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October 09, 2006 |

New Spitzer Biography Reveals 'Crusading Good Kid' With a Dark Side

Thanks to Eliot Spitzer's highly publicized attacks on fraud in the financial services industry, he's arguably the most famous New York-based prosecutor since Thomas Dewey. And he's the overwhelming favorite to win the Democratic nomination for New York governor. Attorney Michael Stern reviews a new Spitzer biography, "Spoiling for a Fight," by Brooke A. Masters, noting "there's a dark side to Eliot Spitzer the crusading Good Kid, of course, and Masters is scrupulous in painting that portrait as well."
10 minute read
September 26, 2006 |

Professor, research uncovered latest corporate scandal

A FRAMED single share of Enron Corp. stock hangs on the wall of University of Iowa finance professor Erik Lie's office.The stock, purchased in 2002 when Enron's value hit rock bottom, features the inscription "Respect. Integrity. Communication. Excellence." That served as the disgraced energy company's corporate slogan.
5 minute read
June 15, 2010 |

Changing the practice of law is the best check against judicial corruption

The Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice's released its report last month, offering a number of suggestions on how to revise the juvenile justice system and create better oversight for judicial actions.
11 minute read
June 28, 2004 |

Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

District Court is authorized but not required to provide discovery aid to a party for use in foreign or international tribunals.
9 minute read
July 13, 2012 |

In Criminal Courts, 'Judge D' Was One Of A Kind

Judge Richard Damiani's death at age 66 last week stunned the legions of lawyers and court staffers throughout the state who appeared in his courtrooms or who worked with him over the past 26 years.
4 minute read
September 01, 2004 |

When It Comes to SOX, Not All Advice Is Good Advice

Texas Lawyer and Executive Legal Adviser brought together CenterPoint Energy GC Scott Rozzell, CytoGenix Inc. CEO Malcolm Skolnick and famed former Enron executive Sherron Watkins for a discussion on corporate integrity issues. They talked about how new corporate integrity rules and regulations are affecting business, the costs of compliance, and the not necessarily necessary advice from accounting firms and law firms.
17 minute read
May 02, 2008 |

Female buddy film makes rare showing

"Baby Mama" is a so-so comedy, not notable for much beyond it being the latest movie in which pregnancy or abortion is central to the plot. Think "Juno," "Knocked Up," "Waitress," etc. Tina Fey plays an uber-disciplined corporate type who has it all...except a baby. And at 37, her biological clock is setting off alarms.
5 minute read
April 28, 2005 |

Compliance Programs Reduce Litigation Exposure

Although many companies create and implement compliance programs to satisfy the requirements of the Sentencing Guidelines for Organizational Defendants, Jeffrey W. Carr and Steven A. Lauer recommend that companies look beyond the guidelines. That way, a more important objective will be achieved: a reduction of the company's exposure to litigation and the avoidance of situations in which the guidelines come into play in the first place.
10 minute read
June 27, 2005 |

Aggressive Lawyering Goes Over the Line

In a landmark dispute on the limits of aggressive lawyering, a jury has delivered a resounding verdict against two Connecticut attorneys for fraudulent conduct in violation of civil portions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Lawyers involved in the case say, to their knowledge, the verdict is the first in the nation in which the private cause of action under the federal RICO statute has been used successfully against lawyers for actions related to representation of a client.
8 minute read
June 03, 2003 |

LaManna v. Carrigan

13 minute read

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