White Collar

  • February 06, 2025

    Buyers Want Kratom Cos. Addiction Suit To Go On

    Two California kratom manufacturers shouldn't be allowed to escape a lawsuit claiming they failed to warn about the "highly addictive" nature of their products, a proposed class of consumers argued, pointing to a podcast where a company executive suggested their products were more potent than morphine.

  • February 06, 2025

    Trump Creates DOJ Task Force Targeting 'Anti-Christian Bias'

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a U.S. Department of Justice task force to root out "anti-Christian bias" within federal agencies and prosecute vandalism and violence targeting churches and related religious organizations.

  • February 06, 2025

    Anti-Legalization Group Vows To Go On 'Offense'

    The head of a leading anti-drug nonprofit on Thursday pledged to go on the offensive by lobbying to undo the federal law legalizing intoxicating hemp, fighting a pending proposal to loosen federal cannabis restrictions and attempting to reverse state-level legalization.

  • February 06, 2025

    SEC 'Exposes Lunacy' Through Its Dueling Suits, PE Firm Says

    A South Carolina private equity fund said Thursday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to gut it through a Florida lawsuit, telling a Texas judge the commission made "out of touch statements" on how the litigation will harm its business.

  • February 06, 2025

    DOJ To Weigh Criminal Action Against Cos. With DEI Policies

    The U.S. Department of Justice will consider bringing criminal and civil investigations against companies over their diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to a new memorandum from Attorney General Pam Bondi.

  • February 06, 2025

    No Imminent Plans To Publish Jan. 6 FBI Agents List, DOJ Says

    FBI agents were unable to strike a deal Thursday that would block the federal government from releasing a list of FBI employees who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, but the U.S. Department of Justice told a judge it does not immediately intend to make that information public.

  • February 06, 2025

    Dems Attack Bondi Memos Ahead Of Patel's Confirmation Vote

    While expressing their opposition to Kash Patel becoming FBI director, Democrats also took shots at newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi, warning at a hearing on Thursday they fear the U.S. Department of Justice as a whole is becoming politicized.

  • February 06, 2025

    Brink's To Pay $42M To End Feds' Money Laundering Probes

    A Brink's Co. subsidiary has agreed to pay a total of $42 million to resolve separate money laundering probes by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the U.S. Department of Justice, which generally accuse Brink's of transporting $800 million in potential illicit cross-border transactions.

  • February 06, 2025

    Former Steelworkers Union Secretary Cops To Embezzlement

    A former financial secretary for the United Steelworkers in Freedom, Pennsylvania, has changed his plea to guilty in an embezzlement case brought against him, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti of the Western District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday.

  • February 06, 2025

    MLB Star Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Gets 57 Months For $17M Theft

    A California federal judge on Thursday ordered Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter to serve 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar to pay off massive gambling debts, remarking that he found the defendant's claims regarding his financial stress "to be a bit misleading."

  • February 06, 2025

    US To Appeal Block On Corporate Transparency Act

    The federal government plans to challenge an order preventing it from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements for businesses, following the U.S. Supreme Court's pause of another nationwide block on the law in a separate case, according to a notice filed in a Texas federal court.

  • February 06, 2025

    No Bail For Ex-Federal Reserve Adviser In Espionage Case

    A former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was ordered to be detained by a D.C. federal judge Wednesday at the request of prosecutors who warned that his significant ties to China put him at high risk of fleeing his charges of stealing classified information for that nation.

  • February 06, 2025

    NY Judge Who Broke Barriers On The Bench Dies At 78

    The first Asian American female judge in New York's state court system has died, according to a press release from a New York state senator.

