New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Lewis Rosenberg | January 30, 2018
The mainly upstate district attorneys who oppose bail reform base their objections on a "push back" on achieving a "disposition on the alleged crime." This latter point admits that incarceration pressures the indigent to plead guilty.
By Colby Hamilton | January 30, 2018
Members of the defense bar see the two-year trend as troubling. But observers say the court, with so many new members, is all but sure to correct course going forward under the leadership of Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
By Andrew Denney | January 29, 2018
Seeking to reach defendants who suffer from opioid addiction with a helping hand rather than a heavy one, the Bronx Criminal Court has opened a new…
By Andrew Denney | January 29, 2018
A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered the immediate release of a well-known advocate for immigrants and refugees from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying that his detainer amounted to “unnecessary cruelty,” while he awaits deportation for a past criminal conviction.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 26, 2018
Taking a cue from his counterpart in Brooklyn, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has appointed an attorney to focus on evaluating the immigration ramifications of the office's prosecutions.
By Zach Brez, Allison Lullo, and Giselle Sedano | January 26, 2018
Over the last year, the CFTC continued to align itself with other, more frequently-lauded enforcement agencies like the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But the CFTC also closed out its fiscal year having brought only 49 enforcement actions, nearly 30 percent fewer actions than in FY2016, and obtaining orders totaling approximately $412 million in restitution, disgorgement and penalties, amounting to only one-third of the $1.29 billion garnered in FY2016.
By Todd Blanche and Kyle DeYoung | January 26, 2018
When a complex transaction directed by a CEO or CFO is later deemed criminal and the executive is charged, what exposure could outside counsel face having advised and presumably approved the transaction? Similarly, when working with high-ranking executives at a company, when does outside counsel have an obligation to report and update a company's board of directors regarding their work for the CEO on behalf of the company?
By David Siegal and Michael Scanlon | January 26, 2018
White-collar attorneys will continue to employ the attorney proffer to advance their clients' interests in responding to investigations, even while on occasion accepting the consequence of some limited waiver of privilege over the facts they strategically divulge.
By Nicolas Bourtin | January 26, 2018
What if everything we think we know about the motivation and decision-making of white-collar criminals is wrong?
By Andrew Denney | January 25, 2018
In the opening days of the corruption trial for Joseph Percoco, a former longtime aide and friend to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and three other defendants who allegedly took part in kickback schemes, prosecutors worked to highlight Percoco's influence within state government.
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