NEXT
Sign in to follow

The American Lawyer

Ex-Personal Banker Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Gets Prison

A former Bank of America personal banker was sentenced Monday to serve up to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to defrauding investors out of more than $2 million.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Senior Federal Prosecutor in Boston Joins Sidley Austin

Jack Pirozzolo, a former senior federal prosecutor who helped build cases against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, has jumped to Sidley Austin.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Editorial: Lessons Learned From Dewey Debacle

By | March 18, 2014
In May 2012, only five years after the international, white shoe law firms of Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae had merged, the resulting mega-firm, Dewey & LeBoeuf, filed for bankruptcy.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

The Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan talks hunting, the longest serving white-collar jury deliberates in Manhattan and a $1 billion nursing home deal.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

D. Penguin Brothers Ltd. v. City National Bank, 13 Civ. 0041

RICO Claim Inadequately Pleaded in Action Charging Fraudulent Inducement by Attorney
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Justice Department Hit Over IG's Mortgage Fraud Report

The Justice Department is coming under fire following the release of an inspector general's report that found the nation's top law enforcement agency didn't do as much to prosecute mortgage fraud as officials claimed.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Sweetheart Deal' for Figure in Campaign Corruption Case

Jeffrey Thompson, a Washington businessman who pleaded guilty on March 10 to funneling millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions, got a "sweetheart deal" from prosecutors, criminal defense lawyers said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Corporate Compliance: Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd.

Reynolds Group Holdings Ltd. might not be a household name, but chances are most American consumers are familiar with the products the group's six subsidiaries manufacture, among them Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil, Hefty trash bags and cups for Starbucks that bear the mermaid logo.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jury to Get Case Involving Madoff Staffers

Jurors will begin deciding the fate of five former employees of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff Monday.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Admitted Municipal Bond Deal-Rigger Gets Probation

In a rebuff to prosecutors seeking stiffer punishment, David Rubin has been sentenced to two years probation in connection with his role in dealings that further endangered already–financially vulnerable cities such as Detroit.
3 minute read

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources

  • AI-Powered Deposition and Medical Record Summaries: Low Risk, High Reward

    Brought to you by Parrot

    Download Now

  • Aligning Client Needs with Lawyer Growth and Profitability

    Brought to you by BigHand

    Download Now

  • Technology to Make E-Discovery Smarter, Not Harder

    Brought to you by Nuix

    Download Now

  • Does Generative AI Have the Power to Transform Legal Services?

    Brought to you by HaystackID

    Download Now