By David A. Koenigsberg | August 14, 2017
David A. Koenigsberg writes that while six other circuits adopted what some call a "more lenient" pleading standard that permitted qui tam False Claims cases to go forward even when the complaint did not allege details of a false claim that was actually submitted, the Second Circuit had not directly addressed that issue until last month. The case provides guidance for how qui tam relators may satisfy the Rule 9(b) pleading standards in the absence of direct knowledge that false claims were actually submitted to the government.
By C. Ryan Barber | August 11, 2017
As its independent, single-director design continues to come under attack, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week trumpeted a judge's recent refusal to toss the agency's allegations that student loan servicer Navient Corp. mishandled payments and its communications with borrowers.
By Carlos Harrison | August 11, 2017
The Miami attorney's practice has moved through phases — a coin seizure, pornography, cartel drug trafficking and white-collar cases.
By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | August 11, 2017
At the ABA's annual meeting this week, attorneys spoke from various vantages about what to expect in white-collar enforcement from President Trump.
By David Bario | August 10, 2017
Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, is no longer being represented by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr as special…
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 10, 2017
Despite Jurisdiction Chinese Soybean Firm's RICO Claims Dismissed; Losses Felt Only in China
By David Bario and Katelyn Polantz | August 10, 2017
Paul Manafort is swapping his Wilmer lawyers for Miller & Chevalier, a Washington, D.C., boutique that has represented him in the past.
By C. Ryan Barber | August 10, 2017
The CFPB made sure Wednesday that a decision in Pennsylvania doesn't go unnoticed in Minnesota and Manhattan, where it's facing similar motions to dismiss cases.
By C. Ryan Barber | August 9, 2017
The move away from CFPB cases comes months after the Justice Department, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, said it would no longer defend the lawfulness of the CFPB's independent, single-director design.
By Jenna Greene | August 8, 2017
The last thing the world needs is another $1,500-an-hour white collar defense lawyer in New York City—which is why it's so refreshing that Preet Bharara has eschewed the lucrative and predictable embrace of a law firm.
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