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FBI Sting Shows Ex-Broward Lawyer Laundered Money with 'Russian Organizations'

The lawyer allegedly worked with a Russian businesswoman, who helped disguise political contributions to sidestep required campaign finance disclosures.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Attorney Pleads Guilty in National Securities Fraud

A California attorney pleads guilty to a securities conspiracy charge in a pump-and-dump stock scam.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

BNP Paribas Pleads to Antitrust Conspiracy, Agrees to $90M Fine

The plea is the sixth by a major bank as part of an ongoing DOJ investigation into antitrust and fraud crimes in the FX market.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

ICO Enforcement Actions in 2017 and Trends for 2018

Whereas 2017 set some basic guardrails around the ICO market, 2018 will likely see an increase in regulatory activity by multiple agencies, and a deeper engagement with the difficult legal questions posed by ICOs.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawyers Getting Paid in Bitcoin (Mostly) Like It

Big and small firms alike, as well as solo practitioners, are accepting cryptocurrency's risks in order to meet clients' needs and get paid.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Sanctions Law Firm, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's Former Bank for 'Frivolous' Foreclosure

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's former bank and its attorney face a separate hearing to set punishment.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bitcoin's Blockchain Tech Could Bring Sweeping Innovation to Legal Industry

With a price that skyrocketed more than 1,600 percent in 2017 alone, it's no wonder that the now infamous cryptocurrency Bitcoin has become something of a cultural phenomenon.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Buchwald Signals Defeat for Objections in LIBOR Class Suits

At a fairness hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald indicated she has no issue with the fairness of the proposed settlements in a leading LIBOR class action.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Where's the Damages? Proposed LIBOR Class Settlements Leave One Objector Wondering

Arent Fox's Les Jacobowitz asked but no one—not class counsel, the judge, and certainly not the banks—had an answer. So he tried to answer the question himself, and in doing so hopes to convince Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald to blow up proposed settlements with the banks.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Judge Blisters CFPB, Rejects $235M Restitution Request

U.S. District Judge John F. Walter on Jan. 19 ruled the CFPB had failed to show that any restitution was appropriate. He ordered CashCall—represented by lawyers from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Latham & Watkins—to pay a penalty of about $10.3 million, the statutory minimum.
5 minute read

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