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White Collar - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• Holmes Jury Asks To Rehear Ex-CEO's 2013 Investor Call
• Trump Asks Justices To Block His WH Docs From Jan. 6 Panel
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Walmart's Opioid Suit Against Feds
• SocGen, BNP Beat Suit By Cuban Bank Heirs, For Now
• As Hacks Hit A Nerve, Admin. Pushed Reporting Of Breaches
• Feds Fine Bilgari $1.3M Over Cracker Barrel Stock Buy
• First Republic Wants Wealthy Customer's Theft Suit Tossed
• What DOJ's Cyberfraud Initiative Means For Health Cos.
• Cos. Must Brace For Antitrust Scrutiny Of Supply Chain Issues
• Feds Fear Boat Caper If Russian Trader Released
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• How SEC Proposal Would Change Stock Buyback Landscape
• Attys Get $19M In Cognizant's $95M Bribery Deal
• The Top NJ Supreme Court Rulings From 2021
• DOJ Opioid Trial Team Tainted By Kirkland Ties, Ex-CEO Says
• Tuna Giants' Price-Fixing Admissions Made Public In MDL
• January 1MDB Trial Slated To Proceed, Despite Virus Surge
• Holmes Judge Nixes Jury Request To Take Instructions Home
• Ohio Utility Gets Investor Suit Over $60M Bribery Plot Tossed
• Feds Seize $180M In Bitcoin From Accused Sony Embezzler
• JPMorgan, Traders Finally Get OK On $60M Spoofing Deal
• Harvard Prof Convicted Of Lying About China Ties
• 1st 'Varsity Blues' Convictions Withstand Challenge
• Early Asset Forfeiture Is Key Part Of Criminal Defense Plans
• Insurer Says Georgia Firm Hid Ties To Tax Scheme
• Ex-GPB Capital CEO Sues In Chancery For Legal Fees
• NatWest's Trading Unit Pleads Guilty To Spoofing Markets
• Ex-USC Football Player Charged With COVID Benefits Fraud
• Electric Truck Co. Nikola To Pay $125M To End SEC Probe
• UBS Appeals French Court's $2B Ruling In Tax Fraud Case
• Alex Jones Wants Court To Block Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena
• DOJ Fight Over Treatment Of No-Poach Cases Heats Up
• Ex-SF Public Works Director Admits To Pay-To-Play Scheme
• BigLaw Vets Among 8 New Hires At Atlanta US Atty's Office
• $200M JPMorgan Fine Signals Broader Regulatory Crackdown
• Hiding China Ties Key To Harvard Prof's Grants, Jury Told
• Feds Call Foul On White Sox Ticket Fraudster's Acquittal Bid
• Contractor Accused Of Bribing Fed For Media Staffing Deal
• LA Times Asks To Unseal Feds' Plans For MLB Overdose Trial
• Eagle Hospitality Gets Ch. 11 OK Despite Investor Appeal
• University Of Chicago Prof. Charged With Insider Trading
• Insurers Tell 11th Circ. To Nix Medical Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Extradited Russian Charged In $82.5M Insider Trading Scheme
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• The Major Antitrust Conduct Cases Of 2021
• Trump Sues NY AG To Halt Probe Into His Businesses
• What To Watch In State Criminal Justice Reform In 2022
• Holmes' Fate In Jury's Hands As Criminal Fraud Trial Wraps
• SDNY Judge Says Feds Misled Her In Hedge Fund Case
• Final 'Varsity Blues' Parent To Face Jury In May 2022
• Wage-Fixing Defendant Seeks Rethink On Rejected DOJ Deal
• Film Scammer Who Lied On Probation Gets Prison Reboot
• RI Man Admits Stealing Lobster, Battering FBI Agents
• DOJ's Poultry Price-Fix Case Ends In Mistrial, New Trial In Feb.
