White Collar

  • February 21, 2025

    Fla. Biz Owner Gets 4 Years In Prison For Worker Fraud Plot

    A Florida federal judge sentenced a construction business owner to four years in prison and ordered him to pay millions of dollars in restitution after pleading guilty to fraud-related charges in connection with an elaborate worker scheme and violating safety standards that led to the death of an employee.

  • February 21, 2025

    Shkreli Avoids Sanctions Over 'Frustrating' Wu-Tang Tangle

    Convicted former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli won't have to pay sanctions after purportedly dragging his feet for nearly six months on complying with court orders to hand over copies of a Wu-Tang Clan album to the crypto project that bought it from him.

  • February 21, 2025

    New LA DA Doubts Menendez Brothers' Sexual Abuse Defense

    Los Angeles County's new district attorney on Friday opposed Erik and Lyle Menendez's bid for a new trial for the 1989 murder of their parents, expressing doubts that the brothers were molested by their father and saying that even if true, such abuse wouldn't form the basis for self-defense.

  • February 21, 2025

    Judge Trims $40M Green Energy Co. Investor Suit

    A Tennessee federal judge won't toss a proposed class action claiming that a Chicago green energy outfit and its executives used false promises of extravagant returns to lure investors, but ruled two defendants can escape some of the suit's claims.

  • February 21, 2025

    Diddy Atty Says No Way He Can Continue As Defense Counsel

    A defense attorney representing Sean "Diddy" Combs' in his criminal sex-trafficking case on Friday asked a Manhattan federal judge to allow him to quit, saying in a carefully worded court filing that "under no circumstances" could he continue to represent the disgraced hip-hop mogul.

  • February 21, 2025

    Ex-Trump Atty Powell Can't Dodge Michigan Ethics Claims

    The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has denied Sidney Powell's latest attempt to shake misconduct claims over a legal challenge to Michigan's 2020 presidential election results and advancing Donald Trump's election fraud theories, finding that a Texas disciplinary board's decision not to discipline Powell isn't binding on the Michigan proceedings.

  • February 21, 2025

    6 Things To Know About Shein's Fast Fashion Feuds

    Ultra-fast fashion behemoth Shein is facing accusations of infringing intellectual property in dozens of cases from plaintiffs ranging from major fashion brands to individual artists. Here are six things to know about Shein's intellectual property battles.

  • February 21, 2025

    Luigi Mangione Says His Rights Are Being Violated In NY Case

    An attorney for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, told a New York state court judge on Friday that his constitutional rights are being violated in the state case as federal prosecutors are "hanging the death penalty over" his head on related charges.

  • February 21, 2025

    Dems Call For DHS To Stop Tribal Searches, Interrogations

    A coalition of Democratic senators is urging Department of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem to issue guidance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on acceptable forms of tribal identification as proof of U.S. citizenship, arguing that immigration raids have stoked fear and panic for many Indigenous citizens.

  • February 21, 2025

    9th Circ. Won't Revive Atty's Fraud Case Against Ex-Girlfriend

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday said it would be futile to resuscitate a California attorney's pro se case accusing a former girlfriend of fraud and extortion after she asked him to take down a website he created to shame her, siding with a trial judge who determined a damages claim was based on conclusions not backed up by facts.

  • February 21, 2025

    First Horizon Says Ex-CEO Is Dropping Claims To Avoid Loss

    First Horizon Bank told a Florida federal judge that a former bank CEO cannot drop claims against individual bank directors to shield himself from an inevitable adverse judgment in the suit, which accused the bank and its directors of setting up the CEO as a scapegoat in the legal fallout of attorney Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

  • February 21, 2025

    Death Row Case Offers Window Into Prosecutors' Gender Bias

    As she stood trial for orchestrating her estranged husband's 2001 murder, Brenda Andrew faced an uphill battle convincing an Oklahoma jury of her innocence. The evidence was stacked against her, but perhaps the most powerful weapon in the prosecutors' arsenal wasn't the evidence itself — it was their ability to portray her as a deviant, unfaithful woman who deserved to be executed.

  • February 21, 2025

    Justices Leave Fired Special Counsel In Office For Now

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to weigh in on the validity of a temporary court order reinstating a fired federal employment watchdog who claims President Donald Trump lacks the authority to remove him from office without cause, punting on the administration's first attempt to wipe out protections for top officials at independent agencies.

  • February 21, 2025

    FanDuel Demands Arbitration For Ex-Jaguars Employee Suit

    The former NFL team administrator now imprisoned for embezzlement is bound by an arbitration clause in his FanDuel contract, the betting platform argued Friday in its motion to send a $250 million New York federal lawsuit to arbitration.

  • February 21, 2025

    Swizz Beatz Says Suit Over 1MDB Funds Is Time-Barred

    Hip-hop artist Swizz Beatz has told a Manhattan federal judge that a suit claiming he received millions of dollars that were stolen in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad fraud scandal should be tossed since it was brought after the six-year statute of limitations.

  • February 21, 2025

    Lobbyist Admits To Evading $1.3M Tax By Blocking Home Sale

    A lobbyist admitted to trying to thwart IRS efforts to collect about $1.3 million in taxes he owed by preventing a real estate agent from widely listing his home and by transferring assets to a family member, according to Florida federal court documents.

  • February 21, 2025

    Billionaire's Tax Privacy Suit Against Booz Allen Proceeds

    A billionaire's lawsuit against government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton blaming it for the theft of his tax returns in an unprecedented breach by a Booz Allen employee working at the IRS can move forward, a Maryland federal court ruled Friday, rejecting a bid to toss the case.

