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Too late for NY prosecution in securities meltdown
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - While New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman alleges massive fraud in mortgage-backed securities in a lawsuit filed this week, he's not criminally prosecuting anyone.The Federal Housing Finance Agency has finally reaped the first settlement in its litigation campaign against financial giants that sold mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The terms of the deal, with General Electric, were not disclosed.
Miers and the Supreme Court: Getting Down to Business
Although critics bemoan the fact that little of Harriet Miers' law firm work dealt directly with the constitutional questions she would face as a Supreme Court justice, others view her background in the practical minutiae of business as a boon and perhaps a counterweight among justices whose careers have been based more in the esoteric and intellectual walks of the law. As one of Miers' former corporate clients sees it, commercial litigators are "people who understand the real world."Currency Fraud Inquiry Nets Three Attorneys
A former Brooklyn, N.Y., prosecutor was one of three attorneys charged in a sweeping federal assault on foreign currency scams announced by prosecutors and regulators Wednesday.Currency Fraud Inquiry Nets Three Attorneys
Albert Santoro, 32, a former Brooklyn assistant district attorney, was among 47 people -- two others also attorneys -- charged Wednesday in "Operation Wooden Nickel," a sweeping 18-month federal assault on foreign currency scams. Prosecutors say Santoro agreed to launder $100,000 in cash for narcotics dealers after boasting that he had inside knowledge on how to frustrate money laundering investigations.View more book results for the query "JP Morgan Chase and Co"
Nixon Peabody Merges With California's Lillick & Charles
Nixon Peabody has expanded on the West Coast in a merger with Lillick & Charles, a 70-attorney firm based in San Francisco. The 500-lawyer Nixon Peabody, founded in Rochester, N.Y., had long been looking for a merger partner with an established presence in California. At Lillick & Charles, a 104-year-old firm with strengths in banking, commercial litigation and international trade, the firm found what it was looking for.Judge Dismisses Charity's Suit Over Money Seized in FBI Corruption Sting
A Hasidic charity whose bank account was seized as part of last summer's mass public corruption sting can't sue civilly to get its money back, a federal judge rules.Attorneys endure sleepless nights before reaching $25B multistate mortgage deal
The announcement that 49 states and the federal government had agreed to a $25 billion settlement with banks over mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses meant a sleepless night for many of the attorneys involved in the historic deal.The Justice Department's Thomas Perrelli, a lead negotiator for the federal government, called the negotiations the most complex he has ever handled.Good Legal Technology is Good Business: A Case for Bringing Employment Issues In-House
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