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Fallout from the 'Panama Papers'
January 01, 2017
Among the first things we learn as defense attorneys is to keep informed and alert about events that may spawn or affect actions taken by prosecutors. This article sets forth an example of how one stays sensitive to what may be happening in the closed venues of prosecutors' offices.
Criminal Allegations Threaten Merger
January 01, 2017
Abbott Laboratories' $5.8 billion proposed purchase of Alere, a Massachusetts medical testing company, is in trouble now that multiple criminal allegations have been leveled against Alere.
In the Courts
January 01, 2017
A jury in the Southern District of Texas awarded over $92 million in damages to the United States in a case against mortgage lenders who fraudulently granted and underwrote loans insured by the Federal Housing Authority and then reaped massive payouts when those loans went into default.
Business Crimes Hotline
January 01, 2017
On Nov. 17, 2016, JPMorgan APAC, a Hong Kong subsidiary of JP Mor¬gan Chase & Co., agreed to pay $72 million for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
Talk Is Cheap: The Misuse of 'Speaking' Indictments
November 01, 2016
In white collar fraud, public corruption and other high-profile cases, DOJ prosecutors sometimes go well beyond the“notice” principle and draft thick indictments laying out in conclusory language the regulatory schema surrounding the challenged conduct; public policy rationales for the laws and regulation said to be violated; alleged motives of defendants; and the government's inferences from alleged facts (“connecting the dots”) — all under section headings or captions advocating the government's view.
Post-<i>Yates</i> Privilege Protection for In-House Counsel
November 01, 2016
Attorney-client privilege issues, which can arise during internal investigations, have become even more complicated following the issuance of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) “Yates Memorandum.”
Mexico's New Anti-Corruption Framework
November 01, 2016
On July 18, 2016, Mexico published a comprehensive body of new anti-corruption legislation implementing its 2015 Constitutional reform on this area of the law. The new legislation has received significant attention, and for good reason. However, it has long been plagued with a reputation for corruption, both at the federal and local levels.
In the Courts
November 01, 2016
U.S. District Court Judge Refuses to 'Rubber-Stamp' CFTC Settlement AgreementOn Sept. 22, 2016, Judge William H. Pauley III of the United States…
Business Crimes Hotline
November 01, 2016
SEC Settles First Stand-Alone Whistleblower Retaliation CaseOn Sept. 29, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that International…
Challenges to the DOJ's Jurisdiction over Extraterritorial Conduct
October 20, 2016
Last month, the authors observed that the U.S. Supreme Court has in recent years attempted to limit the extraterritorial reach of federal courts, making it harder for them to get personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants The results of these efforts have been less than stellar. However, as the authors point out here, there are some defenses that may still work.
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- The Unlicensed Real Estate Broker in New York: BewareThe U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York recently determined that because New York prohibits unlicensed real estate brokers from pursuing payment in its courts for services rendered, a plaintiff who performed real estate work for a client who then did not pay had no standing to sue.Read More ›