments
18 LItIgatIon
Plausible Pleading Iqbal and;Twombly
continue;to;transform;federal;litigation.
BY ADELE NICHOLAS
34 gLoBaL
flaring up Québec;class;actions;could
have;substantial;impact;on;tobacco
litigation.;BY ALEX VORRO
22 IP
Patent Pitfall Suits;against;two;IP
firms;raises;questions;over;“fair;use”
of;documents.;BY STEVEN SEIDENBERG
40 technoLogy
Peck’s Position A;judicial;opinion;sets;the
stage;for;the;advancement;of;predictive
coding;and;technology-assisted;review.
BY ALEX VORRO
4 from the edItor
10 InSIde PerSPectIve
12 ethIcaL InSIghtS
14 InBrIef
Companies;ask;job;applicants
for;social;media;passwords;;Law
school;grads;sue;their;schools;for
misrepresenting;job;prospects;
The;Supreme;Court;finally;hears
Obamacare;arguments;;Unpaid
interns;and;bloggers;are;striking;back
at;their;employers;;and;more.
63 cIrcuItS
State;shield;law;protects;reporter
from;cross-examination;that;could
threaten;privilege;;Failure-to-warn
claims;preempted;in;Texas;unless
the;FDA;finds;fraud;;Court;certifies
class;of;brokers;claiming;race
discrimination;;and;more.
71 InSIde non-ProfItS
73 Index
cover photography by thinkstock
26 corPorate crIme
catch & release Groundbreaking
FCPA;sting;case;ends;with;dismissals.
BY STEVEN ANDERSEN
30 LaBor
Systemic Steamroller
EEOC;investiga-tion;and;litigation;tactics;pose;new;chal-lenges;for;employers.;BY MARY SWANTON
74 PayIng It forward
circle the wagons The;Chicago;Bar
Foundation;makes;it;easier;for;legal
departments;to;take;on;pro;bono;work.
BY ALEX VORRO
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