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• Elite Horse Trainer Navarro Gets 5 Years In Doping Scandal
• Hollywood Weight Loss Doc Guilty In $355M Insurance Scam
• Texas Jury Convicts Californian In $28M Kickback Scheme
• Jury Sees Harvard Prof Admit 'Damning' China Ties On Video
• PNC Ducks Suit For Good Over Alleged Role In $75M Scheme
• The Biggest Texas Rulings Of 2021
• Feds Portray Holmes As Mature Liar As Fraud Trial Nears End
• SEC's Stunning Trial Loss Rattles Its Insider Trading Strategy
• Nobel Hopes Drove Harvard Prof To China Program, Jury Told
• StarKist Cites 'Unlucky Timing' As It Seeks Antitrust Rethink
• 2 Men Cop To Smuggling Australian Lizards
• 737 Max Families Rip DOJ 'Deceit' In Boeing Immunity Deal
• Senate Finance Panel OKs Biden Pick For Top Treasury Atty
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• Illumina Investor Eyes Bail Amid Insider Trading Appeal
• Virus-Sick Suspect Who Talked To FBI Can't Block Statements
• Texas Bank To Pay $8M Fine Over Money Laundering Lapses
• Judge Probing Girardi Fallout Mulls Who Knew What, When
• New DOJ Corporate Crime Policy Brings Extraterritorial Risks
• Defenders Tell Justices BIA Courts Are A 'Tool' of the State
• 'Bewildered' Judge Hands 'Varsity Blues' Mom 6-Week Term
• US Broadened Reach Of Targeted Sanctions In 2021
• Defunct Opioid Distributor's Compliance Manager Takes Plea
• Holmes' 'Risky' Decision To Testify Could Save Her, Attys Say
• Senate Sends $768B Defense Bill To Biden's Desk
• Tobacco Tax Dodger Gets 14 Mos. For Laundering $3.8M
• SEC Seeks To Stabilize Money Market Funds, Swaps Trading
• SEC Takes Aim At Corporate Insider Abuses In New Proposals
• DOJ Enviro Crimes Section Leader Says Enforcement Coming
• Last 'Varsity Blues' Parent Who Worked With Singer Cops Plea
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive $4.4B RICO Suit For Yacht Builder
• Fraudulent Hotel Biz Ran $15M Ponzi Scheme, SEC Says
• Ex-OppenheimerFunds Analyst Admits Making Inside Trades
• Companies Must Prepare For Biden's Anti-Corruption Push
• Ex-McKinsey Partner Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Pillsbury Adds Ex-US Prosecutor To Boost China Practice
• Pa. Atty Charged Over Alleged Pandemic Relief Fraud
• German Authorities Search SEB Office In Cum-Ex Probe
• 6 Ways To Protect M&A Deals From Ransomware In 2022
• 5 Alt Data Best Practices After SEC Enforcement Action
• Harvard Prof Rips 'Mangled' China-Ties Case As Trial Opens
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• House Votes To Hold Meadows In Contempt
• Boeing Pilot Says FAA Insider Called Him 737 Max 'Scapegoat'
• Trump Can't Block Tax Return Release To House, Judge Says
• Ex-Netflix Exec Sentenced To 2.5 Years For Bribery Scheme
• SEC Handed Rare Midtrial Defeat In Insider Trading Case
• Treasury Seeks AML Info Ahead Of Yellen Report To Congress
• NJ Atty Gets 14 Months For Evading Taxes On Firm Income
• Info Bid In Malta Bank Fight Is Improper, Court Hears
• Odebrecht Bribe Laundering Probe Nets Another Plea
• Ex-Vyera CEO Criticizes Shkreli At Drug-Pricing Bench Trial
• Product Liability Risks Cannabis Companies Must Consider
• Ex-Illinois Rep. Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• New DOJ Crime Chief On Boosting Morale And Diversity
• 'Outrageous' Forex Fraud Lands Trader 2-Year Sentence
• Ex-Ga. Law Firm Leader Asks 11th Circ. To Nix His Prison Time
• Mass. AG To Appeal Toss Of Landmark COVID Neglect Case
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Contempt Over Meadows' Silence
• DOJ Wants Out Of Pot Shop's Discrimination Suit
• Justices Won't Undo $79M Clawback In Stanford Bank Row
• NY Adviser Hit With Fraud Verdict For Hiding Dad's SEC Ban
• FINRA Strikes $3M Deal With Wells Fargo Units
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Jury Finds Brooklyn Judge Guilty Of Obstructing Feds
• Fla. Firm Seeks Early Win In Missing Escrow Funds Case
• Edelson Faces Grilling At Girardi Keese Contempt Hearing
• Pandemic-Era Lessons In Jury Selection, Court Dynamics
• NY Atty Kossoff Pleads Guilty To Stealing $14.6M From Clients
• Judge Won't Nix Alcohol References In Suit Over Boat Crash
• 'Varsity Blues' USC Football Scam Merits Prison, Feds Say
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• Holmes Jury Instructions Fight Touches On Celebrity, Balwani
• NCAA Hits Auburn Basketball Over Hoops Corruption Case
• Ex-Giuliani Ally Wants Campaign Finance Convictions Tossed
