May 08, 2020
Federal prosecutors urged a New York federal court to uphold discovery restrictions in its case against Huawei and top executive Meng Wanzhou, arguing that the protective order blocks Meng from misusing discovery to continue to avoid extradition to the U.S.
April 06, 2020
Huawei told a Brooklyn federal judge Friday that restrictions on what discovery the Chinese telecommunications giant can share with its co-defendant Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou are "reminiscent of terrorism or gangland retaliation cases" and hampering its ability to defend itself on racketeering and other charges.
March 04, 2020
Huawei on Wednesday denied a new round of trade secret theft and racketeering charges in the New York case that also accuses the Chinese telecommunications giant of bank fraud and violating U.S. sanctions on Iran, while a Huawei attorney voiced concern that the coronavirus outbreak is hampering their defense preparations.
February 26, 2020
A New York federal judge gave a fuller explanation of why she disqualified a Sidley Austin LLP partner from representing Huawei in a criminal bank fraud case, saying an investigation the lawyer had been involved with as a deputy attorney general was too closely related to the case at hand.
February 13, 2020
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei was charged Thursday in New York federal court with racketeering and conspiring to steal trade secrets from six U.S. companies in a new indictment filed in the ongoing case against the company.
January 17, 2020
Federal prosecutors are questioning whether a Skadden attorney should be disqualified from defending a former trader at JP Morgan against spoofing charges in the latest example of the U.S. Department of Justice claiming an ex-government attorney may have brought too much inside information through the revolving door.
January 01, 2020
In 2020, defense attorneys will have their eye on a number of cases and trends, including the potentially game-changing U.S. Supreme Court review of convictions stemming from the Bridgegate scandal, a racketeering case against traders at JPMorgan Chase and a continued focus on sanctions enforcement.
December 03, 2019
A New York federal judge on Tuesday disqualified a Sidley Austin LLP partner and former deputy attorney general from representing Huawei in a criminal bank fraud case, siding with prosecutors who argued the case was too similar to an investigation the attorney worked on at the U.S. Department of Justice.
September 04, 2019
An attorney for Huawei told a New York federal judge Wednesday that prosecutors' bid to disqualify a former deputy attorney general from representing the company in a criminal bank-fraud case is part of a broader agenda the government has against Huawei.
August 13, 2019
Huawei urged a New York federal judge overseeing a criminal case against the company over its Iran dealings to reject the government's bid to limit the viewing of certain discovery deemed sensitive outside of the U.S., arguing that prosecutors have not identified a single document that warrants restrictions.