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From: White Collar Law360 <news-altglaw360.corn> To: Subject: US Bribery Law Can't Clear Korean Official. 9th Circ. Says Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:34:40 +0000 Importance: Normal Law360 White Collar WHITE COLLAR Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Follow Law360 TOP NEWS le"law360 Pro Say Podcast US Bribery Law Can't Clear Korean Official, 9th Circ. Says The Ninth Circuit upheld a South Korean earthquake researcher's money laundering conviction on Friday, saying the law that prohibits laundering the proceeds of certain foreign crimes imposes no special requirements when it comes to laundering connected to bribes. Opinion attached I Read full article » 5th Circ. Says Judge's Dual Role On Bail Violates Due Process The Fifth Circuit has ruled that it violates due process for a New Orleans judge to set bail for criminal defendants while also overseeing a fund that a portion of bail bonds goes toward, despite the fact that the fund was not responsible for the judge's own salary. 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Burglass & Tankersley Petition attached I Read full article » Byrne & Partners Cleary Gottlieb Ex-Locke Lord Atty's Crypto Trial Set For November Clifford Chance A New York federal judge on Friday set a November trial date for former Locke Lord LLP attorney Mark S. Scott, who is accused of laundering money Coleman & Balogh in connection with a $400 million cryptocurrency scam, delaying the trial for Corker Binning about a month. Covington & Burling Read full article » Davis Polk Davis Wright Tremaine SECURITIES Duane Morris $3B Petrobras Settlement Clears Final Hurdle In 2nd Circ. Epstein Becker Green The Second Circuit on Friday affirmed the approval of Petrobras' $3 billion Foundry Chambers securities class action settlement related to the Brazilian oil giants massive Gibson Dunn EFTA00032938 corruption scandal, providing a green light for the year-old deal to move Goldberg Segalla forward. Gordon & Rees Order attached I Read full article » Graves Garrett Convicted Georgeson Adviser Gets 3rd Trial In Tix Swap Case Hangley Aronchick A former Georgeson LLC adviser convicted of swapping expensive sports Jenner & Block and concert tickets for peeks at shareholder voting data won another new Jones Day trial, her third, when a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday that a jury should not have learned about another person pleading guilty to the same Kilpatrick Townsend alleged scheme. Kingsley Napley Order attached Read full article » Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins HEALTH LeClairRyan Linklaters Ex-Pharmacy Owner Charged In $5M Fraud Scheme Locke Lord The former owner of a shuttered New Jersey-based specialty pharmacy plotted to defraud the federal government out of $2 million and doled out Mayer Brown kickbacks to a doctor in return for prescriptions that racked up another $3 Milbank LLP million, federal authorities said Friday. Morgan Lewis Complaint attached I Read full article » Morrison & Foerster O'Melveny & Myers NATIVE AMERICAN Pepper Hamilton Perkins Coie Ex-Chair Of Native Women's Nonprofit Charged With Fraud Pomerantz LLP The ex-chairwoman of a nonprofit that fights domestic and sexual violence against Native American women has been charged in Montana federal court Quinn Emanuel with stealing federal grant money to make nonwork trips to Las Vegas and Reed Smith get paid double for a days work. Robbins Geller 1 document attached I Read full article » Skadden Taft Stettinius SFO Chief Warns Of Hard Choices In Economic Crime Probes Three Raymond Buildings The head of Britain's Serious Fraud Office called on Monday for greater cooperation between international investigators as they tackle economic White & Case crime, as she warned law enforcers and attorneys that it is not always Willkie Farr possible to gather sufficient evidence to convict individuals suspecting of WilmerHale criminal conduct. 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When Justice Takes A Holiday Rolls-Royce The word "holiday" in the U.K. usually conjures up images of relaxing off-work S&P Global Inc. time and travel. But in the middle of a long-running court trial, an impending SAP AG vacation creates pressure for lawyers — and possibly jurors. Spotify Technology SA Read full article » State Bar Association of North DOL Pick Scalia Earned $6.2M At Gibson Dunn Since 2018 Dakota Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner Eugene Scalia, President Donald Suntrust Banks Inc. Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Labor Department, earned more than $6 Transamerica Corp. million working at the corporate law firm since January 2018, according to a UBS AG financial disclosure form filed Friday. Uber Technologies Inc. Read full article » Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Twin Cities Firm To Merge With Taft Stettinius & Hollister Warner Bros. 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Says Dues Collected By ND Bar Are Constitutional Bureau The dues collected by North Dakota's bar association do not violate the First Executive Office of the President Amendment, as the group clearly spells out its payment fees and options for Federal Bureau of Investigation a relatively sophisticated audience of lawyers, the Eighth Circuit determined Federal Trade Commission Friday. Financial Conduct Authority Read full article » Securities and Exchange Commission The Top In-House Hires Of August Serious Fraud Office Legal department hires and promotions during the final full month of summer included high-profile appointments at American Airlines, Duke Energy and U.S. Attorney's Office Walmart. Here, Law360 looks at these and some of the other top in-house U.S. Court of Appeals for the announcements from the past few weeks. 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