Page 505 – General Counsel News : General Counsel News

Apple Told to Pay $23.6 Million Over Pager Technology

NEWS
A Texas federal court jury found that Apple Inc. used SkyTel pager technology from the 1990s in iPhone, iPad and iPod without permission.

Lowe’s Names McCanless GC, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

NEWS
Lowe’s Companies Inc. has announced that Ross W. (Bill) McCanless will return to the company as its new general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer.

Five Good Reasons Why Even the Most Cutthroat Lawyers Should Want to Cooperate

On-Demand
Kroll Ontrack presents a complimentary on-demand webinar on the importance of cooperation at the e-discovery stage of litigation.

How to Practice Patent Law After Alice

How to Practice Patent Law After <i>Alice</i>

EVENT: Dec. 9, 12 p.m. CST
IPLegalNetwork will present a complimentary webinar designed to provide practical advice for navigating the tumult that has followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank.

Protecting IP Through Risk Programs

On-Demand
The Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade hosts a free on-demand webinar on how to address strategic, financial, operational, compliance and reputational risks associated with IP loss.

Greening Affordable Housing and Saving Energy

On-Demand
Nixon Peabody presents a free on-demand webinar covering the latest news from HUD with respect to “green” affordable housing development.

Market Spotlight: China Natural Gas

On-Demand
ICIS offers free on-demand presentation slides from a webinar that looks into recent developments in the country and their effects on the global market.

Effective Channel Strategy: Contract Process Optimization

On-Demand
Revitas and IACCM present a complimentary on-demand webinar onn channel sales management and the tools and systems that will provide effective administrative oversight and information.

M&A Surge Could Cost In-House Lawyers, Accountants Their Jobs

NEWS
When a company buys another business, frequently the acquiring party sees some “overlapping general and administrative functions” in the company that was acquired.

Wingstop Appoints New General Counsel

NEWS
Wingstop Restaurants Inc. has appointed Jay Young to be the company’s next general counsel.

Magazine Profiles IRR Strategies General Counsel Ed Vidal

NEWS:
Hispanic Executive magazine has profiled Eduardo Vidal, general counsel of IRR Strategies, who moved to the United States as a nine-year-old boy from Cuba.

Halliburton Buying Baker Hughes For $34.6 Billion

NEWS
Halliburton Co. will buy Baker Hughes Inc. for about $35 billion in cash and stock, Reuters is reporting.

Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports from the United States

On-Demand
NERA Economic Consulting has provided a complimentary on-demand webinar taking a look at prospects for exports of liquified natural gas from the United States.

Attorney Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors

NEWS
The U.S. Department reported that the ex-GC of an underwriters company was sentenced to five years in prison on Nov. 14 , followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.

California Peach Farmer, Union Slug It Out at Hearing

NEWS
An administrative law hearing that could determine whether more than 3,000 workers at the nation’s biggest peach farm are unionized got heated when a lawyer for Gerawan Farming accused the chief prosecutor in the case of playing “hide and seek” with evidence and witnesses.