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Justice Department Pitches Budget That Focuses on Financial Fraud
The Justice Department's proposed $27.1 billion budget for 2013 includes bolstering the ranks of prosecutors across the U.S. to step up civil and criminal enforcement in the financial and mortgage fraud arena. DOJ officials on Monday outlined $55 million in new spending to combat securities and mortgage fraud, including hiring 184 attorneys. Officials said the department is looking to cut more than $196 million from the overall budget through savings in information technology, overhead reductions and realigning components.
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Browning Marean, senior counsel at DLA Piper, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about the challenges of fashioning responses to discovery requests that are appropriate -- and proportional -- to a case.
Crowell Loses Financial Services, International Arbitration Practice Leaders
Crowell & Moring is losing a slew of lawyers, with former financial services chair William O'Connor leading a group to Thompson & Knight this week, while international arbitration chair Arif Hyder Ali and three other partners from his group are headed to Weil, Gotshal & Manges within the next two weeks.
Supreme Court Justice Robbed by Machete-Wielding Intruder
Justice Stephen Breyer's encounter with a machete-wielding robber at his Caribbean vacation home resurrects the perennial question of how much security protection Supreme Court justices should have. An ABC News report said it did not appear that Breyer, who was uninjured, was targeted specifically.
Obama Proposes 15 Percent Budget Increase for Legal Services
President Obama has urged Congress to give the Legal Services Corp. $402 million for fiscal year 2013, a 15.5 percent increase over its current budget. Though the new figure is about $70 million below what LSC requested, a spokeswoman said the agency is "very encouraged by the president's number."
Love and Subpoenas Are in the Air for Match.com Legal Department
The run-up to Valentine's Day is a lively time for Match.com -- but it's always busy season for the company's general counsel, who says that, due to the wealth of data Match.com collects from users, the company receives subpoenas and requests for information for civil or criminal cases on an almost daily basis.
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