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May Prosecutors Bar Note Taking of Witness Interviews?
In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen, of counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, writes that truth-telling witnesses will inevitably remember probative events differently on different occasions, and one can easily understand why a prosecutor might prefer not to have to transmit a contemporaneous-to-the-inconsistency piece of paper directly into the hands of a skillful defense lawyer. But what law exists on this issue, given that no federal case law affirmatively obligates prosecutors or their witnesses to take notes?Conflict of Interest Alleged in Holocaust Case
Well-known New York litigator Charles G. Moerdler, of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, was accused of having a conflict of interest by plaintiffs' lawyers pressing Holocaust-related claims against the Austrian government and Austrian companies. Moerdler, who is representing the Austrian Jewish Community in the action, previously represented an Austrian bank that agreed last year to pay $40 million to settle Holocaust claims.Greenberg's Katz honored as one of Hollywood's finest
Entertainment industry publication Variety is out with its top Hollywood dealmakers list for 2011, and three of those on the list are entertainment and media practice heads at Am Law 100 firms.Mitchell Report Is a New Chapter In the Practice of Public 'Outing'
Given the protocol George Mitchell chose in his report on illegal drug use by Major League Baseball players, there may be innocent victims whose protestations will be heard but, in most cases, not believed.Children's Place Reports SEC and Internal Probes Into Stock Options
A New Jersey-based retail clothing chain appears to have gotten caught up in the sweeping national SEC investigation into improperly backdated stock options. The Children's Place announced last week that the SEC was looking into the way the company handles its stock option grants. Susan LaBarr, the company's investor relations manager, said the results of an investigation by its outside counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, indicate that previously issued financial reports will likely have to be restated.Trending Stories
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