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New York City files suit against Wal-Mart over bribery scandal

Months after the New York Times broke the story that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. may have covered up rampant violations to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act within its Mexican subsidiary, the retail giant is still dealing with the mess.
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Novelis GC Les Parrette honored at Burton Awards

Les Parrette, general counsel and senior vice president of Novelis Inc., was among six GCs honored as 2012 Legends in the Law at the Burton Awards in Washington D.C.
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Michele Coleman Mayes retires as GC of Allstate

The Allstate Corp. announced yesterday that Executive Vice President and General Counsel Michele Coleman Mayes is retiring, and her successor will be Susie Lees. Lees will be promoted from senior vice president, Allstate Financial Law and deputy general counsel.
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Above and Beyond

An Expanded Job Description Has Many Law Department Operations Managers Providing Input, Expertise Organization-Wide, Latest Survey Finds
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11 noteworthy in-house career moves

Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
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Regulatory: Developing a political compliance plan

Compliance is an essential component to any political activity. The risks of noncompliance involve not only civil and criminal sanctions, but also reputational harm and bad publicity.
6 minute read

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How to establish a defensible deletion policy

Are you a data hoarder? Does your Outlook inbox remind you of a cluttered attic filled with items of questionable use and unknown origin?
11 minute read

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11 tips for crafting a social media policy

Social media is taking the world by storm, and for businesses, this means their employees are using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and a host of other social media services.
12 minute read

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Regulatory: Limiting corporate political activity

In the wake of Citizens United and other deregulatory court cases, corporations and unions are now permitted to spend their own funds on express advocacy or electioneering communications.
6 minute read

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3 companies discuss social media governance policies

Given the furor last month when news that companies are asking prospective employees for their Facebook passwords made national headlines, it should come as little surprise that a panel of experts weighed in on how best to manage corporate social media policies on the second day of InsideCounsels 12th annual...
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