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Andersen Lawyer Focuses on Firm's Surviving Enron Documents
Arthur Andersen's lawyer tried to show Wednesday that the accounting firm had preserved many of the documents prosecutors are using as evidence that it obstructed justice. Testimony in Andersen's trial for destroying Enron-related records as a Securities and Exchange Commission probe loomed has centered this week on the firm's October 2001 reminder to employees about the company's document retention policy.Private Investigators Go In-House at Law Firms
If you meet someone who does "PI" work at a law firm, don't assume the "PI" stands for "personal injury." Bickel & Brewer, a 35-lawyer firm that handles securities and large commercial suits, hired its own in-house investigators -- and it's not the first firm to do so. Bickel partner William Brewer III says the four-member investigative unit saves the firm money and does a better job than outside investigators who wouldn't be as familiar with the material or apt to work as closely with the litigators.Inside Job: Firm Brings Private Investigators into the Fold
Dallas-based Bickel & Brewer, a 35-lawyer firm, launched its own investigative unit in January. It�s staffed by three former agents and a former training instructor with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Continued Uncertainty in Today`s Economic Reality
Arthur Andersen LLP went on trial for its life yesterday for allegedly obstructing justice by shredding Enron-related documents, and a lawyer said no last-minute settlement was even attempted.Houston Lawyer Builds a Defense for Michael Jackson's Personal Physician
What does a criminal defense lawyer do when the whole world points a finger at his client? If you're Houston lawyer Ed Chernoff and your client is the King of Pop's personal physician, you enlist the help of your partners in an effort to redirect the 24/7 news cycle and show how your client cooperated with police -- then you hope for the best and prepare for the worst.Cite as: McNamee v. Clemens, 09 CV 1647 (SJ) (CLP), NYLJ 1202480692327, at *1 (EDNY, Decided February 4, 2011)District Judge Sterling Johnsonp class="decid
Cite as: McNamee v. Clemens, 09 CV 1647 (SJ) (CLP), NYLJ 1202480692327, at *1 (EDNY, Decided February 4, 2011)District Judge Sterling Johnsonp class="decid
Baggage Check: Next Trial True Test for Enron Task Force
When Enron Task Force prosecutors enter U.S. District Judge Sim Lake's courtroom in Houston on Monday for the long-awaited trial of former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling, the government lawyers will be toting baggage. In the literal sense, the big criminal trial is document-intensive. In the figurative sense, government lawyers have stumbled more than once in their four-year pursuit of Enron employees, and that track record follows them into the courtroom.Enron Prosecution: A Work in Progress
Despite a dearth of trials since the Arthur Andersen one, Andrew Weissmann, who heads the Enron Task Force, contends the prosecution has made considerable progress in the past two years, including the high-profile pleas of former CFO Andrew Fastow and his wife. The next big step in the prosecution may be the Nigerian barge trial, set for Aug. 16. The results could be a bellwether of the strength of the prosecution's other cases.Trending Stories
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