The jury selected for the in the conspiracy trial of former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorney Evan Greebel will not be allowed to hear that “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli was acquitted of allegedly conspiring with Greebel to defraud Retrophin Inc., a Brooklyn federal judge ruled Thursday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

Attorneys for Martin Shkreli on Friday asked a Brooklyn federal judge to acquit him of conspiracy, following his August conviction for defrauding his hedge fund investors and scheming to manipulate the stock price of drug company Retrophin Inc., saying prosecutors misled the jury about a key element of the crime. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorney trying to gut a criminal case alleging he helped Martin Shkreli pull off multiple fraud schemes recently got pushback from federal prosecutors, who said the lawyer cannot dodge a conspiracy count just because Shkreli was acquitted of it. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

Lawyers for Evan Greebel, the former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorney accused of helping Martin Shkreli pull off securities fraud, said Friday they were “shocked and dismayed” prosecutors haven’t dropped a conspiracy charge against Greebel that Shkreli himself was acquitted of earlier this month. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

Ex-CEO Martin Shkreli and the Kaye Scholer LLP partner accused of committing securities fraud with him fought back Thursday against prosecutors’ bid to halt the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit against them, saying the suit can’t wait for their criminal case. Law360: acquitted