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The American Lawyer

SEC's Case Against Wyly Brothers Goes to Trial This Week

After years of litigation and investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Texas investor Samuel Wyly and the estate of his late brother, Charles, are facing trial this week over accusations that the brothers engaged in a $550 million fraud, Reuters reports.
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National Law Journal

North America Lags In Antibribery Policies

North America has the lowest percentage of companies with antibribery policies of any region in the world, according to the latest statistics from The Conference Board Inc.
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The American Lawyer

The Dewey & LeBoeuf Recipe for Cooking the Books

Accounting tips from the now-defunct law firm
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National Law Journal

Whistleblower Ruling Raises Alarm Among Corporate Counsel

Raising concerns about the protection of attorney-client privilege, the Association of Corporate Counsel, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups this month challenged a federal trial judge's ruling that contractor Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. must hand over documents to a whistleblower's lawyer.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyers Spar Over Ellis Case

Lawyers accused each other of trickery as a clearly irritated judge issued reprimands on the first day of an expected week of hearings on motions in the prosecution of suspended DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis.
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The American Lawyer

SAC Capital Seeks Judge's Okay for Settlement

Saying the firm is "deeply remorseful," a lawyer for hedge fund SAC Capital has asked a federal judge to approve its pending $1.8 billion insider-trading settlement with the government.
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Daily Business Review

Former Mutual Benefits Executive Pleads Guilty

Joel Steinger, the accused mastermind behind the $800 million viatical scam at Fort Lauderdale-based Mutual Benefits, pleads guilty.
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The Recorder

Fake Tech Firm Dangled as Bait in Yee Case

The state senator apparently didn't check out company allegedly willing to pay for favors.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Judge Unseals Guilty Pleas of Six More Dewey Staffers

A day after ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf finance director Francis Canellas' guilty plea to second-degree grand larceny became public, the pleas of six other former firm employees who have admitted committing crimes related to Dewey's accounting practices were unsealed Friday.
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New York Law Journal

Stanley v. Optuminsight, Inc.

RICO, Punitive Damages Claims' Dismissal In Suit Over Unpaid Commissions Explained
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