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Daily Business Review

On Stand Scott Rothstein Admits To Romantic Relationship With Christina Kitterman

Disbarred law firm chairman Scott Rothstein testifies against a former colleague accused of helping him prolong his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dechert Partner Krause to Be Nominated to Third Circuit

Cheryl Ann Krause, who practices white-collar defense at Dechert, will be nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, according to a release from the White House.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ruling Reinstates Whistleblower Suit Against DHL

A federal notice provision requiring challenges in shipping-rate disputes to be brought within 180 days is trumped by the False Claims Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second held Wednesday.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Rothstein's Top Assistant Testifies That Others Knew Of Ponzi Scheme

Debra Villegas, former chief operating officer for Scott Rothstein's firm, testified in the trial of attorney Christina Kitterman, who is accused of pretending to be a Florida Bar official to aid Rothstein's Ponzi scheme.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Turning Ethics and Compliance Training Into a Game

Two new in-house training programs use video game concepts to teach employees about law and ethics and create a healthy compliance culture.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

SEC Suffers Latest Trial Setback in Life Partners Case

Both sides are claiming victory after a mixed verdict in the Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud case against the Texan financial services firm Life Partners Holdings Inc. Can Patton Boggs and Baker & McKenzie persuade the judge to make it a clean defense win?
3 minute read

International Edition

White collar lawyers prepare for introduction of new SFO powers

A type of plea bargain that will radically alter City-based white collar partners' dealings with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), will come into effect at the end of this month. Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs), which are heavily used in the US, allow self-reporting companies to strike a deal with the SFO to pay a fine rather than face the uncertainty of a criminal prosecution.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

United States v. DeMizio

Conspiracy to Commit Fraud by Kickbacks To Relatives Doing No Work Is Shown
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Martoma: Prior Bad Acts and Hobson's Choice for Defendants

In their White-Collar Crime column, Morvillo Abramowitz partners Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert write: Whether a criminal defendant should testify on his own behalf will always be a fraught decision for the defense. But Mathew Martoma's case illustrates how the government can try to launch an attack on a defendant's character regardless of whether he ever takes the stand.
13 minute read

The Recorder

DuPont Trade Secrets Trial Stirs Clash Over Attorney-Client Privilege

After a whirlwind of briefing, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled the government's inadvertant release of a witness' emails with his lawyer didn't waive the privilege.
4 minute read

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