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Ex-Braskem Exec Granted $30M Bail In Bribery Case
The former CEO of Brazilian oil company Braskem satisfied a reluctant
magistrate judge on Thursday that cash and investments worth about $30
million, or around half his wealth, will be enough to ensure he appears in
Brooklyn to face charges of conspiring to bribe officials in his home country.
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House Panel Subpoena For Trump Docs Invalid, Justices Told
A House committees subpoena for President Donald Trump's financial
records should be invalidated because the request was made outside
Congress' authority and poses constitutional concerns that warrant review by
the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump's attorneys told the court Thursday. Listen to our new podcast here
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LAW FIRMS
HP Accuses Autonomy CEO Of Repeated Lies At Trial 4 Stone Buildings
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch repeatedly lied in his retelling of events BakerHostetler
leading up to Hewlett-Packard's ill-fated acquisition of his software firm, HP's
Black Srebnick
lawyer told a London judge as the trial over the technology giant's $5 billion
fraud claim wound down Thursday. Blackstone Chambers
Read full article » Blank Rome
Boies Schiller
10 Former NFL Players Charged In Medical Benefits Fraud Buckley King
Ten former NFL players including ex-Washington Redskins running back Campbell & Williams
Clinton Fortis have been indicted in Kentucky federal court on charges they
Clarence Dyer
defrauded an NFL health plan out of more than $3.4 million.
2 documents attached I Read full article » Clifford Chance
Consovoy McCarthy
Feds Say 'Varsity Blues' Dad Isn't Being Denied Evidence Davenport Evans
A former casino executive has all he needs to defend himself against charges Epstein Becker Green
he bribed his daughter's way into college, federal prosecutors said Essex Court Chambers
Wednesday as they pushed back against a claim that they are withholding Foley & Lardner
FBI reports that could help show his innocence in the "Varsity Blues" case.
Fountain Court Chambers
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Freeman Mathis
MVP: Kaplan Hecker's Sean Hecker Hirsch & Westheimer
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP's Sean Hecker earned a rare acquittal of market Hunton Andrews Kurth
manipulation allegations against a Barclays trader, and he's helped build a Irell & Manella
robust white collar practice at his emerging boutique firm, earning him a spot Jackson Lewis
as one of Law360's 2019 White Collar MVPs. Jenner & Block
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John H. Haskin & Associates
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SECURITIES Kaplan Hecker
Kerr Russell
Shopin CEO Cops To $42.5M Fraudulent Crypto Offering Kirkland & Ellis
The CEO of online retail platform Shopin pled guilty to securities fraud for a Krieger Kim & Lewin
cryptocurrency scheme in which he lied to investors about the company and
Latham & Watkins
held a $42.5 million unregistered initial coin offering, the New York attorney
general's office announced Thursday. LeClairRyan
Read full article » Lewis Brisbois
Michael Best
Rabobank Sues Ex-Trader For Exit Package Over Libor Fight Michelmores LLP
Rabobank has demanded that a former trader repay a £119,000 ($157,000) Milbank LLP
exit package that he allegedly violated by suing the Dutch lender for not
coming to his defense when U.S. prosecutors charged him with rigging a key Modus Law
benchmark interest rate. Morgan Lewis
Read full article » Nixon Peabody
O'Melveny & Myers
LEGAL ETHICS Paul Weiss
Quinn Emanuel
Exonerated Texas Judge Fights For Spot On 2020 Ballot
Robbins Russell
A former Texas state judge who was exonerated of bribery and money
laundering convictions in 2017 is looking to the state's highest court for help Robinson Curley
to get on the March 2020 primary ballot. Scott H. Palmer PC
Petition attached I Read full article » Simmons & Simmons
Tache Bronis
Ex-Court Worker Gets 2 Years For Lying In Pay-To-Play Probe Travers Smith
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday gave a former associate clerk with the Welsh & Recker
Cook County Circuit Court two years in prison for lying to a grand jury, saying
Williams & Connolly
if people believe they are above the rule of law, "the entire foundation of our
democracy grinds to a halt." Willkie Farr
Read full article » Wright Close
HEALTH COMPANIES
American Federation of State,
Judge Urges Gov't, Esformes To Work Out Atty Fee Deal County and Municipal Employees
A Florida federal judge on Thursday urged prosecutors and attorneys for Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
convicted nursing home mogul Philip Esformes to work together on an Braskem SA
agreement to unfreeze certain assets to cover millions in unpaid legal bills CRST International Inc.
from Esformes' trial to avoid a complicated legal battle over what fee amount
is reasonable. Cigna Corp.
