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May 16, 2012

ABA Silver Gavel Award Winners Announced

The American Bar Association announced today its selections for the Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system. This is the ABA’s highest honor in recognition of this purpose, and no more than one Silver Gavel is presented in each category.

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May 15, 2012

Social Media and Your Brand: Be Proactive, Act Fast

There are 800 million Facebook users; 100 million on LinkedIn. And there are billions of users worldwide on social media sites. Social media is the future of e-commerce, laid out Rob Holmes, of IPCybercrimes.com, during a recent American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law panel.

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May 1, 2012

Only Two Weeks Left to Make a Difference Without Leaving Your Desk

With two clicks of a mouse, you can provide homeless veterans with access to justice, help foster children transition to independent living, or build awareness of Law Day! The American Bar Association recently launched the “Make Your Likes Count” sweepstakes on Facebook, which invites legal professionals to support three ABA Fund for Justice and Education charities. The sweepstakes runs through May 15.

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April 30, 2012

Culture, Access and Training All Critical to Antitrust Compliance Program

An effective antitrust compliance program does not mean everyone in the company becomes a legal expert, said moderator Kathleen Beasley, of Haynes & Boone LLP, at a “General Counsel Roundtable on Compliance” program, in recapping thoughts from the guests. Rather, it means that there is an atmosphere, a culture of compliance; there’s a dialogue and ongoing communications about abiding by the rules.

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April 25, 2012

New York Lawyer Wins ABA Professional Liability Writing Award

Aileen M. McGill, a 2010 graduate of University of Pennsylvania Law School and a second-year litigation associate at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler in New York City, displays the plaque she received as winner of the 2012 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest, sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability. Her winning essay was a legal memorandum to the general counsel of an international law firm on ethics questions concerning how the firm handles engagement letters, office restructuring and taking on new matters in a cross-jurisdictional scenario.

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