Top 10 in law Blogs: LXBN May 14, 2013

As a member of the Editorial team at LexBlog, I’m constantly impressed by the unique perpectives our lawyers bring to our network. I know, it sounds like fluff, but take a look at Jeff Kosseff’s post today as the Covington lawyer and former journalist—Pulitzer finalist, even—writes on the Department of Justice obtaining AP phone records. In this week’s LXBN Roundtable, we note how Governor Chris Christie’s conditional veto of NJ’s law is an example of growing pains with social media password laws.

• Are new Iran-related disclosure requirements turning public companies into tattletales? – Fort Lauderdale lawyer Gustav Schmidt of Gunster on the firm’s blog, The Securities Edge
• World example encouraging NHTSA to consider lowering DUI from .08 to .05 BAC to save lives. So why wouldn’t that same logic apply to guns? – Phoenix lawyer Vladimir Gagic on his blog, the Arizona Criminal Law & Sex Crimes Post
• The Seed Giant Stands Tall: The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Monsanto – James Kang of Gibbons on the firm’s blog, IP Law Alert
• Fashion Law 101: Lessons in Branding From “The Great Gatsby” – Los Angeles lawyer Jacqueline Lechtholz-Zey of Fox Rothschild on the firm’s Fashion Law Blog
• AP Spying: An Unprecedented Invasion of the Fourth Estate – Washington, DC attorney Jeff Kosseff of Covington & Burling on the firm’s blog, InsidePrivacy
• Time to Change the Partner Compensation System? – LawVision Principal Michael Short on their blog, LawVision Insights
• The Experience You Deliver IS Your Marketing Message – McGlinchey Stafford Chief Marketing Officer Eric Fletcher on his blog, Marketing Brain Fodder
• A Look at Two Approaches to Oil and Gas Regulation – Dallas lawyer Charles Sartain of Looper Reed & McGraw on Energy And The Law
• How investment bankers can find needle-in-the-haystack deals – Business development advisor John Grimley on his blog, International Business Development
• Facebook Discussion About “Street People” Protected – Harrisburg attorney Adam Santucci of McNees Wallace & Nurick on the firm’s Pennslyvania Labor & Employment Blog

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