Zach Warren

Congratulations to both the promising young lawyer and the prosecution and putting this unfortunate episode to rest.

What protections do criminal defendants enjoy in New York state court that they don't get on the federal side?

What are the latest allegations about Zachary Warren, the handsome and high-powered young lawyer facing criminal charges in the Dewey & LeBoeuf fraud case?

Who are they, what are they pleading to, and what are the implications for the remaining Dewey defendants?

Additional information about defendant number 4 in the Dewey criminal case, including testimonials from people who know him and information about his family's finances.

Why would a smart lawyer talk to law enforcement about matters that could expose him to criminal liability?

What do we know about this handsome and highly accomplished young lawyer? He's extremely bright and he's legal-world aristocracy, for starters.

* The CIA official at the heart of accusations of intimidation made by Senator Feinstein is a lawyer. This marks the first time this guy has been called intimidating. [Al Jazeera] * Check out these awesome graphs showing the change in the USNWR rankings of the top 50 law schools over the last six years. [LawyerWrit] * Justin Bieber’s lawyer says his behavior in his video deposition is our fault. Of course it is. [New Day / CNN] * “Dear Texas courthouse… We’ve been tapping your phones. Love, FBI” [San Antonio Express-News] * Google's getting sued for pushing addictive games with in-app purchases. [IT-Lex] * The prosecution of Zachary Warren, who was 24 and only a few months into his job, for Dewey’s fall seems to be taking it a bit too far. [ Belly of the Beast] * A pair of lawyers are accused of tax credit fraud for going a bit too Hollywood. [The Times-Picayune] * Lee Pacchia talks with Kent Zimmermann about the warning sent to struggling firms by the Dewey charges. Embedded after the jump… [Mimesis Law]

* Dewey know who Zachary Warren is? Per this failed firm’s insiders, he seems to be a “man of mystery” who apparently worked in the “bowels of the bureaucracy” that ultimately led to D&L’s demise. [Am Law Daily]

* “You can cross-examine the witness. You can’t cross examine an email.” Defense of the Dewey defendants may be tough when it’s time for trial — and you can bet your ass there’ll be a trial. [New York Law Journal]

* Fear not, friends, because Patton Boggs has found a way to weather the storm. It’s the same way most barely buoyant firms stay afloat: more layoffs. Expect more on this news later today. [National Law Journal]

* Paul Ceglia, the man who claims he owns half of Facebook’s fortunes, can’t toss his criminal charges. Sometimes wheeling and dealing with allegedly faux contracts will land you in the clink. [Bloomberg]

* Because no father wants to see his daughter become “tabloid fodder”: Rachel Canning, the New Jersey schoolgirl who sued her parents, is being “savaged” by the public. Aww, poor little Millennial. [Daily Record]

Who's getting charged, and with what?