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US associate faces charges for using law firm data for insider trading

A former M&A lawyer has been charged by US prosecutors for an alleged insider trading scheme which involved obtaining information from three leading corporate law firms, writes The Am Law Daily. Matthew Kluger, a former associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Cravath Swaine & Moore and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, has been charged by federal prosecutors in connection with an alleged scheme to trade on inside information. The scheme is alleged to have netted Kluger and a fellow defendant $32m (£19.7m) over more than a decade.
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Senior DLA partner duo quit firm to join Dechert's London arm

DLA Piper is set to see its global co-head of litigation and regulation Neil Gerrard and its EMEA head of corporate crime and investigations Jonathan Pickworth leave the firm. Gerrard and Pickworth both handed in their notice yesterday (31 March) to join Dechert's City arm, with the firm also understood to be in talks with additional DLA partners.
2 minute read

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Govt announces July implementation date for new UK anti-bribery laws

Businesses have just three months to ensure they comply with the Bribery Act, after Justice Secretary Ken Clarke today (30 March) announced that the UK's updated anti-corruption laws will come into force on 1 July. The new guidelines issued earlier today confirm that a business can be held liable if a senior person within the organisation commits a bribery offence. Organisations may also be liable for failing to prevent bribery conducted on their behalf, but only if the person committing the crime performs services connected with the business - this means companies are unlikely to face action because of the actions of suppliers.
7 minute read

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Louise Delahunty: Caught in the laundering cross fire

Banks, lawyers and accountants are experiencing a feeling of deja vu. Another raft of European legislation descends, new domestic implementing law is published and the UK is once again at the forefront of increased anti-money laundering regulation.
4 minute read

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