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The Recorder

Whistleblower Lawyers Fret Over Leaks After Akin Gump Partner's Arrest

Whistleblower lawyers who worked with Jeffrey Wertkin while he was at the Department of Justice said his role was pivotal in their False Claims Act litigation.
28 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Reputation is Everything: Why Lawyers Should Take a Closer Look Inward at Money Laundering Risk

Recent developments should give lawyers pause as to whether they are sufficiently inward looking at the reputational risk they face from their own clients—particularly those seeking to misuse legal services to launder illicit funds.
11 minute read

Litigation Daily

White Knight David Boies Takes on Backpage.com and Sex Traffickers

Working pro bono, Boies Schiller Flexner and Legal Momentum filed suits in Arizona and Florida federal courts against Backpage and its owners for participating in the trafficking of children and young adults for sex. Why they may succeed where others have failed.
24 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Martinez

By | February 08, 2017
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big-Name Lawyers Who Screwed Up, Big Time

While former Akin Gump lawyer Jeffrey Wertkin awaits his fate after his arrest for trying to sell a sealed whistleblower suit for $300,000, let's take a moment to revisit some prominent attorneys who made a mess of things.
16 minute read

The American Lawyer

Akin Gump Partner's Arrest Highlights Hiring Risks for Firms

Federal prosecutors have accused an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner—and a government lawyer himself until last year—of hawking a copy of a nonpublic whistleblower complaint to a company facing a False Claims Act lawsuit.
41 minute read

Daily Report Online

Feds Say Construction Company Owner Paid for City Contracts

A second construction company owner has been accused of conspiring to pay bribes to get contracts with the city of Atlanta.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Watch for Danger on the Fringes of Federal Conspiracy Law

Idle chatter isn't cheap if its meets the definition of federal conspiracy law, writes attorney Alexander Strassman.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

White-Collar Crime May Shift to DOJ's Back Burner Under Trump, ABA Panelists Say

Criminal law experts foresee shifts in the Department of Justice's enforcement priorities during the Trump administration.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Senate Panel Back Unanimous Juries in Death Cases

The first Senate committee to review the change in the capital punishment law approves it on an 8-1 vote.
10 minute read

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