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Sullivan & Cromwell Guides BNP in $9 Billion Criminal Deal

Sullivan & Cromwell helped steer BNP Paribas SA to a historic guilty plea and settlement on Monday, bolstering the firm's reputation as go-to counsel for banks locked in hostile negotiations with regulators.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

In BNP Case, Prosecutors Warn Companies About Cooperation

Government officials want to use the case against the French bank BNP Paribas—which has agreed to plead guilty and pay nearly $9 billion for transactions with countries that are subject to U.S. sanctions—as an example to companies about what path not to take.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Facing Theft Charges Has Malpractice Insurance Struck

Michael Kwasnik, who's been accused in numerous private and government actions of thieving millions from clients, will face those matters without the protection of malpractice insurance, thanks to a New Jersey federal judge's ruling.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Suits

ATP Tour v. Deutscher Tennis Bund; Shell Oil v. U.S; U.S. v. Jiang; In re BofA AIG; In re Neurontin; In re Pradaxa
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Rothstein Law Partner Russell Adler Gets 30 Months

Disbarred attorney Russell Adler gets 30 months in federal prison for crimes committed at the defunct Fort Lauderdale law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler. He says being part of the firm name is an "ironic curse."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Disbarred Lawyer Sentenced to a Year and a Day

A disbarred former attorney who once worked for Atlanta firm Taylor, English & Duma has been sentenced to serve a year and a day in federal prison for stealing more than $300,000 of his clients' funds, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia announced Thursday.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Former Portfolio Manager Gets Four Years for Fraud

Michael Balboa will appeal the court's decision, according to his attorney.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Riordan Tapped for Economic Espionage Appeal

San Francisco attorney Dennis Riordan will represent Walter Liew in a fight to overturn his conviction.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Accountant Pleads Guilty For Role in Madoff Ponzi Scheme

A senior partner at a New York accounting firm pleaded guilty to criminal charges Tuesday in a cooperation deal with the government, saying he unwittingly played a role in financier Bernard Madoff's "horrific and evil Ponzi scheme."
2 minute read

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