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TODAY'S NEWS Securities bar predicts White will be 'tough sheriff' at SEC The nomination of Debevoise & Plimpton partner Mary Jo White as the next chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission means that the agency will continue with an aggressive approach to Wall Street enforcement, financial regulation attorneys say. The long goodbye of DOJ's Lanny Breuer Lawyers in Washington for a couple of months now have been playing fortune teller, buzzing about the anticipated comings and goings among top attorneys in key slots throughout the Obama administration. This week's focus: Lanny Breuer. Butzel Long seeks government relief for underfunded pension plan Detroit law firm Butzel Long has asked a federal agency to take over its pension plan due to a major shortfall in funding. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT No Lawyer Left Behind. If you don't have a profile online, you can consider yourself invisible. The Law.com LinkedIn Group enables you to network, keeps you current with news and trends, and gives you an opportunity to demonstrate thought leadership. So, what are you waiting for; Join the conversation at the Law.com LinkedIn Group. Click here Informal Senate agreement on filibuster reform could speed confirmations The Senate has informally agreed to change its rules on filibusters, including a new provision that will streamline confirmation votes on federal district court judges. China lures law dean away from Penn State The dean of the Pennsylvania State University Dickenson School of Law will soon try his hand at running an American-style law school in China. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Competition is everywhere Are you? If you're not part of the conversation, you can consider yourself invisible. The ALM Legal Intelligence LinkedIn Group enables you to network, stay current on competitive intelligence trends, and gives you an opportunity to demonstrate thought leadership. So, what are you waiting for? Join the conversation at ALM Legal Intelligence's LinkedIn Group. Click here Federal Circuit: Appeals board should consider any argument supported by record A federal appeals court has held that a party in a patent appeals board proceeding can raise arguments made to the patent examiner whether or not the appellant raised the arguments. Give tweets a chance Twitter has a silly name, but don't let that petty detail get in the way of you trying something you might really enjoy. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE VOIR DIRE Mary Jane did not take him to paradise; do not upload post-jailbreak photos to Facebook; no chedda for Shadrach; and he didn't like the understudies in this week's column. OPINION Urgent need for new litigation approach General counsel can implement a systems-based approach for managing cases, with goal of limiting costs through ADR. MOST POPULAR STORIES Yale Law finds there's demand for its Ph.D. credential D.C. Circuit snuffs challenge over marijuana classification Law school two-year option intrigues New York's top judge Toyota sanctions waiver might explain purported settlement K Street primed to tackle immigration Court sends asylum case back to immigration board to reconsider Taliban threat Alleged hacker's prosecutor defends case, stressing low sentence sought Ban on social media for sex offenders unconstitutional, court rules Circuit is asked to define identity theft D.C. struggling to maintain legal services		IN FOCUS The Regulation Agenda At The National Law Journal's first-ever Regulatory Summit, Washington insiders made it clear: If the House and Senate are unable to overcome partisan gridlock, the president will almost certainly use executive orders and rulemaking at federal agencies to advance his second-term agenda. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Baker & Hostetler Severs Lobbying Ties with Chinese Telecom Company Former Wilmer Attorney Accuses Firm of Gender and Age Discrimination Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup: Baker & McKenzie; Oblon Spivak THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog My Boss / My Self Michelle Obama's New Coif—A "Do" or a "Don't"? Are Women Really Not Funny? LAW.COM NEWSWIRE Defense Attorneys' Use of 'Jail Mail' Stirs Debate Over Business Tactics Lessons Learned From Taking a Loss U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Somali Pirates Gadens to Merge With Brisbane's MacGillivrays Cleantech Deals Getting Messy but Lawyers Remain Hopeful If you have Twitter account, you can now follow NLJ Editor in Chief David L. Brown at twitter.com/davidlbrownjr. Follow him for links to key stories and updates from the NLJ newsroom. You can also track news on Twitter from the NLJ's Washington bureau at twitter.com/legal_times. In Mary Jo White, SEC Gets a Chair Who Knows Both Sides of the Battlefield The Upsides of Party Participation in an NTSB Investigation Lanny Breuer Reported to be Leaving DOJ, Leaving a Mixed Legacy Kia Motors Tests Corporate Counsel Tech Skills Japan's Lawyers Heading In-House

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