By Christine Simmons | September 11, 2017
In its first litigation partner hires this year, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft announced Monday it had brought on a trio of lawyers, including an attorney from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By B. Colby Hamilton | September 11, 2017
Federal prosecutors announced fraud charges late Monday against the former head of Deutsche Bank's subprime trading unit, accusing him of knowingly selling $1.4 billion worth of real estate-backed securities backed by problematic loans.
By B. Colby Hamilton | September 11, 2017
The former head of one of New York's more powerful correction officers' unions, Norman Seabrook, was denied dismissal of corruption charges against him and a co-defendant Monday by U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter Jr. of the Southern District of New York.
By B. Colby Hamilton | September 6, 2017
Sports radio personality Craig Carton, co-host of WFAN's "Boomer and Carton in the Morning," was arrested Wednesday over allegations he misled investors in a ticket selling business in order to resolve gambling debts.
By Steven M. Witzel and Arthur Kutoroff | September 6, 2017
In his Corporate Crime column, Steven M. Witzel, joined by Arthur Kutoroff, write: Notwithstanding Trump administration antipathy to "zealous" anti-corruption enforcement, and perhaps assuaged by post-election expressions of support from administration officials and confidence in line prosecutors, commentators have near-unanimously predicted a steadfast continuation of this robust FCPA enforcement. The facts to date do not support these initial predictions.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 5, 2017
RICO Act Cross-Claims Dismissed; Foreign Parties Failed to Allege Domestic Injury
By B. Colby Hamilton | September 1, 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it, too, was dropping its case against Wall Street financier Benjamin Wey, in the face of a sweeping evidence suppression order in the criminal suit against Wey.
By Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack | September 1, 2017
White-Collar Crime columnists Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack discuss SDNY Judge Loretta Preska's recent decision in 'United States v. Davis', in which she analyzed the Second Circuit's "right to control" decisions and concluded that a guilty verdict should be set aside. The authors then address practical steps defense counsel can take when facing a mail or wire fraud prosecution premised on this sometimes elusive doctrine.
By Antonia M. Apps | August 30, 2017
Antonia M. Apps analyzes the Second Circuit's decision in 'U.S. v. Martoma', where the court held that the gloss of a "meaningfully close personal relationship" as part of the personal benefit test was "no longer good law," and that liability requires the government to prove that the tipper expected the tippee would trade on the information and the tip "resembled trading by the insider followed by a gift of the profits" to the tippee.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 25, 2017
FCA Qui Tam Suit Alleging Firm's 'Infiltration' By Mafia Dismissed as Frivolous, Baseless
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