The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline on Friday affirmed its finding that Michael Sullivan, a former judge on the defunct Philadelphia Traffic Court, committed ethics violations for providing “special consideration” for friends, family and politically connected individuals. Law360: acquitted
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Dewey Execs Escape Larceny Charges Ahead Of 2nd Trial
A New York judge on Friday threw out charges of grand larceny against two former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, but declined to nix fraud and conspiracy counts, setting the stage for a slimmed-down second trial over allegations they defrauded the law firm’s financial backers prior to its collapse. Law360: acquitted
Read More »How The 2nd Circ. Categorizes Employee Due Process Claims
When it comes to the Second Circuit’s interpretation of due process in the employment context, the difference between a winning and losing argument may turn on how a plaintiff is pigeon-holed, not just the meaningfulness of the process he or she received, meaning both plaintiff and defense counsel should pay careful attention to how the courts in the Second Circuit ...
Read More »The Incredible, Shrinking Dewey & LeBoeuf Fraud Case
The two ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP executives facing charges left over from last year’s jury trial each defeated 15 more felony counts Friday, further diminishing the once-massive criminal fraud conspiracy case in the run-up to a much narrower trial — if there will be one at all. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Dewey Star Witness Reaches Partial Deal With SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a partial settlement with former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Finance Director Frank Canellas that resolves liability for securities fraud claims related to the firm’s collapse but leaves open the question of penalties, the SEC said Wednesday. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Jury Convicts Ill. Developer Who Hid Company’s Failure
A major Chicago real estate developer is guilty of misleading the city and two banks about his company’s financial health in order to keep money flowing in and stave off foreclosure on some of his properties, a jury found Wednesday following a two-week trial in Illinois federal court. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Bernstein Litowitz Can’t Keep Ex-Atty’s Suit Under Seal
The Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP can’t keep under wraps a suit accusing it of forcing an attorney to resign after he questioned its allegedly unethical conduct in a securities class action against an information technology company. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Ex-Dewey Exec Slams DA For ‘Gratuitous’ Press Statement
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Chief Financial Officer Joel Sanders, who faces retrial in September on accounting fraud charges, criticized the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Monday for referring to him by name in a “gratuitous” recent statement announcing a deferred prosecution deal with a former underling. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Ex-Fineburg McCarthy Atty Sues Over Wrongful Criminal Case
An ex-partner with the now-defunct Fineburg McCarthy PC law firm filed a Pennsylvania state court suit Friday against accountants and companies he says wrongfully ensnared him in a criminal case — in which he was ultimately acquitted — over the mafia-led plundering of a mortgage lender. Law360: acquitted
Read More »Feds Slam Ex-Bryan Cave Atty’s Bid For New Wire Fraud Trial
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
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