Andrew Longstreth

September 13, 2007 | Law.com

Biovail Corp. was supposed to be the victim, the ill-used dupe of powerful hedge funds, analysts and bankers, whose short-selling scheme to spread false information about the company led to a plunge in its share price in 2003. And Biovail's respected litigators from Howrey and Kasowitz Benson were to be the ones to help the company prove it. How did the company's "extremely well-lawyered" legal strategy blow up in the faces of Biovail executives and lawyers, now the ones under scrutiny?

By Andrew Longstreth

30 minute read

March 28, 2007 | Law.com

When prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey brought securities fraud and conspiracy charges against former Cendant chairman Walter Forbes, they probably didn't foresee the three trials ahead. Or that Forbes' conviction would come at the hands of two young prosecutors, Michael Martinez and Craig Carpenito, who took over after the first mistrial. Undaunted by a second mistrial, and aided by changing circumstances as well as crucial adjustments to trial strategy, the two finally got their man.

By Andrew Longstreth

28 minute read

December 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

For years Qualcomm bullied the rest of the cell phone industry with its rules of engagement. But the industry struck back with a global litigation onslaught that's left Qualcomm bloodied and bowed.

By Andrew Longstreth

24 minute read

February 02, 2005 | Law.com

In this new era of corporate criminal investigations, fundamental shifts are taking place in the corporate defense practice. While working to uncover wrongdoing, the investigating lawyer used to present a united front on behalf of both the corporation and its employees. The lawyer jousted with the government and sought to limit the flow of information. Today, the investigating lawyer essentially acts as a fact-finder with a badge -- the newest (and highest-paid) government agent.

By Andrew Longstreth

20 minute read

February 02, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

Fundamental shifts are taking place in corporate defense practice. While working to uncover wrongdoing, the investigating lawyer used to present a united front on behalf of both the corporation and its employees. But today, in the new era of internal investigations, defense lawyers have become deputy prosecutors -- the newest (and highest-paid) government agents.

By Andrew Longstreth

20 minute read

October 09, 2009 | Law.com

In July, following a six-week trial, a jury in New York found American entrepreneur Frederic Bourke Jr. guilty of knowing about bribes that helped grease the wheels in the privatization of an Azerbaijan state oil company. But thanks to a bizarre series of legal events, Viktor Kozeny -- the alleged mastermind behind the bribery scheme -- is living in the Bahamas, while Bourke, an investor who merely knew of the bribes, is preparing for a possible prison term.

By Andrew Longstreth

24 minute read

October 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Two moguls invested in Azerbaijan in the nineties. Now, one is living in the Bahamas, and the other faces a prison sentence.

By Andrew Longstreth

24 minute read

June 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Covington & Burling partner Eric Holder--cochair of Barack Obama's campaign--has made a career out of breaking barriers. Will he be the first African American attorney general?

By Andrew Longstreth

22 minute read