• Hotel Chain Investors With Baggage Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• DOJ Levies Rare Commodities-Based Insider Trading Charges
• Ex-NFL Player Gets 3 Years For COVID-19 Relief Fraud
• Iowa Bail Bondsman Accused Of Insurance Fraud
• Shkreli, Vyera To Settle Out Of BCBS Antitrust Class Action
• DC Circ. Revives Bid For Fired AG's Draft Travel Ban Memos
• No More Prison For Trader Who Helped Feds In Insider Bust
• Why Deep-Six NRA Entirely? Judge Asks NY AG
• Facebook Whistleblower Saga Caps Historic Year For Tipsters
• Garland To Review Mental Health In Migrant Crime Cases
• Carlton Fields Snags Venable Litigator For LA Office
• DOJ's China Initiative On Trial As Harvard Prof. Faces Jury
• Corruption, Cybercrime In Crosshairs For DOJ Crime Chief
• Former BigLaw Atty Sentenced To 3 Years For Bank Robberies
• Monsanto To Plead Guilty, Pay $12M For Hawaii Pesticide Use
• SEC Says 'Bond' Figure Helped Stock Fraudsters Score $77M
• DOJ May Face Hurdles In Individual Wire Fraud Prosecutions
• Ex-DEA Agent Gets 12 Years For Funneling $9M To Cartel
• DOJ Wins Appeal To Extradite Assange On Espionage Charges
• DC Circ. Denies Trump's Bid To Block Capitol Riot Docs
• Ex-Workers Get Probation For Polluting Ill. Sewage System
• Split 10th Circ. Stands By Terrorism Aid Convictions
• SEC Hits Ex-Snap Inc. Engineer With Insider Trading Suit
• 'Varsity Blues' Mom Gets 6 Weeks As 38th Parent Cops Plea
• FCC Says Station Owner's Daughter Can't Intervene In Probe
• Judge Hopped On Corrupt CEO's 'Gravy Train,' Feds Tell Jury
• Biden Seeks Higher Penalties For Attys Enabling Corruption
• Libya Wants US Bank Records For $100B Gadhafi Asset Hunt
• Admitted Bank Fraudster Faces Separate COVID Loan Charge
• Meadows Taps McGuireWoods Team To Fight Jan. 6 Subpoena
• NY AG James Drops Her Campaign For Governor
• Donziger Sent Home 1½ Months Into Contempt Sentence
• SEC Fights Alleged Penny Stock Fraudster's Dismissal Bid
• Ex-OmniView CEO Gets 11 Years For Penny Stock Fraud
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• DOJ Accuses Likely Pratt & Whitney Exec Of Wage Violations
• Witness's Positive COVID Test Delays Mass. Corruption Trial
• Feds Say Chicago Doc Used Veterinary Catheters On Humans
• JPay Founder, Money Manager Charged In $4M Trading Fraud
• Ex-Atty Can't Leave Prison Amid Money Laundering Appeal
• Navajo Man Tells Justices Double Jeopardy Flips Conviction
• Theranos Closings Near As Elizabeth Holmes Rests Defense
• Private Jet Company's CEO Convicted Of Bankruptcy Fraud
• Surgical Care Can't Get Antitrust Trial 'Preview,' DOJ Says
• DOJ Floats FARA Overhaul As Enforcement Blitz Rolls On
• PwC, Big Banks Roped Back Into TelexFree Ponzi Case
• Judge Overrides Pa. Bar On Transgender Felon Name Change
• Ex-Insys Staffer Skirts Prison For Fentanyl Bribe Scheme
• Operator Of Illegal $2.5M Bitcoin Business Ducks Prison
• New DOJ Crime Chief Talks 'Carrot And Stick' Enforcement
• Judge Says Trial In Sussmann Case Likely To Start By June
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Ex-Medicaid Fraud Director Joins Barclay Damon In NYC
• Rollins Confirmed As Mass. US Atty After Harris' Tiebreaker
• Ill. Trader Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud That Led To $30M Loss
• Key Factors For Challenging DOJ 'Taint Team' Procedure
• Holmes Defends Theranos' 'Aggressive' IP Protection At Trial
• Yacht Builder Asks 11th Circ. To Revive RICO Suit
• Former Shkreli Co. Inks Deal Worth Up To $40M With FTC, AGs
• Ga. Surgery Biz To Pay $3M To End False Claims Suit
• Ill. Insurance Co. Exec Pleads Guilty To $6M Fraud Scheme
• Ex-Clinic Director Seeks Early Win In FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Pipeline Co. Hit With $15M Penalty For 5-Month-Long ND Spill
• Manafort Pal Seeks No Time For Bribery Conviction
• Why Boards Shouldn't Reject Investors' Misconduct Claims
• Weinstein, Boies Defeat Actress's Suit After Missed Deadline
• Ex-UBS Trader Hayes Can't Appeal Libor-Rigging Conviction
• Couple Admits 'Varsity Blues' SAT Scam, Avoiding Trial
• Woodbridge Investor To Face $37M Bankruptcy Clawback
• Prosecutors Want 'We Build The Wall' Trio In Single Trial
• Ex-LA Water Chief Cuts Plea Deal In Corruption Scandal
• Sussmann Says New Evidence Impairs Charge He Lied To FBI
• 9th Circ. Sends Argentine Atty's Uber Suit To Calif. High Court
• Bannon Faces July 18 Trial Date For Contempt Charges
• US Treasury Proposes Rule To Crack Down On Shell Cos.
