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$10M John Deere Bribery Settlement Underscores Risks of Not Integrating Acquisitions

The Securities and Exchange Commission said that in the three years after Deere bought Wirtgen Thailand, the unit plied government officials with cash, massage parlor visits and lavish sightseeing trips to Europe. regulator found Illinois-based John Deere failed to integrate Wirtgen Thailand, a former German outfit into its existing compliance and controls environment after acquiring Wirtgen Group in 2017, resulting in "bribery schemes going unchecked for several years," the SEC's FCPA division enforcement chief Charles Cain said in a statement. "This action is a reminder for corporations to promptly ensure newly acquired subsidiaries have all the necessary internal accounting control processes in place."
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National Law Journal

US Senate Confirms 2 Biden Judge Picks for SDNY and Baltimore Federal Courts

Senators voted 51-43 to confirm Jeannette Vargas as a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of New York and 53-43 to confirm Adam B. Abelson as a U.S. District Court judge for the District of Maryland.
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National Law Journal

Kramer Levin Hires Ex-Special Counsel to President Biden, Among Latest DC Firm News

Arnold & Porter, Nixon Peabody, Holland & Knight and McGuireWoods also made lateral hires.
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National Law Journal

Courts Need Experts' Help in Analyzing Online Arbitration Clause Designs, Judge Says

"Rather than debating among ourselves our impressions about font size and color, the placement of hyperlinks, and the choice between click-wrap and browse-wrap agreements, we should start treating these issues about user-interface design as questions of fact," wrote Judge David Hamilton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
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Law.com

Athena Bitcoin, Genesis Coin Face Potential Class Action Over 'Epidemic' Elder Fraud

"We're taking a new legal problem and we're trying to find solutions for our client," said Marc E. Dann, an ex-state attorney general.
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National Law Journal

Drone Operator Tells Supreme Court His Aerial Mapping Business Is Protected Speech

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit saw things differently and upheld North Carolina's licensing regime as a regulation of conduct, not speech.
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The American Lawyer

Womble Bond Dickinson to Combine With Lewis Roca Jan. 1

"We thought that this would be a firm that would be worth having discussions with. Since a lot of others were reaching out to us, why not talk to one where we know some people?" said Lewis Roca managing partner Ken Van Winkle.
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National Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Files RICO Civil Lawsuit Against Overseas Ex-Banker With US Ties

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration alleges its former president Dante Mossi violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act through an "unlawful and corrupt crusade against CABEI," according to the lawsuit Gibson Dunn filed on behalf of the international regional bank.
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National Law Journal

Hogan Lovells and MoFo Partners to Headline Kamala Harris Fundraisers

Attorneys at Sidley, Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Gottlieb, Paul Weiss, among other big firms, are also playing a role in her fundraising this month.
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National Law Journal

'Ad Network Monopoly'?: YouTube CEO May Testify at Google's Second Antitrust Bench Trial

U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema denied Google's motion to exclude lay opinion testimony from its advertising antitrust bench trial. This includes testimony from Andrew Casale, president and CEO of Index Exchange, and testimony from Benneaser "Ben" John, vice president of engineering at Microsoft.
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