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Corporate Counsel

2024 in Review: Judges Met Out Punishments for Ex-Apple, FDIC, Moody's Legal Leaders

A former corporate secretary at Apple ended up with a stiff fine but no jail for insider trading, while a former head of a 450-lawyer team at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. received a 20-year prison sentence for sexually exploiting children online.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Managing Partner Vindicated in Disciplinary Proceeding Brought by Former Associate

Emanuele Cicchiello, managing partner at Cicchiello & Cicchiello, was hit with a grievance complaint filed by former associate Alexander J. Sarris spurred by the events surrounding Sarris' departure.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

De-Mystifying the Ethics of the Attorney Transition Process, Part 1

This article is the first in a two-part series intended to de-mystify the attorney transition process and give both departing lawyers and their firms concrete pointers on how to ethically navigate attorney transitions.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi to Surrender to Federal Authorities on Jan. 7

A federal judge on Friday ordered Tom Girardi, 85, to surrender to the U.S. Marshals Service on Jan. 7 to be transported to North Carolina for a mental evaluation.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Disbars 1

The court issued one attorney discipline Friday.
1 minute read

International Edition

SDT Upholds SLAPP Claim Against Osborne Clarke Partner Advising Nadhim Zahawi

In the first case of a lawyer facing a tribunal over SLAPP correspondence, a claim against them has been upheld.
3 minute read

International Edition

Axiom-Ince: SFO Charges Five, Including Former Head, Following Investigation

The verdict comes just 15 months after the initial investigation was opened, making it one of its fastest to result in criminal charges.
3 minute read

International Edition

Ex-Ashurst Spanish Partner Referred to SDT Over ‘Inappropriate’ Behaviour Allegations

Meanwhile, a former Osborne Clarke employee has been prohibited by the SRA from working for any regulated bodies.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Buzbee Law Firm Accuses Quinn Emanuel of Barratry, Civil Conspiracy

The Buzbee Law Firm filed suit in Harris County accusing Quinn Emanuel and a Mississippi attorney of barratry and civil conspiracy.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Asks: Should Tom Girardi Serve Sentence in a Medical Facility or Behind Bars?

U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton, who is scheduled to sentence Tom Girardi this Friday, ordered both sides to submit additional briefing on whether he should serve time in a medical facility.
4 minute read

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