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• Fla. Pharmacy Owner Convicted Of Mail Fraud
• FinCEN Eyes Rules To Curb Money Laundering In Real Estate
• DOJ Wants 1st Wage-Fixing Win To Become 1st Domino
• SEC Hits Dialysis Co., Execs With Accounting Fraud Claim
• Details Of Ex-Credit Union GC's Firing Off-Limits At Trial
• Ex-Directors In Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Settle For $3.7M
• Feds Say NJ Pharma CEO Pilfered Nearly $4M From His Co.
• Lelling Expects Rollins' Confirmation Despite 'Polarization'
• Elite Horse Trainer Navarro Asks For Leniency In Doping Case
• Nev. Pot Board Says Cultivator Hasn't Paid Taxes Since 2019
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Says Expect More Collaboration With FTC
• Feds Fight To Keep World Cup Evidence In FIFA Bribery Trial
• 'Varsity Blues' Mom, Feds Agree On Prison But Not Culpability
• Novel Obstruction Indictment Of Mass. Judge Puzzles 1st Circ.
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• OCC Report Warns Banks Of Growing Cyber, Climate Risks
• Holmes Attys Rip 'Confusing' Jury Instructions On Fraud
• Former Tyson Execs Denied Mistrial On Price-Fixing Charges
• Feds, Trump Tell 2nd Circ. Defamation Case Belongs With DOJ
• Maryland Atty Charged With $8.5M Escrow Fraud In NY Court
• Former NY Tax Dept. Worker Indicted In Sick Leave Scheme
• How Growing Cyber Scrutiny Affects Corporate Compliance
• Convicted Atty Disbarred In NJ Over Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Hughes Hubbard Adds Former US Attorney To DC Shop
• Why We're Losing The Battle Against Illicit Finance
• Former SBA General Counsel Joins Womble Bond As Partner
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kossoff Accused By DA Of $14M Escrow Theft, To Plead Guilty
• Avenatti Wants New Nike Trial Over Potential Brady Violation
• Columbia, NY Presbyterian To Pay $71.5M For OB-GYN Abuse
• AOC Co-Sponsors $20M Bill To Remove State Pot Convictions
• Ex-Informant Says Florida Court Can't Hear SEC Suit
• Rollins' US Atty Nomination Moves Ahead After Senate Vote
• Tax Accounting Firm Wants Out Of Ponzi Scam Suit
• NY Atty Gets 57 Months Over Theft Of Girl's Inheritance
• 'Housewives' Star Says Feds Poisoned Trial With Hulu Doc
• Former Pharma CFO, Ex-Girlfriend Accused Of Insider Trading
• Implementing McGirt Can Provide Tribal Self-Determination
• Ex-Panama President's Son Cops To Laundering Bribes
• Stoel Rives Hires Away Federal Prosecutor In Sacramento
• SEC Says Latvian Citizen Was Serial Crypto Fraudster
• Real Estate Fraudster Gets 5 Years In $58M Rip-Off Of Clients
• Biden DHS Intel Pick Reports $13.3M Davis Polk Partner Share
• Law360 Explores: A Low Bar In California
• Girardi Clients Have A Bumpy Road To Recover Missing Cash
• Banking Giants Fined €344M Over EU Forex Cartel
• 'Varsity Blues' Couple Cops To Fraud Ahead Of January Trial
• Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Contempt For Ex-DOJ Atty Clark
• Gensler Eye To Eye With Clayton On SEC Role In Crypto Regs
• GOP Rep. Says Feds Falsely Swore Probe Wasn't 'Bullshit'
• DC Circ. Dubious DOJ Could Block Trump Obstruction Memo
• Judge Told SEC's Penny Stock Fraud Suit Is Time-Barred
• 'No-Brainer' Bill Would Add Fed. Defender To Sentencing Body
• Crypto Scam Suspect Wants Jail Calls With Wife Out Of Trial
• Freight Co.'s Ex-CFO Gets 2 Years For Accounting Scheme
• Law360 Explores: The Thief In Shining Armor
• NJ Atty Who Avoided Taxes Is Suspended 2 Years In NY
• Girardi's Criminal Fate Still Unknown As Civil Storm Rages