  • February 06, 2025

    Nixon Peabody Adds Greenberg Glusker Cannabis Co-Chair

    Nixon Peabody LLP is boosting its West Coast litigation team, bringing in a former federal prosecutor, who was most recently the founder and co-chair of the cannabis practice at Greenberg Glusker LLP, as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

  • February 06, 2025

    Girardi's Mental Evaluation At NC Prison Extended By 15 Days

    A California federal judge Thursday ordered Tom Girardi's psychiatric evaluation at a North Carolina federal prison to be extended by 15 days, and she also lectured Girardi's public defender while saying she "could not have imagined" why it took 17 days to get his client's medical records sent to the facility.

  • February 06, 2025

    Bondi Says FCPA Probes Will Focus On Cartels

    The scope of foreign bribery enforcement will be narrowed significantly under the direction of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has said since taking office Wednesday that the Justice Department will concentrate on the "total elimination of cartels and transnational organizations."

  • February 06, 2025

    Former US Atty Leigha Simonton To Join Dykema In Dallas

    After nearly two decades of government service and over two years as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton is entering private practice with Dykema Gossett PLLC, where she will help launch a Dallas-based white collar defense and investigations practice to serve the Texas region.

  • February 06, 2025

    Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee

    Rapper Jay-Z has dropped his sanctions bid against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee for filing a lawsuit that claims Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs raped a 13-year-old more than 20 years ago, accusations he has called "knowingly false."

  • February 06, 2025

    Convicted Atty Disbarred In NJ Over LA Utility Billing Scandal

    The New Jersey Supreme Court disbarred an attorney this week who orchestrated a sham lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles on behalf of plaintiffs suing the local water utility and who later made $24 million off contracts with the city reached through a number of bribery schemes.

  • February 06, 2025

    Family Says Tax Shelter Creator To Blame In $81M IRS Case

    Counsel for members of a wealthy extended family accused of shorting the IRS nearly $81 million by knowingly participating in an unlawful tax shelter told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday that the creator of the so-called Son-of-Boss scheme is to blame.

  • February 05, 2025

    Cuomo Faces Skeptical Panel In AG Document Lawsuit

    Counsel for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced a doubtful appellate panel Wednesday, who questioned whether the disgraced executive had jumped the gun in suing Attorney General Letitia James for records from the state's sexual harassment investigation against him that are still being reviewed and produced.

  • February 05, 2025

    Jay-Z Sex Assault Suit Invalid Under Law, Rapper Says

    A suit accusing Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old with Sean "Diddy" Combs more than 20 years ago is invalid because it was filed under a New York City civil rights statute that didn't exist at the time of the alleged incident, the rapper said in a dismissal bid Tuesday.

  • February 05, 2025

    $12M Medical Fraud Suit Doesn't Need Retrial, 5th Circ. Told

    A Fifth Circuit panel seemed disinclined to do away with a retrial for a suspect in a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud scheme after alleged prosecutorial misconduct sank an earlier trial, saying Wednesday that the trial judge's reasoning carries weight.

  • February 05, 2025

    EmpiresX Crypto Platform Operators Ordered To Pay $129M

    A Florida federal court has entered a default judgment against two Brazilian co-founders and the head trader of the EmpiresX trading platform, ordering them to pay more than $129 million for allegedly taking investor funds in a fraudulent commodity pool scheme and lying that their money wasn't used to trade cryptocurrencies.

  • February 05, 2025

    Mass. US Atty Won't Ignore Local Immigration Pushback

    President Donald Trump's newly appointed top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts said Wednesday that she hopes state and local officials won't obstruct immigration enforcement, explaining that "not helping is not obstruction" in the eyes of her office.

Expert Analysis

  • DC Circ. Cellphone Ruling Upends Law Enforcement Protocol

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    The D.C. Circuit’s recent U.S. v. Brown decision, holding that forcibly requiring a defendant to unlock his cellphone with his fingerprint violated the Fifth Amendment, has significant implications for law enforcement, and may provide an opportunity for defense lawyers to suppress electronic evidence, says Sarah Sulkowski at Gelber & Santillo.

  • AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex

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    Todd Itami at Covington discusses how generative artificial intelligence will reshape the current e-discovery paradigm, replacing the blunt instrument of data handling with a laser scalpel of fully integrated enterprise solutions — after first making e-discovery processes technically and legally harder.

  • Managing Transatlantic Antitrust Investigations And Litigation

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    As transatlantic competition regulators cooperate more closely and European antitrust investigations increasingly spark follow-up civil suits in the U.S., companies must understand how to simultaneously juggle high-stakes multigovernment investigations and manage the risks of expensive new claims across jurisdictions, say lawyers at Paul Weiss.

  • Cos. Must Prepare For Heightened Trade Enforcement Risks

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    Recent trade enforcement cases — including criminal prosecutions for tariff evasion — as well as statements from the Trump administration make it clear that companies must assess their risk profiles, review compliance programs and communication policies, and consider protocols for responding to subpoenas, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

  • When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law

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    In an era where technology is rapidly evolving and artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, it’s worth asking if the law — both substantive precedent and procedural rules — can keep up with the light speed of innovation, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Engaging With Feds On Threats To Executives, Employees

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    In an increasingly polarized environment, where companies face serious concerns about how to protect executives and employees, counsel should consider working with federal law enforcement soon after the discovery of threats or harassment, says Jordan Estes at Gibson Dunn.

  • The Tides Are Changing For Fair Access Banking Laws

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    The landscape of fair access banking laws, which seek to prevent banks from denying services based on individuals' ideological beliefs, has shifted in the last few years, but a new presidential administration provides renewed momentum for advancing such legislation against the backdrop of state efforts, say attorneys at Latham.

  • Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering

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    Andi Mazingo at Lumen Law, who was diagnosed with autism about midway through her career, discusses how the legal profession can create inclusive workplaces that empower openly autistic lawyers and enhance innovation, and how neurodivergent attorneys can navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with disclosing one’s diagnosis.

  • A Halftime Analysis Of DOJ's Compensation Pilot Program

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    The U.S. Department of Justice appears to consider the first half of its three-year pilot program on compensation incentives and clawbacks to be proceeding successfully, so companies should expect prosecutors to emphasize the program and other compliance-related considerations early in investigations, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Opinion

    Courts Should Nix Conferencing Rule In 1 Discovery Scenario

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    Parties are generally required to meet and confer to resolve a discovery dispute before bringing a related motion, but courts should dispense with this conferencing requirement when a party fails to specify a time by which it will complete its production, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law.

  • How High Court May Rule In First Step Act Resentencing Case

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    U.S. Supreme Court justices grappled with verb tenses and statutory intent in recent oral arguments in Hewitt v. U.S., a case involving an anomalous resentencing issue under the First Step Act, and though they may hold that the statute is unambiguous, they could also decide the case on narrow, practical grounds, say attorneys at Bracewell.

  • Series

    Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a documentary filmmaker has allowed me to merge my legal expertise with my passion for storytelling, and has helped me to hone negotiation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are important to both endeavors, says Robert Darwell at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Debate: Strategy Considerations

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    In the ongoing debate over whether courts should require disclosure of litigation funding, funders and plaintiffs tend to argue against such mandates, but voluntarily disclosing limited details about a funding arrangement can actually confer certain benefits to plaintiffs in some scenarios, say Andrew Stulce and Marc Cavan at Longford Capital.

  • 2025 May Be A Breakout Year For The Cannabis Industry

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    The cannabis industry faced a slow and frustrating 2024, but consumer trends continue to shift in favor of cannabis, and the new administration may provide the catalyst that the industry needs, says Lynn Gefen at TerrAscend.

  • Understanding Risks Of Celebrities 'Hawking' Crypto Tokens

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    Prominent social media personality Haliey Welch was recently sued over the promotion and sale of the Hawk Tuah cryptocurrency memecoin, underscoring the importance of public figures conducting due diligence to verify they aren't endorsing a token that is in fact a security, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

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