White-Collar Crime
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Biglaw, White-Collar Crime
Akin Gump Partner Arrested Trying To Sell The Details Of A Whistleblower Complaint (While Wearing A Wig)
He allegedly told the arresting agent, “My life is over.” - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
White-Collar Crime
Protesting, Civil Disobedience, And Criminal Law
Civil disobedience is still a crime... and that's the whole point.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.31.17
* Here’s a roundup of the legal challenges against Trump’s foray into immigration policy. [Vice News]
* Oh and while we’re at it, here’s a couple more. [New York Times]
* The SEC has brought fraud charges over an $81 million Hamilton Ponzi scheme. It was an ambitious scheme, but if convicted, the defendants will have to… take a break. *Groan* [Courthouse News Service]
* Harvard Law Review elects it’s first female black president. [WBUR]
* Insider trading defendant John Afriyie earned a guilty verdict in less than three hours of deliberation. Sources say the jury would have been in faster, but they kept sticking on the fact that Afriyie had skipped bail and tried to hide out in New Jersey. Only a truly insane man would go to New Jersey willingly. [Law360]
* Alston & Bird wins malpractice appeal. [New York Law Journal]
* Remember Pokémon Go? Well the lawsuits are still out there. [The Recorder]
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White-Collar Crime
Some Thoughts On Public (and Private) Integrity in Trump's DOJ
It's all about who makes the critical decisions. -
White-Collar Crime
One Thing Federal Employees Can Do Before Trump Takes Power
Tomorrow, Donald Trump will become our President. There are a lot of people who can and should be afraid of that. LGBTQ folks. Anyone not in the country legally. Good people. Anyone who would rather not see the United States default on its debt. China. One group that should be uniquely afraid: federal workers. Republicans […] -
White-Collar Crime
White-Collar Legends: A Conversation with Tom Green
An interview with a white-collar legend. -
White-Collar Crime
Is Trump The End Of FCPA Enforcement?
The white-collar defense gravy train may be coming to an end. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
White-Collar Crime
The DOJ And The Diplomat
Federal prosecutors got this one right -- and that highlights how easy it is for them to get it wrong. -
U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
When Should Prosecutors Act Like People? A Case Study
A tragedy only made worse by the federal government. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.14.16
* “As a federal prosecutor for 19 years… I know better.” Leslie Caldwell, who oversees the Justice Department’s criminal division, sent a letter of apology to federal prosecutors across the country for remarks made at a Federalist Society event where she intimated that many of them don’t understand rules for white-collar criminal cases. [WSJ Law Blog]
* It seems that D.C.-based Crowell & Moring and New York-based Herrick Feinstein are hoping to bump into each other under the mistletoe this year, because they’re reportedly in close merger talks. A combination would create a firm with about 570 lawyers and $478 million in gross revenue. We’ll have more on this later. [Am Law Daily; Real Deal]
* Biglaw behemoth Dentons is politely bowing out of the competition when it comes to a takeover of the European and Middle Eastern arm of King & Wood Mallesons. With Dentons out of the picture, it’s unlikely that a single firm will rescue the entirety of the branch, but numerous firms are interested in picking apart bits and pieces. [Legal Week]
* Calling their behavior “uncivil,” Judge Steven O’Neill was forced to scold lawyers on both sides during a dramatic shouting match that erupted at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial after the defense team insisted that the comedian’s accusers ought to be named in public documents, saying they’re “witnesses in a trial, not children.” [USA Today]
* Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Victoria Brennan, who was accused of using a metal pipe to smash a man’s windshield this summer (but was never formally charged), is going to step down from her position on the bench. Her last day will be December 31, and per her resignation letter, she is “looking forward to the future.” [Miami Herald]
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White-Collar Crime
Salman, Snitches, And The Curiously Virtuous World Of Insider Trading
Snitches get landmark Supreme Court wins. -
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Sentencing Law, White-Collar Crime
The Challenges Of White-Collar Sentencing
Balance is critical in making your case at sentencing. -
White-Collar Crime
The Two Paths Forward For The Trump DOJ
So, 24 hours after we all woke up to the news that, yes, Donald Trump will be our next president, where do things stand for the white-collar world as it contemplates a Trump presidency? I think it’s almost impossible to tell. There have long been two schools of thought about what a Trump Justice Department […] -
Politics, White-Collar Crime
Jim Comey And The Risks Of Believing Too Much In Your Own Reputation
Say nothing, have it leak, and be accused of a cover-up; or say something, and have it blow up. -
White-Collar Crime
The Cheap Trick Of Denying Defendants Self-Surrender
You can't pull a fast one on this audience. -
White-Collar Crime
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part -- Part II
This is indefensible, but the government does it every day. -
White-Collar Crime
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part -- Part I
When a prosecutor looks through a dirty window, everything he sees is dirty. -
White-Collar Crime
Making the Transition -- The Final Chapter
Becoming a defense lawyer means defending a person, not defending a defendant.