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Insider Trading Enforcement Intensifies Across Markets and Regulators
The development of both derivatives- and securities-centric task forces to address insider trading signals intensified regulatory focus on this area of law across financial markets.Substantial Differences in Substantial Assistance Within the Second Circuit
District judges can vary from the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines for almost any reason, but the most common path to a sentence significantly below the Guidelines range is a downward departure under Guideline §5K1.1, which is the primary vehicle by which a criminal defendant's cooperation with federal authorities—his “substantial assistance”—is incentivized and rewarded. The basic procedure is the same in every district. Yet cooperation yields different results depending on the district.Are We Boring Juries to Death? A Proposal to Revamp Federal White-Collar Jury Instructions
While concerns about whether jurors understand the laws they must apply arise in all trials, it is perhaps most important in the context of criminal cases where the parties need jurors to have the requisite knowledge to fairly and intelligently discharge their duties when a defendant's liberty is at issue.NJ Judge Suspended for Making Clandestine Recordings of Staff Meetings
Superior Court Judge Deborah Gross-Quatrone has been suspended without pay for two months over secret recordings she made of meetings with her colleagues and superiors.View more book results for the query "*"
How Will Millennials Invest Their New Wealth?
Advisors need to understand the thinking of this generation to help guide them as they inherit a vast amount of wealth.As 5-Lawyer IP Group Bolts for Pepper Hamilton, Shrinking LeClairRyan Plans 'Law Firm 2.0'
The five-lawyer group will launch Pepper Hamilton's new Rochester, New York, office.What Is Business Acumen and How Do I Develop It?
What exactly is “business acumen”? Is it something a person is born with or is it something one can develop with education and diligence? If it's the latter, then what is the best way to achieve it?Law Firms Turned Creative as Shutdown Slowed Deals and Collections
From midsize firms to large Am Law 100 firms, corporate practices have seen a drag on IPO deals—and collections.