September 16, 2019
The University of Southern California defended its admissions process in a court filing Monday, blasting a subpoena filed by a parent charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme as an "obvious red herring" seeking documents that have "nothing to do" with the case.
September 03, 2019
A parent charged in the college admissions case known as "Varsity Blues" told a federal judge Tuesday he should be able to access University of Southern California documents showing his $50,000 payment to the school was not a "bribe" but instead a rather common donation.
August 27, 2019
Latham & Watkins LLP has been cleared to represent both actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions case, despite stern warnings by both a federal prosecutor and judge during a hearing Tuesday in Boston.
August 19, 2019
A Boston federal magistrate judge on Monday warned a parent charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal that, by sticking with a team of attorneys that also represents a former coach connected to the case, he risks receiving conflicted advice.
August 09, 2019
Actress Lori Loughlin and her designer husband Mossimo Giannulli told a Boston federal judge Friday that a potential conflict in the "Varsity Blues" case due to Latham & Watkins LLP's simultaneous representation of the couple and the University of Southern California is now moot because the firm no longer represents the university in any legal matters.
July 29, 2019
Prosecutors in Boston continued to press for the removal of Ropes & Gray from representing a defendant in the college admissions cheating case, saying the firm still hasn't fully dealt with its conflict of interest stemming from its work for the University of Southern California.
July 25, 2019
Ropes & Gray LLP has told a Massachusetts federal court it obtained the necessary conflict of interest waiver from a parent charged with bribing his child's way into the University of Southern California before beginning to represent him in the case while also counseling the school on unrelated matters.
July 24, 2019
A federal judge in Boston gave Duane Morris LLP and Todd & Weld LLP the go-ahead Wednesday to represent a husband and wife who were both charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal, despite the potential for conflicts of interest when co-defendants share attorneys.
July 23, 2019
A Massachusetts federal judge said Tuesday she won't bar Nixon Peabody LLP from representing one of the parents charged with bribing his child's way into the University of Southern California, over the objections of the school, which is both allegedly a victim in the "Varsity Blues" case and a client of the global law firm.
July 19, 2019
Boston courthouses have been hopping as spring has turned to summer and high-profile white collar cases, the anticipated verdict in a landmark education and employment case, and a pair of cases dealing with courthouse immigration arrests have been filling up the Bay State's dockets. Here, Law360 highlights some of the most important cases to watch in the second half of 2019.