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The attorney for the three executives found guilty in some of the nation's largest corporate fraud scandals didn't previously work for the Department of Justice, as many white-collar attorneys have
By JaneAnne Murray | December 13, 2006
The lengthy sentence imposed on former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling recently is a stark reminder that the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines have made federal prison a reality for many first-time offende
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Complex and systemic, the current financial crisis is nearly certain to yield extensive legislation regulating everything from the financial markets to mortgage brokers to ratings agencies. Any suc
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Federal prosecutors don't intend to let the late convicted Enron founder Kenneth Lay's record be wiped clean without a fight. Lawyers for Lay's estate filed court papers Wednesday formall
September 21, 2006
This summer, an employee of the Coca-Cola Co. made news when she -- along with two others -- allegedly attempted to steal trade secrets from Coke and sell them to PepsiCo Inc. It's not every da
By Philip M. Berkowitz | January 19, 2007
Reports of multimillion-dollar settlements of class (or "collective") actions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 [FOOTNOTE 1] have been so rampant that the casual o
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | September 14, 2007
Running corporate legal departments is as much about business as law, and outside firms who want to represent them had better understand that, according to four general counsels who spoke on a pane
By Sarah S. Gold and Richard L. Spinogatti | June 11, 2009
In the last several years, the U.S. Supreme Court has addressed several difficult federal securities fraud issues, resolving circuit splits and providing greater certainty and uniformity. Now t
By Sherry Karabin | June 3, 2008
Everyone knew that the subprime mortgage crisis would lead to a ton of litigation, but few expected it to be this bad. Hundreds of subprime-related suits have been filed already, and by the end of
By Shanon D. Murray | September 7, 2005
When a panel of 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges handed down a sharp rebuke of Fiberglas insulation maker Owens Corning's attempted use of a controversial mechanism in its reorganizati
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