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Jones Day Faces $750M Suit Over Alleged 'Massive Fraud' in Sale of German Companies

Portland's Precision Castparts filed a suit in Houston that alleges Jones Day conspired to defraud it in connection with a $750 million acquisition of companies that turned out to be in "dire financial straits."
4 minute read

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Clyde & Co Client Funds Linked To Money Laundering Scandal, US Justice Dept Claims

The U.S. Department of Justice claims that funds held in escrow by Clyde & Co have links to the 1MDB scandal.
3 minute read

International Edition

Lawyer for Carlos Ghosn Jumps to King & Spalding in Paris

Jean Tamalet, formerly a partner at Bird & Bird, brings three associates, expanding and strengthening King & Spalding's international government practice group.
2 minute read

International Edition

Lost in Translation? Veteran Defender Abbe Lowell Argues Clients Should Not Be Extradited to Japan

His clients face allegations in Tokyo that they aided auto executive Carlos Ghosn as he fled the country.
4 minute read

International Edition

Serious Fraud Office Charges Three Over Litigation Funder's Collapse

The Cayman Islands-based litigation funder allegedly owes over £100 million to over 500 investors.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dechert White Collar Co-Head Neil Gerrard Set to Retire

He will be retiring at the end of 2020 after several scandal-hit years at the firm.
2 minute read

International Edition

Mexico Corruption Allegations Open Door to Undo Energy Reform

The accusations could provide fodder for a broader agenda set by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to strengthen the national oil and electric companies and end reforms that opened the energy sector to foreign investment.
4 minute read

International Edition

Africa's Lawyers Offer a View Into the Depth and Scale of Corruption On the Continent

No group of individuals can offer as clear a glimpse of corruption on the continent as its best lawyers, who talk to Law.com International about the corruption they encounter, and what's being done to stamp it out.
8 minute read

International Edition

Federal Judge in New York Denies Request to Share Documents With Huawei CFO in Canada

Attorneys from Sidley Austin and Jenner & Block are defending Huawei from allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions against Iran and conspired to steal trade secrets, and they asked Donnelly for authorization to discuss discovery material on a limited basis with Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
3 minute read

International Edition

Skadden To Investigate "Misappropriation of Assets" In Listed Payments Group

The company has brought in the US firm to look into "historic potential malfeasance" within its accounts.
2 minute read

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