• News Events

• In-house News
  • The Legal Ramifications Associated with Forced Wellness Programs
  • Wal-Mart Class Action Earns Plaintiff's Attorneys $45.7 Million
  • Step Away from the Keyboard
  • "Emotion" in the Court
  • Westar's Fee Delay Request Denied by 10th Circuit
  • Discrimination Claims Now Heard in State Court
  • 10 General Counsel Charged This Year
  • General Counsel for Eastern Michigan University Disciplined
  • Larry D. Thompson, General Counsel for PepsiCo, Speaks to FBA
  • Fraud Charges Filed Against Former General Counsel
  • Former GC is Delta Air Lines' New CEO
  • Pacific Life Insurance Company's General Counsel to Retire after 30 Years of Service
  • Whole Foods Market, Inc., Scheduled to Merge with Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
  • Nike Settles Lawsuit to the Tune of $7.6 Million
  • Caterpillar, Inc., Lawyers Offer Pro Bono Services to Nonprofit Organization
  • In-House Attorney Files Sex-Bias Lawsuit against General Electric Company
  • New Jersey Seeking to Recover Damages for Polluted Sites
  • SOX Exemption Extended
  • English-Only Workplace Policies
  • 401(k) Fee Suits on the Rise
  • EEOC Claim-Filing Limits Altered by Supreme Court
  • Underpaid Worker Lawsuits Increase
  • $2.9 Billion Settlement Reached in Tyco Case
  • OxyContin Manufacturer, Executives Plead Guilty to Drug Misbranding
  • Family Responsibilities Discrimination Claims Increase
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce Releases State Liability Systems Ranking Study
  • California Supreme Court Rules on Wage Claims
  • In Court, Splenda and Equal Battle over Advertising, Profits, and Market Share
  • Drug Companies and "Off-Label" Marketing
  • Supreme Court Hears IPO Antitrust Case
  • Salespeople Sue for Overtime Pay
  • Viacom Sues YouTube
  • Verizon Wins Infringement Suit, Vonage to Appeal
  • YouTube, BBC Reach Partnership Agreement
  • "Sex Addict" Fired by IBM Sues for $5 Million
  • MySpace to Block Unauthorized Copyrighted Material
  • Media Conglomerate Demands That YouTube Remove Unauthorized Videos
  • Wal-Mart to Pay More Than $33 Million to Employees in Back Wages
  • Growing Complaints against Highly Paid Executives Compel the Senate Finance Committee to Approve Limit on Executive Compensation Plans
  • Consulting Giant Demands Diversity among Outside Counsel
  • Attorneys Seeking Greener Pastures In-House
  • Real Estate Attorneys Play Bigger Role in Corporate Deal-Making
  • Companies Dissatisfied with Outside Counsel
  • New Disclosure Rules for Public Employers
  • New E-Discovery Rules Take Effect
  • General Counsel Frustrated with Licensing Rules
  • Cybercrime Costly for Companies
  • Corporate Counsel Salaries Soar
  • In-House Counsel Join the Blogosphere
  • Execute Internal Investigations Carefully
  • GCs Prepare for Increased Immigration Law Enforcement
  • The SEC's December Agenda
  • Backdating stirs up controversy
  • Arbitration Gains Popularity
  • Recruiters Face New Obstacles in an Unstable Market
  • Prepping for E-Discovery Changes
  • Trends in Hiring Outside Counsel
  • GCs Moving Up the Corporate Ladder
  • SOX: Culprit Behind Increased Delisting?
  • The SEC Approves New Executive Disclosure Rules
  • Backdating: The New Securities Fraud?
  • Corporate Counsel Releases GC Compensation Report
  • Kenneth Lay's Death Stalls Legal Proceedings
  • Court Broadens Employees Rights
  • China's Legal Boom
  • The Wavering Future of Auditor Privilege
  • Corporate Penalties
  • Mixed Reactions to K&LNG's Top of Mind Survey
  • Are Executive Compensation Disclosures the Answer?
