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Corporate Counsel

DOJ's Use of Wiretaps in Small-Time Bid-Rigging Case Has Put Compliance Teams on Red Alert

"Government contractors should assume that the DOJ and FBI are listening to communications with competitors," said Dylan Carson, a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Found Guilty by Manhattan Jury on 34 Felony Counts in Fraud Case

Trump, 77, was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors persuaded the jury that he conspired with others to "catch and kill" negative stories about himself during the 2016 presidential election cycle, thereby unlawfully influencing the election.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Autonomy CEO Downplays Panicked Emails, Denies Firm Was Tanking Before $11B Sale to HP

"What we're looking at is the sausage-making that goes into every quarter and the stress that goes into sales," Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch said of internal emails expressing alarm about the company's progress closing deals.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trump Jury Adjourns Following More Than 4 Hours of Deliberations

Jurors requested to hear testimony from David Pecker and Michael Cohen during their first day of deliberations, which began just before 11:30 a.m.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Autonomy CEO Denies Misleading HP, Says Its Own Blunders Made $11B Buyout a Flop

After HP fired CEO Leo Apotheker, there "was total chaos and paralysis for weeks," former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch testified Tuesday. "There was no transition plan, no handing over of the Autonomy plan. It was back to square one."
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Read the Charge: Manhattan Jury Now Deliberating Trump's Culpability

Ex-President Donald Trump is charged with falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to suppress information from voters during the 2016 election.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Cooley Fortifies White-Collar Practice in Palo Alto With Elizabeth Holmes Prosecutor

John Bostic spent nearly a decade as a federal prosecutor in Northern California, and he both investigated and tried Holmes and her Theranos co-leader Ramesh Balwani.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Perfect 'Tour Guide' or 'MVP of Liars'?: Lawyers Clash Over Cohen Testimony in Trump Closing Arguments

To secure a conviction, prosecutors must prove that Trump caused his company's business records to be falsified to conceal another crime – specifically the use of unlawful means to influence the 2016 presidential election.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Astonishing': Kaplan Sentences FTX Executive to 7.5 Years for Role in Campaign Finance Fraud

Prosecutors asked that Ryan Salame receive a sentence of five to seven years, while defense counsel from Mayer Brown argued that a lower sentence of 18 months would be appropriate.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Are Companies Given Deferred-Prosecution Deals Scared Straight? Boeing Odyssey Adds to Doubts

"Stronger compliance is needed to actually fix entrenched misconduct," said Brandon Garrett, author of "Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise With Corporations."
7 minute read

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