White-Collar Crime
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Television, Wall Street
Standard Of Review: 7 Ways To Fix 'Billions'
As Billions ends its first season and begins to prepare for its second, television critic Harry Graff offers some suggestions on how to improve it. -
Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
High-Flying Harvard Law Grad Charged With $95 Million Fraud Scheme
His family has quite the thing for Harvard Law: his father and three brothers are all HLS alums. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.29.16
* Legal showdown averted (for now): the feds were able to access the data on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone without any help from Apple. [Washington Post]
* A Harvard Law School grad stands accused of a $95 million fraud scheme — yikes. We’ll have more on this later. [ABA Journal]
* Does a sentencing delay violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? Some on SCOTUS seem skeptical. [How Appealing]
* Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announces his intention to veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, which critics claimed would have protected discrimination as a form of religious liberty. [New York Times]
* Hillary Clinton takes Republicans to task for their handling of the current Supreme Court vacancy. [Wisconsin State Journal via How Appealing]
* Some thoughts from Professor Noah Feldman on the recent Seventh Circuit ruling about the use of form contracts on the internet (which nobody reads). [Bloomberg View]
* Save money (on taxes), live better: a federal judge strikes down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on mega-retailer Wal-Mart. [Reuters]
* The Bracewell law firm, now sans Giuliani, elects Gregory Bopp as its new managing partner. [Texas Lawyer]
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White-Collar Crime
A Suit Against Bharara For Going After Hedge Funds Survives A Motion to Dismiss
Qualified immunity couldn't save Preet Bharara from discovery in this lawsuit. -
White-Collar Crime
'Politics Is a Form of Violence'
The government shows no mercy with its pound of flesh, and that's a big problem. -
White-Collar Crime
President Trump: How Bad Could It Get?
Trump's Justice Department could be a frightening thing given our federal judiciary. -
White-Collar Crime
If Anyone Gets Confirmed, The Court Will Be More 'Scalia-Diverse'
Justice Scalia had his own peculiar take on diversity on the Court and it may manifest itself in Obama's pick. -
Legal Ethics, White-Collar Crime
Managing Partner Who Allegedly Stole $30 Million From Clients Indicted
Federal prosecutors are coming down hard on a managing partner who allegedly took a pretty penny to pay off some massive gambling debts. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Charged With Forging Signatures Of 7 Judges On Over 100 Court Documents
A Florida lawyer faces charges that he systematically forged the signatures of judges on court orders. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.19.16
* According to Harry Reid, Obama should have a Supreme Court nominee within the next three weeks. As everyone knows, the senior Senator from Las Vegas sets the official line on these things. [Huffington Post]
* Cravath people bitching about their jobs is now the leading cause of insider trading. [Law360]
* Students using the moniker of “Reclaim Harvard Law School” have occupied the student center to protest the school’s continued use of the family crest of a slave trader and the lack of faculty diversity. I’d be sympathetic, but it was Harvard’s terrible diversity policy that brought some of my favorite professors to NYU Law so it worked out pretty well for me. [Daily Princetonian]
* Sir Nigel Knowles is stepping down as the global co-chair of DLA Piper. I would say it’s time to relax and take a cruise, but that sounds like work for DLA Piper people. [Am Law Daily]
* The ABA has pulled out of its joint venture with Rocket Lawyer to provide a cheap initial consult service. [Am Law Daily]
* Hey, hey, hey. Lawyer claims that Bill Cosby comes off as a bully for suing his accuser. [Associated Press via Trib Live]
* The ACLU is challenging a Kansas voter suppression law requiring proof of citizenship. Seems like now is a good time to bring that case. [New York Times]
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White-Collar Crime
Scalia Will Be Missed By People Being Prosecuted
When eulogizing Justice Scalia, don't forget his significant contributions to criminal law. -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, White-Collar Crime
Dewey Know Who's Not Going To Trial? Defendant No. 4, Zachary Warren
Congratulations to both the promising young lawyer and the prosecution and putting this unfortunate episode to rest. -
White-Collar Crime
The Presidential Candidates And White-Collar Crime
What would the top presidential candidates do -- if elected -- with white-collar criminal prosecutions?
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Television, Wall Street
Standard Of Review: Showtime's 'Billions' Shows Promise
It's not without flaws, but Billions has a strong group of actors and an interesting premise. -
White-Collar Crime
Punishment Instead Of Education, The Campus Sexual Assault Version
Universities are changing the rules on sexual assault. That's good. How they're implementing it? That's bad. -
Crime, Prisons, White-Collar Crime
The Yale Law Journal And Solitary Confinement
With all the focus on the death penalty, another evil of the prison system is getting glossed over. -
Hillary Clinton, Politics
Hillary Clinton: Criminal Prosecution, Or The Presidency?
It is quite an odd scenario when your 12-month outlook contains the following possibilities: criminal charges and potential imprisonment, or holding the nation's highest office. Such is the fate of Hillary Clinton. -
White-Collar Crime
Remembrance of Things Past, Like When We Had Simpler Laws
Too many laws make a country that isn't just confusing, but less founded in moral reasoning. -
Accounting / Accountants, Canada, Theater
More Fall-Out From A Crooked Broadway Impresario/Lawyer
A nine-figure award is now being reviewed on appeal; who deserves the blame for this fraud? -
White-Collar Crime
2016 Predictions For the World of White-Collar Criminal Defense
What's in store this year?