Read full article » Citigroup Inc.
Credit Suisse Group AG
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Deutsche Bank AG
Ethereum GmbH
Biz Manager Gets 21/2 Years Over $2.2M DOD Parts Scam Exxon Mobil Corp.
A California man was sentenced to 2% years in federal prison for his part in a
Google Inc.
scheme to sell the U.S. Department of Defense $2.2 million worth of
defective parts for military weapons systems, the U.S. District Attorneys Greyhound Lines Inc.
Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced Thursday. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
Read full article » Industria de Diseno Textil SA
Ironshore Inc.
TAX
MGM Resorts International
Businessmen Can't Quash Citi Subpoena In Tax Privacy Case Mazars USA LLP
Two Texas businessmen cannot quash a government subpoena seeking NantKwest Inc.
clarification on whether Citibank possessed their tax information because it National Football League Players
may shed light on their suit alleging the information was unlawfully disclosed Association
by the IRS, a South Dakota federal court ruled. Pac-12 Enterprises LLC
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SPORTS & BETTING Protect Democracy Project Inc.
Rabobank
NFL Players Union Accused Of Harassing Agent Rolls-Royce
An NFL player agent is suing the NFL Players Association for $2.8 million, State Bar of California
claiming he's lost all his clients and future prospects after the association
State Bar of Wisconsin
harassed him and wined his reputation over criminal charges that were
dismissed. Systemax Inc.
1 document attached I Read full article » Temple University
Tesla Inc.
CONSUMER PROTECTION The Princeton Review Inc.
Vinmar International Ltd.
Pa. AG, Temple Reach Deal On Online MBA Rating Inflation Washington Redskins
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Thursday that
Wells Fargo & Co.
Philadelphia-based Temple University had signed a deal to resolve claims the
university's business school knowingly used false data to boost the rankings Wynn Resorts Ltd.
of its online MBA program.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
LEGAL INDUSTRY
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Financial Conduct Authority
Boies Schiller Names New Generation Of Leaders
Legal powerhouse Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has put forward two partners to Illinois Attorney General's Office
potentially take over the firm from its founders, including famous litigator Internal Revenue Service
David Boies, the firm confirmed on Thursday. National Transportation Safety
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New York Attorney General's Office
Tesla's 3rd General Counsel In A Year Leaves Automaker Pennsylvania Attorney General's
In yet another general counsel shakeup this year, Tesla Inc.'s top lawyer and Office
a longtime insider has left the electric automaker after just 10 months in the
Securities and Exchange
role, moving on to lead the legal team at an artificial intelligence company,
Commission
the startup announced Thursday.
Texas Supreme Court
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U.S. Attorney's Office
Latham & Watkins Launches Free Onsite Health Clinic U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
Latham & Watkins LLP has opened an onsite clinic at its downtown Los Eastern District of Virginia
Angeles office, which offers both physical and mental health care options for U.S. Department of Defense
free to employees, the firm announced on Thursday. U.S. Department of Justice
Read full article » U.S. District Court for the District of
Massachusetts
3 Tips For Women Who Want To Argue At The Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern
Women should think outside the billable-hour box and assert themselves District of Kentucky
more to land opportunities to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court,
U.S. District Court for the Eastern
according to members of a panel who discussed the issue Thursday in
Chicago. District of Michigan
Read full article » U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of New York
Hotelier Seeks $28M Deal Outside LeClairRyan's Ch. 7 U.S. District Court for the Northern
A Virginia hotel operator and former LeClairRyan PLLC client wants out of the District of Illinois
automatic stay in the defunct firm's bankruptcy proceedings so it can go after U.S. District Court for the Southern
LeClairRyan for S28 million and resolve a malpractice suit lodged before the District of Florida
bankruptcy, according to a motion filed Thursday. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Read full article » U.S. Supreme Court
United States District Court for the
Wis. Bar Dodges 1st Amendment Fight Over Mandatory Dues District of South Dakota
A Wisconsin federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by two lawyers who objected
United States District Court for the
to paying dues to the state's bar association, the latest case where attorneys
Southern District of Ohio
are challenging the requirement on First Amendment grounds.
United States District Court for the
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Western District of Wisconsin
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favorable decision for ExxonMobil in a landmark climate change-related
investor fraud case, while a $20 million verdict against Greyhound landed
Lewis Brisbois on the week's legal lambs list.
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