  • February 21, 2025

    Off The Bench: White House Hosts PGA Tour-LIV Golf Summit

    In this week's Off The Bench, the two former rival pro golf tours join the president to discuss their long-delayed combination, several NBA teams support a bid for the U.S. Supreme Court to keep copyright claims in check, and prosecutors charge Chilean nationals with robbing the homes of high-profile athletes.

  • February 21, 2025

    Israeli Gets 2 Years For Smuggling Plane Parts To Russia

    A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced an Israeli man to two years in prison for using his freight forwarding business to send aircraft parts to sanctioned companies in Russia during the war in Ukraine.

  • February 21, 2025

    Adams Judge Won't Toss Case, Taps Paul Clement For Review

    The federal judge in charge of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams declined Friday to toss the charges at the request of President Donald Trump's Justice Department, instead appointing litigator Paul Clement to assist in a "careful" decision.

  • February 21, 2025

    Ex-Cognizant Execs Balk At Wording Of Trial Date Draft Order

    Attorneys for two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. told a New Jersey federal judge on Friday that they object to the government's wording of a proposed order for proceeding with their Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial on March 3.

  • February 21, 2025

    Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims

    An imprisoned Jordanian lawyer can subpoena the former general counsel of Dechert LLP over what the leadership of the law firm knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner in the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. federal judge has ruled.

  • February 20, 2025

    DOJ Says Job Protections For ALJs Are Unconstitutional

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it no longer backs long-standing job protections for administrative law judges, saying it has determined that the "multiple layers of removal restrictions" shielding ALJs are unconstitutional because they violate the separation of powers doctrine.

  • February 20, 2025

    Citron Research Founder Ran 'Classic' Fraud Ploy, DOJ Says

    The well-known activist short-seller Andrew Left shouldn't escape U.S. Department of Justice allegations he improperly made $16 million using bait-and-switch tactics to manipulate trading prices, prosecutors have argued, saying the indictment makes it clear he's been charged with "a classic securities fraud scheme."

  • February 20, 2025

    New SEC Enforcement Unit Shows Drift From Crypto Focus

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission continued its efforts to shift its approach to digital asset enforcement under the Trump administration when it announced Thursday that it replaced the unit responsible for many of its controversial crypto registration suits with a new fraud-focused iteration that will take a broader focus on "cyber and emerging technologies."

Expert Analysis

  • When Investigating An Adversary, Be Wary Of Forged Records

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    Warnings against the use of investigators who tout their ability to find an adversary’s private documents generally emphasize the risk of illegal activity and attorney discipline, but a string of recent cases shows an additional danger — investigators might be fabricating records altogether, says Brian Asher at Asher Research.

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • 8 Tech Tips For Stress-Free Remote Depositions

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    Court reporter Kelly D’Amico shares practical strategies for attorneys to conduct remote depositions with ease and troubleshoot any issues that arise, as it seems deposition-by-Zoom is here to stay after the pandemic.

  • How To Safely Leverage AI In The Digital Assets Industry

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    Digital asset businesses that use or plan to implement artificial intelligence should assess their risk management frameworks to ensure that AI-related business areas, including customer support and fraud detection, are in compliance with applicable laws and regulatory guidance from the last year, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • $3B TD Bank AML Settlement Is A Wake-Up Call For All Banks

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    TD Bank’s historic settlement over anti-money laundering violations, resulting in over $3 billion in penalties, reminds banks of all shapes and sizes why they need to take financial crime compliance seriously, and highlights three areas that may be especially vulnerable to enforcement, says Jack Harrington at Bradley Arant.

  • 4 Ways Attorneys Can Emotionally Prepare For Trial

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    In the course of litigation, trial lawyers face a number of scenarios that can incite an emotional response, but formulating a mental game plan in advance of trial can help attorneys stay cool, calm and collected in the moment, says Rachel Lary at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

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    Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.

  • Trump Faces Uphill Battle If He Tries To Target Prosecutors

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    On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump promised to go after the state and federal prosecutors who had investigated and prosecuted him, but few criminal statutes would be applicable — to say nothing of the evidence required to substantiate any charges against prosecutors, says William Johnston at Bird Marella.

  • Presidential Campaign Errors Provide Lessons For Trial Attys

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    Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign employed numerous strategies that evidently didn’t land, and trial attorneys should take note, because voters and jurors are both decision-makers who are listening for how one’s case presentation would affect them personally, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • What's Next For The CFTC After The Election

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    While much of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's enforcement actions in line with its traditional priorities will continue as usual in the near term, postelection leadership changes at the CFTC and new congressional priorities may alter the commission's regulatory framework in 2025 and beyond — particularly its oversight of crypto, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Series

    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

  • Cos. Should Inventory Issues To Prep For New Congress

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    As the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress come into sharper focus, corporate counsel should assess and plan for areas of potential oversight risk — from tax policy changes to supply chain integrity — even as much uncertainty remains, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Conservation Easement Cases Weave Web Of Uncertainty

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    Much of the IRS and Justice Department’s recent success in prosecuting syndicated conservation easement cases can be attributed to the government’s focus on the so-called PropCo ratio, which could indicate treacherous waters ahead for participants and their advisers, even under the incoming Trump administration, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • Navigating DOJ's Patchwork Whistleblower Regime

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    In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Justice and several individual U.S. attorney’s offices have issued different pilot programs aimed at incentivizing individuals to blow the whistle on misconduct, but this piecemeal approach may create confusion and suboptimal outcomes, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

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