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Corporate Counsel

Workers Have New Incentives to Snitch to Feds, Skipping Internal Ethics Hotlines

"Could there be certain employees who choose not to report internally because they have a prospect of a whistleblower award at DOJ--yes," said Steve Fagell, a Covington & Burling partner.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DOJ's Indictments of Congressional Members Signals Evolving Strategy to Fight Public Corruption

In the last nine months, the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged two sitting members of Congress with violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) related to alleged bribery schemes.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

What's Next for Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Public Corruption?

With U.S. Senator Bob Menendez on trial for bribery fraud and corruption‑related offenses, any conviction will almost assuredly be followed by an appeal. This article analyzes the state of Supreme Court jurisprudence on public corruption, including the crimes of honest services fraud and extortion under color of official right. It also highlights potential trends and future legal issues that might arise in other federal public corruption cases.
8 minute read

International Edition

Paul Hastings Expands in Paris With Partner-Led, 12-Lawyer White-Collar Litigation Team

The team is led by the former head of Hogan Lovells' Paris investigations, white-collar and fraud team.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Merchan Lifts Part of Trump Gag Order in New York Case, Freeing Him to Speak About Witnesses

Acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan kept in place provisions that bar him from speaking about prosecutors or identifying jurors.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Prosecutors, Citing Threats, Urge Continuation of Gag Order in Trump Case

The 19-page filing cites 56 "actionable threats" made against Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and unspecified staff with his office since the trial began in April. That number does not include the hundreds of threatening communications received by the office this year, prosecutors write.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor, Faegre Drinker Add to State AGs Practices

Cozen O'Connor is moving into Little Rock with the hire of a former Arkansas attorney general, while Faegre Drinker's hire arrives from Troutman Pepper in New York.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Not Asking for Anything: NJ US Attorney, on Cross, Recounts Dealings With Menendez

"I did not believe he was asking me to do anything other than my official duty," U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. "In fact, I didn't believe he was asking me to do anything."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Court of Appeals Dismisses Trump's Appeal to Remove Gag Order

The New York Court of Appeals rejected Trump's "automatic" appeal "upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Will Review 'Fraudulent Inducement' Theory Behind Public Prosecutions

The defendants say wire fraud statutes only apply to cases where someone has used fraud to inflict economic harm, not to cases where the scheme did not actually cost the government money.
3 minute read

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