New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jason Grant | February 23, 2021
"The truth is if Mr. Caplan had not been someone who had a great [ethics] lawyer, and if he hadn't been from a white-shoe law firm, he may not" have ended up with a retroactive two-year license suspension from the First Department court, but rather could have received a harsher sanction, said University of Connecticut law professor Leslie Levin.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp | February 23, 2021
In their Second Circuit Review, Martin Flumenbaum and Brad Karp discuss the court's ruling in 'United States v. Ho', which "silenced post-'Hoskins' speculation that the Second Circuit would continue to narrow the scope of FCPA liability."
By Jason Grant | February 18, 2021
"The Referee noted that the record itself showed that [Caplan's] criminal actions were 'out of character with his professional life and his desire to make amends,'" the First Department panel of five justices wrote in their decision Thursday.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert | February 10, 2021
In this edition of their White-Collar Crime column, Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert explain that regardless of his enforcement priorities, Gary Gensler's SEC will benefit from the expansion of the SEC's powers that Congress included in the National Defense Authorization Act passed on the first day of the new year. In enacting this law, Congress effectively has overridden the SEC's recent stinging Supreme Court defeats.
By C. Ryan Barber | February 3, 2021
Van Grack, who led the Foreign Agents Registration Act unit at Main Justice, is joining the firm as co-head of the crisis management practice.
By Jane Wester | February 2, 2021
According to the complaint, which was unsealed Monday in Brooklyn, the defendant enlisted an action movie star as a celebrity spokesman, who eventually withdrew from that role.
By C. Ryan Barber | February 1, 2021
Latham is among a handful of law firms that have seen more than one partner leave for posts at the U.S. Justice Department and Biden White House. The arrival of Kevin Chambers at the DOJ comes as a former Latham colleague settles in as the acting head of the criminal division.
By C. Ryan Barber | January 29, 2021
Federal prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Kevin Clinesmith. "The public deserves better from attorneys working for the government assigned to handle some of the most important and sensitive matters," prosecutor Anthony Scarpelli said in court Friday.
By C. Ryan Barber | January 21, 2021
McQuaid, named acting leader of the U.S. Justice Department's criminal division, earlier spent more than five years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York before joining the Obama White House in 2013.
By Meredith Hobbs | January 19, 2021
"Pharma, life sciences and financial services matters were a big focus for me as U.S. attorney, as were cyber and health care, and I think they will continue to be major enforcement areas under the Biden administration," Carpenito said.
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