Video Guidance, Agency Guidance and White-Collar Trials
The Lord noted that the poor will always be with us, but He may as well have been speaking of federal agency guidance documents that are...
Brand’s Memo and Dan’s Desk
Last month, then-Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memorandum to Department of Justice civil lawyers concerning the circumstances under which they may and may...
Civil Lesson From Criminal Trials
Civil lawyers can learn something from criminal trials. Here is a 20-minute talk . . . . . . and, if you are ambitious,...
The Martoma Trial and Character Evidence in White-Collar Trials
In the trial of former SAC hedge fund manager Mathew Martoma, the dispute over getting kicked out of Harvard Law School is worth noting for...
Take The Deal or Go To Trial? Exactly.
The awful pressure to plead guilty, brought on by the significantly enhanced sentences that the Government often seeks where a defendant asserts his right to...
DeLay Conviction Reversed
DeLay Conviction Reversed: No money laundering if no underlying offense....
Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials (on YouTube)
Criminal Trials. Civil Lessons. This recent talk on Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials is primarily directed to internal counsel; what they should think about when hiring...
New DOJ Cases From the Financial Crisis? Look For This Criminal/Civil Hybrid
A good summary by Peter Henning, here — DOJ Financial Crisis Cases? — about possible future cases arising from the financial crisis and the Government’s use...
White-Collar News From Walt Pavlo and 500 Pearl Street
Scan through Walt Pavlo’s white-collar news collection, here — 500 Pearl Street Note especially the article on “Trump University.”...
“Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials”
“Civil Lessons From Criminal Trials,” here: http://www.trial.com/cle/courses/2012-ch/sharman.htm. The video lasts 20 minutes, but be patient: business people who defend corporate civil cases can learn a...