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November 09, 2009 |

Busted! Lawyers Nabbed in SEC's Hedge Fund Probe

Several lawyers and a hedge fund manager with a J.D. from Santa Clara University's law school all arrested as part of the government's increasingly aggressive pursuit of insider trading at hedge funds.
3 minute read
November 06, 2009 |

Lawyers Nabbed in SEC's Hedge Fund Pursuit

Arrestees on Thursday included a Ropes & Gray lawyer, and a local hedge fund manager who earned a J.D. at Santa Clara University.
3 minute read
July 28, 2006 |

Federal Judge Finds KPMG Employees Coerced, Suppresses Statement

Southern District of New York Judge Lewis A. Kaplan took another swipe Wednesday at the government's conduct in its prosecution of 16 former employees of accounting firm KPMG who allegedly developed illegal tax shelters for wealthy clients. Kaplan ruled that federal prosecutors coerced two ex-employees -- former Vice Chairman Richard Smith and ex-partner Mark Watson -- into giving statements at proffer sessions, and he refused to allow the government to use those statements at a trial scheduled for January.
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February 14, 2012 |

Big bribery sting nets zero convictions

In January 2010, U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors unveiled an undercover foreign bribery investigation that netted nearly two dozen executives and employees in the military and law enforcement products industry.The prosecution in Washington federal district court marked the most extensive use ever of undercover techniques in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation.
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August 05, 2013 |

Biogenesis Bans Keep Lawyers Busy, A-Rod Taps Reed Smith

In an unprecedented move that has pulled in plenty of lawyers, Major League Baseball on Monday suspended 13 players linked to controversial south Florida anti-aging clinic Biogenesis. The player hit hardest, New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, has hired Reed Smith as he eyes an appeal. Other firms representing punished players include Cozen O'Connor and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
8 minute read
March 19, 2012 |

Report details botched prosecution of Ted Stevens

In a 525-page report released Thursday, a special prosecutor detailed the mismanagement and, in some cases, misconduct that he believed characterized the Justice Department's handling of the prosecution against late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.Reactions were swift. Prosecutors cleared of misconduct expressed support for the report's findings, while those found responsible for wrongdoing claimed they were unfairly targeted.
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August 06, 2013 |

Skadden Helps Revlon Give Beauty Care Company a Makeover

Ronald Perelman–owned cosmetics giant Revlon, a longtime client of late Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom name partner Joseph Flom, is using the firm for counsel on its $660 million purchase of Spanish beauty care company The Colomer Group from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.
5 minute read
November 16, 2009 |

Rothstein Probe Focuses on Structured Settlements

The unfolding fraud scandal involving high-rolling South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein raises questions about the nature of structured settlements. Did Rothstein manipulate these financial arrangements to his advantage or concoct something else entirely? Five lawyers in South Florida -- some of whom were familiar with Rothstein and his practice at Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler -- give their take on the nature of his fraud and what, if any, consequences it might have on structured settlements.
5 minute read
October 05, 2009 |

D.C. CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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March 08, 2012 |

Federal prosecutors stand behind policing foreign bribes

Despite high-profile trial fiascoes and accusations of prosecutorial misconduct, the Justice Department isn't backing away from its war on corporate bribery and holding individual executives accountable.Charles Duross, who supervises Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecutions for the department, defended his prosecutors as hard-working and above reproach at an American Bar Association white-collar crime conference in Miami Beach last week.
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