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In-House Attorneys Say They'll Never Give Up Fight Against Counterfeiters

Despite the best efforts of brands, counterfeiting is on the rise and counterfeiters seem to be getting smarter. But in-house lawyers said at a recent conference that they aren't giving up the fight.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Start the Day Right: Preparing for an Overseas Dawn Raid

International Criminal Law and Enforcement columnists Nicholas M. De Feis and Philip C. Patterson offer practical strategies for companies facing raids of their offices overseas. They note that although most foreign jurisdictions have begun to impose limits and oversight on these raids, the raids remain aggressive by U.S. standards. They are also increasing in frequency and not confined to any particular types of industries. Among the concerns they discuss is that employees caught unprepared may act in ways detrimental to both the corporation's and their own interests. Moreover, U.S. and foreign prosecutors are increasingly sharing investigative materials. U.S. law provides only limited protections against the use of evidence seized by foreign agents, even when seized in ways that would violate U.S. law.
15 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kane's Sentence Sends Harsh Warning to Pa. Officials

After Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania's former attorney general, was sentenced this week to jail time for perjury and related charges, the prosecutors who handled the case said it showed that even the state's most senior law enforcement officer is not above the law.
10 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Sotelo-Urena

By | October 26, 2016
5 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Lopez

By | October 26, 2016
5 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Padilla

By | October 26, 2016
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Let Them Vote

For national elections affecting all of us, one wonders why there is not a uniform set of eligibility requirements concerning felony convictions.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney in Bogus Shelter Case Indicted for Tax Fraud

Harold Levine, formerly the head of the tax practice group at Moritt Hock & Hamroff, was indicted by the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office for failing to report more than $3 million in income he diverted from the firm and defrauding the IRS as it tried to investigate the shelters.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Dismisses Charges in Crash That Killed Four

By | October 26, 2016
State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho on Wednesday dismissed criminally negligent homicide and other charges against a limousine driver whose four passengers were killed in a crash after leaving a vineyard on Long Island.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Said to Be Closing In on Venezuelan Asset Seizures, Charges

Federal prosecutors are preparing to charge several individuals and confiscate their property over the alleged looting of Venezuela's state oil company in what may amount to one of the biggest asset seizures in U.S. history.
12 minute read

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