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New York Law Journal

FCPA Standstill

In his Corporate Crime column, Steven M. Witzel, joined by Arthur Kutoroff, write: Notwithstanding Trump administration antipathy to "zealous" anti-corruption enforcement, and perhaps assuaged by post-election expressions of support from administration officials and confidence in line prosecutors, commentators have near-unanimously predicted a steadfast continuation of this robust FCPA enforcement. The facts to date do not support these initial predictions.
19 minute read

The American Lawyer

Davis Polk Partner Joins Mueller's Russia Investigation Team

Greg Andres, a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Justice, has left Davis Polk & Wardwell's New York office to become the 16th lawyer on a team led by special counsel Robert Mueller III—formerly of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr—probing potential Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
19 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Senior FCPA Counsel Leaves SEC to Join K&L Gates

K&L Gates has just pulled in its second top lawyer in the past year from the SEC.
16 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DOJ, SEC Drop Probe Into IBM-But Without Public Explanation

Silent declinations have critics asking why the DOJ sometimes releases details about its declination decisions, but refuses to discuss details about others.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Global Crime Growing, Along With DOJ's Cross-Border Cooperation

A recent speech by acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Blanco underscored the increasing cooperation between the DOJ and prosecutors in other countries.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Latin American Dealmaking Feeds Workload for Transactional Attorneys

Cross-border transaction attorneys are seeing an uptick in initial public offerings and other deal work in Latin America as windows of opportunity align.
16 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Chancery Court Tosses Qualcomm Suit Over Alleged Illegal Payments

The Delaware Court of Chancery on June 16 dismissed a derivative lawsuit accusing the directors of Qualcomm Inc. of allowing bribes to Asian officials that lead to a $7.5 million fine for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

When Not Even Paul Clement Can Save Your ($10 Billion) Case

Not even the former solicitor general could save a $10 billion fraud suit against Barclays Bank PLC. It was a big victory for Willkie Farr and Gallagher—and a nice illustration of why you don't change horses in mid-stream.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Bars Former PetroTiger GC Convicted in Bribery Case

Former PetroTiger Ltd. general counsel Gregory Weisman has been suspended from practicing before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission more than three years after his guilty plea in a bribery case.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Bars Former PetroTiger GC Convicted in Bribery Case

Former PetroTiger Ltd. general counsel Gregory Weisman has been suspended from practicing before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission more than three years after his guilty plea in a bribery case.
4 minute read

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