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Delaware Business Court Insider

Wal-Mart Asks Court to Keep Bribery Records Confidential

A Delaware Court of Chancery order requiring Wal-Mart to release internal documents regarding its directors' knowledge of alleged wrongdoing by the company's Mexican affiliate was too broad, the retailer's attorney told the state Supreme Court last week.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Former New Mexico AG Settles Fraud Charges

The former governor and attorney general of New Mexico settled fraud charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stemming from his role as head of a company that the agency said was secretly controlled by two ex-crooks.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Indictments for Two Former Attorneys General in Utah

Former Utah Attorneys General John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff were arrested on Tuesday and charged in a massive public corruption scandal.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Wal-Mart Pushes Back Over FCPA Documents

The company says it should not have to hand over internal documents to shareholder.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Prosecutors, Bankruptcy Trustee Settle Beef Over Rothstein Cash

The U.S. attorney's office in Miami has reached a settlement with the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of Scott Rothstein's defunct law firm over the distribution of $50 million in seized assets from his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Chief ADA Joins New Corporate Consulting Firm

Daniel R. Alonso, the former top deputy at the Manhattan District Attorney's office, is joining a newly-launched consulting firm co-founded by Michael Cherkasky and Michael Beber.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Hires White-Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer David Gerger to Run New Houston Office

Gerger said he and the other lawyers from Gerger & Clarke will have access to and support from an "incredible group of lawyers" at Quinn Emanuel.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Holder Touts Consumer Relief Provision in $7B Citigroup Deal

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday continued to squeeze the country's biggest banks for their roles in the financial crisis, securing a $7 billion global settlement with Citigroup over misrepresentations about residential mortgage-backed securities.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Updated: Banyan Investments COO Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Wire Fraud In Rothstein Scam

Hedge fund executive Frank Preve has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scam.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Former Pension Fund Chief Pleads Guilty to Corruption, Fraud Charges

Federico "Fred" Buenrostro Jr. admitted he used his role to place billions of dollars in investments through onetime CalPERS board member Alfred Villalobos.
3 minute read

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