New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Antonia Apps and Katherine Goldstein | November 27, 2019
'United States v. Blaszczak' marks the first time the Second Circuit will have the opportunity to address whether the government can criminally prosecute insider trading under Title 18 without proving personal benefit to the tipper since the element was imposed on Section 10(b) by the Supreme Court in 'Dirks'.
By Phillip Bantz | November 26, 2019
Alstom Network UK, the London-based subsidiary of French transportation company Alstom SA, was ordered Monday in Southwark Crown Court to pay $19.2 million in fines and nearly $1.8 million in costs within 28 days.
By Joseph F. Savage Jr. and Christopher J.C. Herbert | November 25, 2019
In an environment of aggressive federal prosecution and regulation both businesses and public officials are challenged to identify the permissible line between proper financial transactions — things like campaign contributions and business entertainment — and unlawful payments. And, in what the First Circuit called a "novel theory of Hobbs Act extortion," public officials now have to struggle with the scope of permissible advocacy — when does advocacy for constituents become extortion?
By C. Ryan Barber | November 22, 2019
U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Virginia, noted the lingering questions in the case, saying Jerry Chun Shing Lee "must have given them something of value" but that "nobody knows for certain precisely what he gave the intelligence officers."
By Jack Newsham | November 22, 2019
The ex-Greenberg Traurig shareholder wants it known that he does a lot more than represent President Donald Trump."There's a perception that this is somehow a Republican law firm," Mukasey said.
By Jack Newsham | November 22, 2019
Former Locke Lord partner Mark S. Scott was convicted Thursday of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and launder $400 million in proceeds from a cryptocurrency scam, according to federal prosecutors.
By Sue Reisinger | November 21, 2019
On Wednesday the GM lawyers filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler, accusing Fiat of "a systemic and near decade-long conspiracy to bribe senior union officials to corrupt the collective bargaining process and labor relations" to GM's detriment.
By Jack Newsham | November 21, 2019
Former Locke Lord partner Mark S. Scott was convicted Thursday of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and launder $400 million in proceeds from a cryptocurrency scam, according to federal prosecutors.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | November 21, 2019
A former White and Williams insurance attorney has pleaded guilty to a charge related to scamming product manufacturers and class action settlements out of $3.4 million, the Philadelphia-based U.S. Attorney's Office has announced.
By Phillip Bantz | November 21, 2019
Of the three charges that Jose Grubisich faces, "the unusual one is for books and records violations, which is pretty rare," said a former federal prosecutor.
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