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BP Files Lawsuit Against Mikal Watts and his Firm, Watts Guerra

The British company BP Exploration and Production Company and its U.S. subsidiary filed Dec. 17 a lawsuit in New Orleans federal court naming plaintiff lawyer Mikal Watts and his law firm Watts Guerra. BP alleges that Watts and his firm engaged in "brazen fraud" by claiming to represent more than 40,000 deckhands who allegedly suffered economic injuries due to the company's massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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Corporate Counsel

3 Rules for Compliant Corporate Gift-Giving

Before shopping for gifts this year for your favorite corporate client or opening a gift from that firm seeking your company's business, consider a few simple rules will keep you out of trouble with the corporate ethics police.
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Corporate Counsel

Think International Risk Is Complicated? Just Wait

As global anticorruption enforcement becomes a reality, companies face a mind-numbing set of complications.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Second Thoughts on False Claims

The False Claims Act has proven one of the most lucrative civil enforcement tools for the U.S. Department of Justice, but critics now are pushing reforms on Capitol Hill and arguing the law is ineffective in preventing fraud. In the push for change, one voice is standing out: David Ogden.
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Law.com

Preparing for an FCPA 'Industry Sweep'

In recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission have embraced the use of "industry sweeps" as an enforcement tool against suspected violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This trend shows no signs of abating.
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New York Law Journal

Richards Kibbe Taps AUSA Massey as Partner

After nine years in the Southern District U.S. Attorney's office, David Massey is joining Richards Kibbe & Orbe as a white-collar criminal defense partner. Massey, 44, was in the criminal division and a member of the office's Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Award in Florida Business Extortion Case Tops $1 Billion

A $1 billion award for Lennar Corp. this month could end up among the largest jury verdicts so far this year. The jury awarded $802 million in compensatory and $100 million each in punitive damages real estate developer Nicolas Marsch III and his company, Briarwood Capital LLC.
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Corporate Counsel

Does the False Claims Act Need Updating?

Former Deputy Attorney General David Ogden took his case for False Claims Act reform to Capitol Hill, telling congressional aides that the statute isn't effective at preventing fraud.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

DOJ's Shift In Corporate Prosecutions: Too Big To Ignore

The common refrain among legislators and the general public is that the Justice Department has adopted a corporate charging policy that treats some corporate defendants as "too big to jail," writes attorney Albert D. Lichy in this commentary.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Parole Board Agrees to Release Ex-Tyco CEO

By | December 04, 2013
A New York state parole board agreed Tuesday to release Dennis Kozlowski on parole after more than eight years in prison for his conviction in a $134 million corporate fraud case.
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