New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Philip C. Patterson and Vera M. Kachnowski | January 19, 2018
International Criminal Law and Enforcement columnists Philip Patterson and Vera Kachnowski write: The end of 2017 marked both the 40th anniversary of the FCPA and a $965 million FCPA settlement with Swedish telecommunications company, Telia Company AB. As we begin the new year, FCPA watchers will be closely monitoring how remedies such as this evolve under both SEC and DOJ authority, in light of other 2017 developments.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Steven Zeidman | January 19, 2018
Steven Zeidman writes: In 'McCoy', the Supreme Court must decide whether it is unconstitutional for defense counsel to concede a client's guilt over his express objection.
By Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick, Chair, NYSBA Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section | January 19, 2018
Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick, Chair of the NYSBA Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, writes: Defending a civil suit involving criminal claims presents unique challenges to the parties and an understanding of the effect a plea or conviction in the criminal matter may have, not only on the civil lawsuit itself, but also on the availability of insurance coverage to cover any damages, is important.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Michael Marciano | January 19, 2018
U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions' Jan. 4 decision to reverse Obama-era guidance on marijuana-related law enforcement has raised legal concerns in states across…
By Greg Land | January 18, 2018
The plaintiff spent 16 days in jail on child molestation charges that were dropped and won $472K at trial, but the judge dumped the award and ordered a new, damages-only trial in which jurors awarded nothing.
By Ross Todd | January 18, 2018
Former Korn Ferry International executive recruiter David Nosal's lawyer, Steven Gruel, filed court papers asking a federal judge in San Francisco to reduce or set aside his client's prison sentence.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 18, 2018
The former Washington County judge who founded the county's drug court has been disbarred from the practice of law for stealing cocaine out of the court's evidence locker.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Leo Milonas and Andrew C. Smith | January 18, 2018
In their Appellate Division Review, Leo Milonas and Andrew C. Smith write: As we begin 2018, we look back on some of the highlights from the final quarter of 2017 below.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | January 18, 2018
As Bill Cosby's retrial on sexual assault charges approaches, Montgomery County prosecutors are seeking to introduce testimony from more women who have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct—18 more than the court allowed at his first trial, to be exact.
By Andrew Denney | January 17, 2018
The man accused of carrying out a deadly truck attack on a Lower Manhattan bike path on Halloween that left eight dead would take a guilty plea to avoid a death penalty prosecution, his defense team has said in a letter to the court.
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