CONTENTS
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DEPARTMENTS
29 ❘ Deals & suits
Comcast widens its
screen with NBC Universal deal; Exxon Mobil
grabs another “X” with
XTO purchase.
35 ❘ Moves
Industry pro is in place
to help nurse Health Net
back to peak form.
53 ❘ DC WatCh
Federal legislation
would require states to
collect corporate ownership data to crack down
on shell companies laundering money. But the
bill has already drawn
opposition.
COLUMNS
40 ❘ legal Manager
Are you gaining anything by being a publicly
held company?
By Melissa Melzer
and Laz Schneider
43 ❘ in-house teCh
E-book readers are suddenly hot, with new
models from Sony and
Barnes & Noble. Now a
newcomer is set to make
things really interesting.
By Alan Cohen
98 ❘ outbox
Carnival Corporation’s
GC is more than happy
to stay the course.
By Claire Zillman
ALSO
10 ❘ EDITOR’S NOTE
96 ❘ THE INDEX
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Ford Motor Company genera
counse Davd Letch
PLUS: DID VEOH’S DAVID SLAY THE
VIDEO INDUSTRY GOLIATH?
LEVI’S DECIDES THAT ITS ONE-LAW-
FIRM OUTFIT IS A GOOD FIT.
NO FIXED FEES, PLEASE, FOR
QWEST’S CONTRARIAN GC.
FORD’S LEGAL DEPARTMENT GETS MORE
MILEAGE WITH FEWER LAWYERS.
BY DAVID HECHLER
THIS YEAR’S
MODEL
THIS YEAR’S
MODEL
Cover Photo by saverio truglia
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