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Corporate Counsel

GCs Face Peril as Foreign Bribery Probes Second-Guess 'Routine' Advice

"Very often, companies don't even realize that they are interacting with state-owned entities or third-party intermediaries with links to local government,"said Snežana Gebauer, a partner at StoneTurn.
12 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Appellate Judges Grill Lawyer for Ex-Uber Security Chief Who Wants Conviction Tossed

"This case is an unprecedented attempt to hold an individual criminally liable for the way a company handled and reported a cybersecurity incident," Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Chris Cariello said in court Tuesday.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-NY City Hall Official Charged With Witness Tampering, Evidence Destruction

Mohamed Bahi is accused of instructing witnesses who allegedly partook in a straw donor scheme to fund Eric Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign.
3 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Jones Walker Adds Bankruptcy, White-Collar Partners on Alabama's Gulf Coast

"Their deep knowledge and experience will strengthen the firm's ability to support our clients in need of strong litigators in Alabama, in the Southeast and across the country," said Jones Walker managing partner Bill Hines.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Supreme Court Rejects Martin Shkreli's Appeal

The former pharmaceutical executive sought to appeal a $64.6 million judgement issued against him for inflating drug cost and trying to stifle generics from launching.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

SEC Enforcement Leaders Head to Milbank, Morgan Lewis

Enforcement chief Gurbir Grewal will land at Milbank following his forthcoming departure from the agency. Carolyn Welshhans, formerly associate director of the Division of Enforcement, started at Morgan Lewis on Monday.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Smith Argues Trump's Election Interference Was a 'Private Criminal Effort'

Justifying the prosecution, Special Counsel Jack Smith's team said in the unsealed brief that although Donald Trump's "multiple conspiracies began after election day in 2020, the defendant laid the groundwork for his crimes well before then."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Quite Likely': Feds Indicate There May Be Additional Charges Against Adams and Co-Defendants

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan on Wednesday also sought to withdraw as counsel for Adams in an unrelated civil lawsuit, citing a potential conflict.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Policies That Secure an Independent Justice Department

Corporate counsel should monitor the current election discourse over proposals that would impact the long-standing independence of the Department of Justice from partisan politics. Efforts of a new administration to reduce this traditional independence could potentially impact corporate and legal strategies on many levels.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eric Adams Defense Team Seeks Evidentiary Hearing, Alleging Leaks

"For nearly a year, the government has leaked grand jury material and other sensitive information to the media to aggrandize itself, further its investigation, and unfairly prejudice the defendant, Mayor Eric Adams," lead defense attorney Alex Spiro wrote in a new court filing.
4 minute read

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