A Manhattan jury on Monday issued a split verdict in the long-running criminal case against top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, acquitting the defunct law firm’s executive director but convicting its former chief financial officer on fraud and conspiracy charges. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

Bermuda courts’ reluctance to interfere with directors’ business decisions, coupled with the indemnity provisions generally included in the bylaws of Bermuda companies, allow directors to feel secure when considering and authorizing business combinations, provided they make such decisions on a well-informed, unbiased basis while acting in good faith, say attorneys with Appleby Global Group Services Ltd. Law360: acquitted