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Wealth Management Firm Taps Google's Legal Director as Legal Chief

"As someone who values teamwork, collaboration and financial empowerment, I'm honored to join LPL's Management Committee as we continue to pursue LPL's mission to take care of advisors so they can take care of their clients," Brown said in a statement.
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New York Law Journal

Prosecutors Seek Sam Bankman-Fried's Detention After Leak of Diary Entries

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York said he would impose an interim gag order on Bankman-Fried to give the parties time to file briefs on the question of detention. The final filing is due Aug. 3.
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New York Law Journal

British Billionaire, Owner of Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur, Arrested in NY on Insider-Trading Charges

Attorneys from Skadden are defense counsel to Joe Lewis, 86, founder of a private equity firm, who was charged in an indictment with 16 counts of securities fraud.
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New York Law Journal

SDNY US Attorney's Office Agrees to Dismiss Final Counts in Medicare/Medicaid-Linked Fraud Case

Under the terms of the agreements, which were impacted by case law stemming from the "Bridgegate" affair, the U.S. Attorney will move to dismiss the remaining charges with prejudice presuming the three men follow the law and stay in touch with U.S. Pretrial Services for the next three months.
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Texas Lawyer

A Litigation Funder Just Stepped Into the Fray, Filing a Slew of Lawsuits

"Emboldened by the Tribunal's Award, Burford has demanded that Sysco withdraw the stay motions it has filed in the underlying antitrust litigations and initiate an entirely new lawsuit against a number of Sysco's key suppliers," the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Are You Here to Rob Us?' Chase Bank Faces Federal Lawsuit From Customer

The bank manager "looked as though she was going to have a panic attack and was on the verge of tears. [Coicoechea] told her to take a deep breath," the suit says.
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New York Law Journal

FTX Sues Bankman-Fried and Ex-Executives in Bid to Recoup Alleged Fraudulent Transfers

The adversary proceeding in Delaware bankruptcy court accused the founder and others of "abus[ing] their control over the FTX Group to commit one of the largest financial frauds in history."
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Legaltech News

Avoiding Another SVB: Lowering Regulatory Risk With eDiscovery Solutions (and AI-Assisted Tools)

Although no organization can completely avoid human error, using the right technologies to spot potential risk and support robust mitigation measures can help avert a similar situation in the future.
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Defense Team that Showed Ripple's XRP Isn't 'In and Of Itself' a Security

The eyes of the cryptocurrency industry have been on the SEC's case with Debevoise and Kellogg Hansen representing Ripple Labs and Cleary and Paul Weiss representing company executives.
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New York Law Journal

Deutsche Bank Seeks Dismissal of $30 Million Wrongful Prosecution Lawsuit

Deutsche Bank says former trader Gavin Black has failed to meet the elements necessary to show he was the victim of malicious prosecution. Black was convicted of wire fraud and later exonerated.
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