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With No U.S. Address, Kolon Ducks Criminal Trade Secrets Case for Now
Publication Date: 2013-02-26
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After getting trounced in its trade secrets battle with DuPont, Kolon Industries is having better luck stonewalling a follow-on criminal indictment. But it may only be a matter of time before a judge lets the U.S. Department of Justice go forward with the case.

April 02, 2003 |

Fights Loom for Iraqi Riches

On the first day of the Iraq war, the president handed millions of dollars to nearly 150 Americans who had been held captive by Iraq during the first Gulf War, ending a four-year quest for compensation by the Americans and their lawyers, including Sprenger & Lang's Daniel Wolf. But some say the move will make it more difficult for other American victims of the Iraqi regime to collect civil penalties lodged against the country.
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FCPA Update: Two New Targets and Two New Challenges to Government's Definition of 'Foreign Officials'
Publication Date: 2011-03-02
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Is an employee at a state-owned company a foreign official under FCPA? With the SEC and DOJ targeting new companies for FCPA violations seemingly every day, that's shaping up as a crucial question.

October 03, 2006 |

Panel Backs Jersey Law For Insurance Dispute

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June 01, 2011 |

A Chasm With Consequences

Despite the recovery, market forces are combining to create unprecedented challenges for Am Law 200 firms. Get ready to make some tough decisions.
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November 30, 2010 |

Largest PA Public Corporations

The following is a list of the largest public corporations in Pennsylvania as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
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Prosecutors Suffer Another FCPA Trial Loss as Judge Acquits ABB Manager of Bribing Mexican Utility Officials
Publication Date: 2012-01-16
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The former general manager of ABB's U.S. subsidiary has been acquitted by a Houston federal district court judge of charges that he bribed officials at a Mexican state-owned utility. The manager's defense counsel at Berg & Androphy had asked for a directed verdict after four days of government evidence. Prosecutors previously won $58 in fines and disgorgement from ABB in the case.

October 07, 2003 |

Leak of CIA Officer's Identity Tests Executive Privilege Issues

For attorneys working in the Bush White House, the launch last week of a Justice Department investigation into who disclosed the identity of a CIA officer presents an unfamiliar and unwelcome set of problems. As the probe proceeds, the White House counsel and his staff will have to make decisions about what to hand over and what to shield -- sticky issues for an administration that has been unyielding on assertions of executive privilege.
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October 17, 2000 |

Coming to America

Oil companies and foreign governments are getting acquainted with a U.S. law that dates back to 1789. The Alien Tort Claims Act is increasingly being used to redress, in U.S. courts, international human rights violations committed by corporations and individuals. The cases are raising the stakes for financial recovery and for conflict with U.S. foreign policy. But supporters say it creates accountability.
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October 15, 2007 |

Allegations of an Affair and a Forgery Ensnare Beveridge & Diamond

An affair between star partners. A bitter divorce. Claims of mishandled 401(k) funds. Things have gotten messy at Beveridge & Diamond. A dispute that stems from a bitter divorce battle between firm partner John Guttmann and his wife, Nancy Lasater, has ensnared partners at 95-lawyer Beveridge & Diamond in allegations that include adultery and forgery. The couple's real-life "War of the Roses" has pulled a litany of well-known Washington lawyers into the fray as well.
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