Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : August 18, 2011

Today’s roundup appears to be a bit heavy on the employment side (what else is new?), but we do also bounce around a bit with commentary on international, broadcast and IP law, amongst other subjects. Also, Laura Gutierrez swings by with another strong post on networking. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 139.

• Success in China is Built on Relationships. Just Ask General Motors. – Florida lawyer Santiago Cueto of Cueto Law Group on his blog International Business Law Advisor
• Senator Grassley to SEC: Did you destroy documents relating to Madoff and other matters? – Washington, DC attorney William McGrath of Porter Wright on the firm’s Federal Securities Law Blog
• What Employers Can Ask About Criminal Backgrounds during the Hiring Process – Philadelphia lawyer Melissa Angeline of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman on the firm’s blog, Construction Law Signal
• The Debate Continues Over Using TV Spectrum for Wireless Broadband – Incentive Auctions, International Considerations, Deficit Reduction, and Public Safety All Play a Role – Washington, D.C. attorney David Oxenford of Davis Wright Tremaine in the firm’s Broadcast Law Blog
• NLRB Acting General Counsel Issues Memorandum Reviewing Board Treatment of Social Media Cases – New York attorney Seth Borden of McKenna Long & Aldridge on the firm’s blog, Labor Relations Today
• A belief in a ‘conspiracy theory’ surrounding 7/7 and 9/11 terrorist attacks is not a philosophical belief under UK discrimination law – London lawyer Laura Juillet of Reed Smith on the firm’s blog, Employment Law Watch
• What is Considered “Timely Acceptance” of a Subcontractor’s Quote? – Construction attorney Matt DeVries of the Best Practices Construction Law Blog
• Jersey Shore’s “The Situation” Becomes SNAFU at Abercrombie – New Jersey lawyer Joe Bahgat on his blog, The Sports & Entertainment Law Playbook
• It’s a Small World: Using Your (Social) Networks to Grow Relationships That May Lead to Business – Laura Gutierrez of Winthrop & Weinstine on the firm’s DuetsBlog
• Music Industry Enters Into a New Era of Copyright Protection – The blogging lawyers and attorneys at Mandour & Associates on the firm’s blog, Intellectual Property News