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September 05, 2018 | National Law Journal

“If you are considering investing in a company with operations relating to the marijuana business industry, understand that the company may be criminally prosecuted and this may impact the value of your investment,” the SEC said in a new advisory Wednesday.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

September 05, 2018 | The Recorder

The SEC, highlighting a criminal case brought by federal prosecutors in the Central District of California, warned investors that marijuana businesses "may be criminally prosecuted and this may impact the value of your investment.”

By Mike Scarcella

4 minute read

September 04, 2018 | Law.com

Law firms are buzzing about the import of the 2nd Circuit's big FCPA ruling, and check out who's lobbying on privacy. Plus: scroll down for the latest Who Got the Work. This is Compliance Hot Spots.

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

September 04, 2018 | National Law Journal

Quinn Emanuel's Bill Burck was oft-mentioned at Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing Tuesday. His document-review team includes lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis and Baker Botts.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read

August 31, 2018 | National Law Journal

Federal prosecutors in Washington, under the leadership of U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu, filed a one-count information against Sam Patten accusing him of failing to register under the Foreign-Agent Registration Act.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

August 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

The firm, without admitting guilt, agreed to pay a $132,000 penalty, along with lost wages to three unidentified individuals, to resolve immigration-related claims tied to a document-review project.

By C. Ryan Barber

3 minute read

August 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

A former Jones Day partner who served as the Trump presidential campaign's top lawyer, McGahn spearheaded the administration's aggressive push to fill the courts with young, conservative jurists.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

August 28, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Larry Thompson said he disagreed with some of VW's assertions of attorney-client privilege.

By C. Ryan Barber

2 minute read

August 28, 2018 | Law.com

A Covington partner is yanked from the ZTE special compliance contract over his signing a "never Trump" letter in the run-up to the election. Plus: Larry Thompson, the VW monitor, issues his first annual report. Scroll down for an epic Who Got the Work. This is Compliance Hot Spots.

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

August 28, 2018 | The Recorder

“It's almost unfathomable to figure out how to regulate search. We're not prescriptive. We allow the marketplace to allow people to self-regulate and we police their self-regulation," one veteran antitrust lawyer says.

By C. Ryan Barber | Ellis Kim

5 minute read