The federal government told a New York federal court Thursday that former Bryan Cave LLP attorney Harvey Newkirk doesn’t deserve a retrial or reversal of his wire fraud conviction in connection with a failed bid to acquire Maxim magazine, saying “overwhelming evidence” proves he actively participated in the scheme. Law360: acquitted

The former chief financial officer of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP on Friday blasted opposition from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to his fight to escape a second criminal trial over accusations of defrauding the defunct firm’s financial backers, criticizing prosecutors’ silence on crucial issues and efforts to portray the executive as a rich hothead. Law360: acquitted

U.K. prosecutors on Monday reportedly asked to delay their third trial over alleged Libor manipulation, saying Barclays PLC provided more information they might need to review. Law360: acquitted

A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied a former vacation rental firm executive’s motion for a new trial or acquittal after he was convicted for his role in a $ 300 million Ponzi scheme, despite his claims that prosecutors had failed to prove he intentionally defrauded investors. Law360: acquitted

The New York County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday shot back at efforts by former top executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP to avoid a second trial on charges of conning lenders and investors out of over $ 100 million when the law firm collapsed, saying to let the leaders off would disregard the law. Law360: acquitted

A London jury on Wednesday acquitted five former brokers of plotting with convicted former UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes to manipulate Libor, the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office said. Law360: acquitted

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is in settlement talks with former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Finance Director Frank Canellas, who pled guilty to fraud and served as the star witness in a trial of three former executives at the collapsed firm, the agency told a New York federal judge on Friday. Law360: acquitted

The remaining top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP still facing charges over a purported scheme to defraud the BigLaw firm’s lenders and investors before it collapsed on Friday launched renewed bids to end the case, taking aim at cooperators’ testimony and saying the government has failed to prove any intent to commit a crime Law360: acquitted

A former vacation rental firm executive convicted in a $ 300 million Ponzi scheme urged a Florida federal judge Monday to acquit him or grant him a new trial, saying prosecutors failed to support many of their charges and that jurors acted on insufficient evidence and poorly worded instructions. Law360: acquitted