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Simmons and Macfarlanes advise as NYSE Euronext takes control of Libor

Macfarlanes and Simmons & Simmons have landed key roles in a process that has seen NYSE Euronext take over from the British Banker's Association (BBA) as administrator for scandal-hit Libor. Simmons retained its role as legal adviser to the committee selecting an administrator for the London interbank offered rate. The BBA approved the government-backed Hogg Tendering Advisory Committee's recommendation for NYSE Euronext to oversee Libor yesterday (9 July), which is set to come into effect in early 2014.
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Daily Business Review

Final Fee Requests In Rothstein Case Totals $7.37 Million

The final fee requests in the bankruptcy case of defunct law firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler were filed by Berger Singerman, Genovese Joblove & Battista, Akerman Senterfitt, Stettin, accountant Richard Pollack and others.
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Corporate Counsel

Cybersecurity, Bribery Top Topics in SEC Filings

References to both cybersecurity and antibribery risks in regulatory filings by public companies have increased in the past year, according to a new analysis from business-intelligence firm Intelligize.
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Corporate Counsel

Upping Collaboration, Prosecution to Fight Corruption

Executives whose companies are working on the international stage should be wary of the Department of Justice's aggressive prosecution of individuals on bribery charges, according to Mythili Raman, acting assistant attorney general for the DOJ's criminal division.
2 minute read

International Edition

Former Linklaters legal services supervisor faces fraud charge

A former Linklaters employee connected to a recent employment tribunal case is facing charges of defrauding the magic circle firm. Raza Kanval, 34, a former supervisor at Linklaters' London legal services centre, appeared at City of London Magistrates' Court yesterday (18 June). He appeared alongside 29-year-old Karim Rashid, who is accused of possessing £86,869.55 in criminal proceeds.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

TD Bank To Settle With Three More Plaintiffs in Scott Rothstein Scheme

TD Bank attorneys, appearing before Broward Circuit Judge Jeffrey Streitfeld on its role in the Scott Rothstein fraud litigation, announced they are nearing settlement agreements in three cases before the court.
3 minute read

International Edition

US-style plea bargains draw nearer as bill receives royal assent

Laws which will pave the way for deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) in England and Wales have been given Royal Assent. Schedule 16 of the Crime and Courts Bill, which was passed into law last week (25 April), contains provisions for a prosecutor and defendant to reach plea-bargaining type settlements widely used in the US.
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International Edition

CPS begins search for new DPP as Starmer confirms end of tenure

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) director of public prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer QC is to step down from his role at the end of his five year term in October this year, it was announced today (24 April). The CPS said the search for a replacement would begin today, with the attorney general's office leading the recruitment process.
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International Edition

SFO co-head of bribery and corruption joins US law firm's London base

Steptoe & Johnson has recruited the Serious Fraud Office's (SFO's) joint head of bribery and corruption as a partner for its London office. Patrick Rappo, who joins the US firm's white-collar criminal defence practice today (15 April), practised as a barrister for 12 years prior to joining the SFO in 2007. At Steptoe he will work across regulation, compliance and litigation.
2 minute read

International Edition

Simmons strengthens City fraud team with Kingsley Napley hire

Simmons & Simmons is boosting its crime, fraud and investigations team with the hire of Kingsley Napley criminal litigation partner Stephen Gentle. Gentle, who is top-ranked in Chambers and Partners for both UK cartel defence and corporate crime, joined Kingsley Napley in 1993, becoming a partner in 2001. He will join Simmons' nine-partner crime, fraud and investigations team, which is headed by Nick Benwell, in June.
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