  • Adapting to the E-world
  • The Increasing Need for Law Firm's General Counsel
  • SOX Under Fire
• News In Brief
  • Sallie Mae Hires New GC
  • Sona Mobile Hires New GC
  • Springbok Services hires new GC
  • HFA and SONYMA Hire New GC
  • Alternative Investment Software Provider Hires New GC
  • The Cooper Companies Hires New GC
  • Presstek hires new GC
  • Blockbuster Inc. hires Eric H. Peterson as its new GC
  • Allstate Corp. hires new GC
  • Qualcomm Inc. hires new GC
  • OneBeacon Insurance hires Brad Rich as GC
  • Landquest appoints Vining as GC
  • Lehman joins Hawker Beechcraft as new VP and GC
  • Hughes joins Bell Microproducts as GC and secretary
  • Orbitz Worldwide appoints new senior VP and GC
  • Toll Brothers appoint Kessler as GC
  • New GC for Direct Buy
  • Lionbridge VP, GC, and secy. receives accolades
  • Leading take-and-bake pizza chain appoints new GC
  • SEC settles case with Monster's former GC
  • Energy specialist joins Linn Energy
  • Northrop Grumman appoints new legal head
  • RDA appoints new VP and GC
  • GC of Bahrain's leading bank receives accolade
  • Fulbright attorney chosen as chief counsel for FAA
  • Viacom reduces GC's salary, raises cash bonus
  • Jarvis joins Nature's Sunshine as GC and CCO
  • StarTek appoints new GC
  • Holston steps in as new GC at Hewlett-Packard
  • Sandra Leung new senior VP and GC at Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • Home Depot's GC steps down
  • Patty Elias to serve as GC of SoftBrands
  • Well-known IP litigator joins McKool Smith
  • Merrill Lynch GC granted $8.2-million stock incentive bonus
  • Proformance Insurance names new GC
  • NES hires tax lawyer
  • New GC for healthcare major
  • CDC Corporation promotes Liou to GC
  • Marriott International names new associate GC
  • New organization to hold roundtable meetings for top general counsel
  • Techbooks hires new assistant GC
  • Apple's new GC strikes it rich
  • KCS restructures legal department
  • Legal departments unprepared for new law
  • GC salaries escalate in 2006
  • New GC for University of California Board of Regents
  • Former Home Depot corporate counsel hired by Aaron Rents
  • Apple hires IBM's senior VP and GC
  • GC careers: a panel discussion
  • Terra appoints Huey to head its legal affairs department
  • CaseCentral introduces improved IT tools for GCs
  • US Airways appoints Minerva VP, Legal
  • Hewlett-Packard GC resigns after probe on boardroom leaks
  • Baer appointed Deputy GC for Bank of America
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers has new global GC
  • Monster GC on suspension
  • Actors' labor union names new GC
  • New GC at Entelos
  • Northrop hires employment and corporate counsels
  • Reynolds American hires Lambeth as GC
  • US Airways promotes Dhillon to Senior VP and GC
  • GCs endorsed as Chief Executives
  • AP appoints new GC
  • Wimmer named GC of Gannett
  • Wuchitech named Deputy GC for Department of Defense
  • 2012 Olympic Committee hires brand protector
  • Sears GC drives into Nissan
  • President nominates Frank R. Jimenez as GC
  • New GC for CIGNA
  • Northwest Airlines GC to retire
  • New Deputy General Counsel at SEC
  • New GC at General Motors
  • Satellite giant names new General Counsel
• Press Releases
  • General Counsel Consulting Opens an Office in Washington, D.C.
  • General Counsel Consulting Places CLO At Lee Enterprises
  • General Counsel Consulting Places General Counsel at Quick Loan Funding
  • General Counsel Consulting Joins Family of Leaders in Attorney-Placement Market
  • National Advertising Campaign
• In The News
  • Biz-sector upswing brings lawyer job boom