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Former Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Lawyer Faces Prison for Insider Trading

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., are urging an eight-month prison sentence for Romero Cabral da Costa Neto, a 33-year-old former…

Goodwin Procter Strengthens White Collar Defense with Former DOJ Official Allan Medina

In a strategic move to bolster its white-collar capabilities, Goodwin Procter welcomes Allan Medina, the former senior deputy chief of…

Department of Justice Unveils New Initiative to Combat Gang Violence in Memphis

In a groundbreaking announcement, the Department of Justice, in collaboration with various law enforcement partners, convened at the Memphis Police…

Collaboration between Federal Prosecutors and St. Louis Circuit Attorney Aims to Address Criminal Case Backlog

To address the mounting backlog of criminal cases, the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Missouri has established…

Florida Default Law Group Under Investigation by Florida AG

Tampa-based Florida Default Law Group, one of the largest foreclosure firms in the state, is under investigation by the office…

Florida Bar Extends Investigation Beyond Rothstein

35 former senior attorneys from the defunct Fort Lauderdale firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler are being investigated by the Florida Bar.…

Six Lawyers Hired for Blagojevich Defense Team

Six Chicago lawyers have been hired by the Blagojevich defense team as pretrial contract lawyers, to examine the 3.5 million…

Update: Ashcroft Forms Nationwide Law Firm

This week we reported that former Attorney General John Ashcroft would found a new law firm. Today the move is…

US Attorney’s Offices Understaffed

Newsday reports that federal prosecutions of white-collar crime and securities fraud have dropped off from higher levels earlier in the…

Prosecutor: No Fat Jurors

A federal appeals court is examining a prosecutor's odd explanation for striking the only black person from a jury on…

Lawyers Vie for Top Fed Prosecutor Slot

Four lawyers, including two with ties to the US attorney's office in Birmingham, have applied to become the next top…

Dreier Indicted in Federal Court (UPDATE)

Federal prosecutors have charged Marc Dreier, founder of Manhattan’s Dreier LLP, with theft in connection with his alleged attempt to…