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New York Law Journal

Donald Trump Accuses Lawyers of Discovery Violations

Should Justice Juan Merchan decline to dismiss the indictment, defense counsel is asking that he preclude the trial testimony of Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels and delay the trial by at least 3 months. Prosecutors say no violations have occurred.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

McDermott Grabs 7-Attorney White-Collar Group From Orrick, Plus SDNY Cybercrime Prosecutor

"I am convinced the firm is truly committed to investing in this," new arrival Guy Singer said of the white-collar investigations practice.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Spaghetti Theory'?: Trump Plan for 'Informal' Advice-of-Counsel Defense Eyed Skeptically

"It's a longshot attempt to cloud the issue by saying that attorneys were present," said J. Bruce Maffeo of Cozen O'Connor.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

This Big Law Attorney Is Bracing for a Surge in Litigation

"I would expect that there will be a lot more fraud that will see the light of day," a Miami white-collar attorney at Holland & Knight said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cruel but Not Unusual: The Sentence Recommended for Sam Bankman-Fried

John S. Martin, former district judge and U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, presents his take on the U.S. Probation Department's recommended 100-year sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Reinvigorated' California DOJ Gears Up to Bring First Criminal Antitrust Case in Decades

California Assistant Attorney General Paula Blizzard said she's made it her mission to capitalize on the broadness of the state's antitrust statute, the Cartwright Act, and bring cases.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges of Obstruction of Justice, Bribery, Extortion

Despite the new indictment, which expanded the number of counts in the case from four to 18, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said the May 6 trial date remains on the calendar.
3 minute read

Law.com

Decoding DOJ's New 'Justice AI' Initiative

The DOJ is likely to face many practical challenges and novel issues as it begins coding its own algorithm for AI-related enforcement. This article briefly examines three areas of AI-related enforcement where such practical challenges and novel issues may arise.
16 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fight or Fess Up? Starbucks, Uber GCs Chime In on How to Respond to Government Probes

"I think that one of the hardest parts of being a general counsel is keeping the team together and making sure everybody understands that you sink or swim together," Starbucks legal chief Brad Lerman said.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Revives Corruption Charges Against Ex-NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin

A unanimous three-judge panel reinstated the charges, ruling that the indictment did sufficiently demonstrate a quid pro quo between Benjamin and his late alleged co-conspirator, the real estate developer Gerald Migdol.
3 minute read

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