When Kannon Shanmugam agreed to represent former bond trader Jesse Litvak, the Williams & Connolly partner faced a tough set of facts. His client, a former trader at Jefferies & Co., had already been convicted of criminal securities fraud and sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that he had lied to investors.
Shanmugam’s bold argument: Lots of bond traders lie.
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