The past 12 months have been a whirlwind for in-house counsel. And as we close out 2018, it is the perfect time to reflect on some amazing stories you might have forgotten about. Here are the top 10 stories that ran on Corporate Counsel this year in order of the number of individual visitors that checked them out. They show how interesting this year really was. Enjoy! 1. Report: Alphabet CLO Drummond Secretly Fathered Child With Subordinate David Drummond, the chief legal officer of Google parent company Alphabet, fathered a child with a colleague during an extramarital affair while he was GC of Google, according to a New York Times report. 2. Corporate Counsel Announces Its 2018 National Women In Law Honorees Corporate Counsel and InsideCounsel announced our honorees for our 2018 National Women in Law Awards. These awards honored general counsel, in-house leaders and law firm partners who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law. These outstanding women were recognized at an awards dinner on Oct. 3 as part of our Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Washington, D.C. 3. Who Were the 10 Highest-Paid Female GCs in 2017? The year 2017 was considered by many to be the "year of the woman." And there are some powerful examples of accomplished and ambitious women in our recently released evaluation of last year's GC pay. 4. The 2018 GC Compensation Survey: A New No. 1 According to our 2018 General Counsel Compensation Survey, Morgan Stanley chief legal officer Eric Grossman now reigns as the highest paid legal leader in the land—or at least the highest paid legal executive named in 2017 proxy filings. Last year, Grossman brought home total cash pay of $6,948,750. That breaks down to a $1 million salary and a cool $5,948,750 in bonus cash. 5. These 10 GCs Made the Most Cash in 2017 Every year, Corporate Counsel affiliate ALM Legal Intelligence assembles our GC Compensation Survey, a look at which in-house legal leaders are taking home the most dough. 6. State Farm Pays $250 Million to Settle Suit Alleging It Manipulated Judge Race On the brink of trial, the company this week agreed to pay $250 million to settle a federal class action suit that accused State Farm and one of its in-house counsel of manipulating the election of an Illinois Supreme Court justice in order to influence the court's vote on an appeal. 7. Movers and Shakers: 10 Major GC Comings and Goings in 2018 We're almost 10 months into 2018 and there have been some pretty major moves by lawyers into and out of corporate legal leadership. Some of these attorneys left amid growing controversy while others just felt it was time to hang up their in-house hats and see what else is out there. Here are 10 general counsel moves that have caught Corporate Counsel's attention in 2018. 8. The 5 Industries GCs Should Enter if They Want Great Compensation Corporate Counsel recently identified some of the best compensated general counsel in the U.S. as part of our 2018 GC Compensation Survey It also offered insights into which industries were the best for compensation last year, by adding up the total cash pay of the GCs in each industry who made the rankings.Here are the top five industries in our survey, ordered from the least to most lucrative. 9. GCs Who've Stepped Up in Tough Times Lawyers are crisis managers and problem solvers by training, and general counsel are no exception. They're often hired or called on when times are rough at the company to smooth over legal, compliance and public relations problems. Here are some prominent GCs who have stepped up and proved their mettle as their companies and organizations faced down major problems. 10. Understanding California's Game-Changing Data Protection Law: The California Consumer Privacy Act For any company that has assets in California or handles Californians' personal information, California's new Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 will likely have a significant impact on core business operations. Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on this sweeping legislation on June 28—just before the deadline to prevent an even more restrictive initiative from being locked into the November California ballot.