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The Legal Intelligencer

'Seriously Inflated' Duane Morris Bill Highlights Risk When Big Law and Public Clients Lack Alignment

"With public sector clients, you're frequently dealing with people who aren't lawyers," said Mantra Partner founder and CEO Marci Taylor. "You're writing knowing that there's a high likelihood that your invoices will be made public."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Jurors in Trump's Manhattan Criminal Case Will Serve Anonymously: Judge

Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan on Thursday issued a protective order, saying he found good cause to believe jurors could face harm if their identities or identifying information was not kept secret.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Brafman & Associates Counsel Split To Launch New Firm, Agnifilo Intrater

The new firm is led by longtime criminal defense attorneys Marc Agnifilo, Zach Intrater, and Teny Geragos.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recent Guilty Pleas Highlight Illegal Control of Medical Practices, Kickbacks for Patient Referrals

The final two defendants in 'United States v. Pierre' pled guilty to charges stemming from their involvement in an insurance fraud scheme. Pending sentencing, the guilty pleas conclude a two-year prosecution that exposed a scheme to hijack New York's no-fault insurance system for personal profit.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AG Garland Calls Prosecuting Execs 'Greatest Deterrent' to Corporate Fraud

Speaking at a white-collar crime conference in San Francisco, Attorney General Merrick Garland also discussed the rising use of AI by cybercriminals and "the heightened level of threats and the hyperspeed of threats against everyone who works in public spaces."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

McGuireWoods Expands in Dallas With White Collar Team

The three lawyers from Dallas litigation boutique Elliott Sauter have joined McGuireWoods in Dallas, bringing the government investigations and white collar litigation practice to the office.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC 'Neither-Understands/Nor-Cares' About Realities of Settlement Gag Rule

This article examines the SEC's no-admit/no-deny rule through the lens of the SEC's recent denial of a request to modify the rule filed by an external advocacy organization and concludes that the SEC should have given more consideration to amending the rule.
16 minute read

International Edition

Dechert Parts Ways with Two Partners in a Week

Meanwhile, White & Case has hired a top white collar partner from Macfarlanes as firms predict activity in the sector to ramp up.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

FinCEN's Proposed Rule on Residential Real Estate Transactions

In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella discuss FinCEN's recently proposed rule on non-financed residential real estate transactions which "builds on the U.S. government's longstanding focus on the money laundering risks posed by the residential real estate market."
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Proposed Eckert Seamans $45M Settlement Remains in Limbo

A proposed deal that would help make the investors in Par Funding whole is unresolved after multiple settlement conferences. Meanwhile, Par's founders were hit with fresh federal charges last week.
2 minute read

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