July 19, 2019
A California couple charged in the nationwide college admissions case known as "Varsity Blues" told a Massachusetts federal judge they are comfortable having Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC represent them both, despite several concerns raised by prosecutors during a hearing Friday.
July 15, 2019
Federal prosecutors have again urged a Boston federal judge overseeing the "Varsity Blues" college admissions cheating case to hold a "rigorous inquiry" into conflicts of interest at BigLaw firms representing parents and the University of Southern California.
June 27, 2019
Several parents caught up in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal told a Massachusetts federal court Thursday they want to keep their counsel from Latham & Watkins, Nixon Peabody and Ropes & Gray despite federal prosecutors' concerns about the firms' potential conflicts.
June 17, 2019
Ropes & Gray LLP received the blessing of one of the two parents it is representing in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scheme to take on multiple clients in the same case, following a hearing Monday morning in Massachusetts federal court.
June 12, 2019
A Boston federal court has decided that Boies Schiller Flexner LLP can continue to represent two defendants in the Varsity Blues college admissions cheating case, despite the fact that one parent is cooperating with the government and may be called upon to testify against the other.
June 11, 2019
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has gone to great lengths to prevent communication between two teams at the firm representing separate defendants in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions cheating case, a Boies Schiller attorney told a Boston federal judge Tuesday at a hearing on potential conflicts of interest.
June 06, 2019
Federal prosecutors in the "Varsity Blues" case flagged several potential conflicts for BigLaw firms representing multiple parents in the college admissions cheating scandal, including Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Nixon Peabody LLP and Ropes & Gray LLP.
June 03, 2019
Attorneys for defendants in the so-called Varsity Blues college admissions scheme said in Boston federal court Monday that prosecutors should cough up evidence that shows some parents believed they were making donations to universities rather than bribes to coaches.
April 29, 2019
Protecting private information of students caught up in the investigation of the nationwide college admissions case dubbed "Varsity Blues" is a priority, federal prosecutors told a judge Monday as they sought to keep more information under wraps in the closely watched case.
April 17, 2019
Beefed-up money laundering charges for the parents accused in the college admissions scandal and target letters sent to their children highlight how "bare-knuckle" white collar prosecution tactics once reserved for organized crime or drug cases are now being used to level the playing field against traditionally hard-to-convict wealthy defendants, experts said.