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Corporate Counsel

Firm Reports Predict Big FCPA Prosecutions in 2014

Prosecution of corporations for overseas bribery will continue at a healthy clip in 2014, with increasing criminal penalties and more cooperation from other countries, according to new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act reports from three law firms.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

United States v. Cohan

Both Restitution, Forfeiture Must Be Paid; Victims to Be Paid Under 2010 Judgment
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Dilemma of Self-Reporting: The FCPA Experience

In their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack, members of Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello, write: As a practical matter, the decision about self-reporting commonly boils down to whether the client is obligated to report the misconduct; the likelihood of exposure; and the possible benefit of self-reporting or risk of additional sanction from failing to self-report. Because those assessments are often made with little hard information, the judgments and analysis are sometimes very difficult.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bharara Says JPMorgan Deal Sends Message on Compliance

The nation's largest bank and Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Tuesday announced a $1.7 billion forfeiture and a two-year deferred prosecution agreement related to its role as the banker for Bernard Madoff's multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ Surveillance Law Memo Can Remain Secret, Court Says

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says the government can keep secret a 2010 Justice Department memo addressing the authority and legality of FBI phone surveillance.
3 minute read

The Recorder

DuPont Trade Secrets Case Heads to Trial

A team from Keker & Van Nest is defending Walter Liew, an East Bay engineer accused of selling trade secrets to China. Jury selection begins Jan. 6 before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Need a Crash Course on FCPA? There's a Book for That

Here's some help for the harried exec worried about Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance: A book that tells you the basics of how to stay risk-free.
2 minute read

International Edition

Former DPP Starmer among lawyers recognised in New Year's Honours

The former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer QC has received a knighthood for services to law and criminal justice. He is one of a number of UK legal professionals recognised in the 2014 New Year Honours list.
3 minute read

Law.com

5 New Year's Compliance Resolutions for Boards in 2014

Boards of directors, does your ability to conduct effective compliance oversight in 2014 keep you up at night?
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial and Crime Victim Scrutiny of Binding Plea Agreements

Steven M. Witzel, a partner of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, writes: Binding plea agreements can serve as a means to provide some certainty in post-'Booker' sentencing. As such, the manner in which courts review such agreements and permit victims to voice their objections and have input will effect how prosecutors, defense counsel, and defendants approach plea bargaining.
13 minute read

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