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From: White Collar Law360 <[email protected]> To: Subject: Ex-Braskem Exec Granted S30M Bail In Bribery Case Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:13:45 +0000 ;law360 White Collar WHITE COLLAR Friday, December 13, 2019 Law360 TOP NEWS Ex-Braskem Exec Granted $30M Bail In Bribery Case The former CEO of Brazilian oil company Braskem satisfied a reluctant magistrate judge on Thursday that cash and investments worth about $30 million, or around half his wealth, will be enough to ensure he appears in Brooklyn to face charges of conspiring to bribe officials in his home country. Read full article » House Panel Subpoena For Trump Docs Invalid, Justices Told A House committees subpoena for President Donald Trump's financial records should be invalidated because the request was made outside Congress' authority and poses constitutional concerns that warrant review by the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump's attorneys told the court Thursday. Brief attached I Read full article )› HP Accuses Autonomy CEO Of Repeated Lies At Trial Autonomy founder Mike Lynch repeatedly lied in his retelling of events leading up to Hewlett-Packard's ill-fated acquisition of his software firm, HP's lawyer told a London judge as the trial over the technology giant's $5 billion fraud claim wound down Thursday. Read full article » 10 Former NFL Players Charged In Medical Benefits Fraud Ten former NFL players including ex-Washington Redskins running back Clinton Fortis have been indicted in Kentucky federal court on charges they defrauded an NFL health plan out of more than $3.4 million. 2 documents attached I Read full article » Feds Say 'Varsity Blues' Dad Isn't Being Denied Evidence A former casino executive has all he needs to defend himself against charges he bribed his daughter's way into college, federal prosecutors said Wednesday as they pushed back against a claim that they are withholding FBI reports that could help show his innocence in the "Varsity Blues" case. document attached I Read full article » MVP: Kaplan Hecker's Sean Hecker Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP's Sean Hecker earned a rare acquittal of market manipulation allegations against a Barclays trader, and he's helped build a robust white collar practice at his emerging boutique firm, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 White Collar MVPs. 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Read full article » Rabobank Sues Ex-Trader For Exit Package Over Libor Fight Rabobank has demanded that a former trader repay a £119,000 ($157,000) exit package that he allegedly violated by suing the Dutch lender for not coming to his defense when U.S. prosecutors charged him with rigging a key benchmark interest rate. Read full article » LEGAL ETHICS Exonerated Texas Judge Fights For Spot On 2020 Ballot A former Texas state judge who was exonerated of bribery and money laundering convictions in 2017 is looking to the state's highest court for help to get on the March 2020 primary ballot. Petition attached I Read full article » Ex-Court Worker Gets 2 Years For Lying In Pay-To-Play Probe An Illinois federal judge on Thursday gave a former associate clerk with the Cook County Circuit Court two years in prison for lying to a grand jury, saying if people believe they are above the rule of law, "the entire foundation of our democracy grinds to a halt." Read full article » HEALTH Judge Urges Gov't, Esformes To Work Out Atty Fee Deal A Florida federal judge on Thursday urged prosecutors and attorneys for convicted nursing home mogul Philip Esformes to work together on an agreement to unfreeze certain assets to cover millions in unpaid legal bills from Esformes' trial to avoid a complicated legal battle over what fee amount is reasonable. Read full article » GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS Biz Manager Gets 21/2 Years Over $2.2M DOD Parts Scam A California man was sentenced to 2% years in federal prison for his part in a scheme to sell the U.S. Department of Defense $2.2 million worth of defective parts for military weapons systems, the U.S. District Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced Thursday. Read full article » TAX Businessmen Can't Quash Citi Subpoena In Tax Privacy Case Two Texas businessmen cannot quash a government subpoena seeking clarification on whether Citibank possessed their tax information because it may shed light on their suit alleging the information was unlawfully disclosed by the IRS, a South Dakota federal court ruled. Order attached I Read full article » Kaplan Hecker Kerr Russell Kirkland & Ellis Krieger Kim & Lewin Latham & Watkins LeClairRyan Lewis Brisbois Michael Best Michelmores LLP Milbank LLP Modus Law Morgan Lewis Nixon Peabody O'Melveny & Myers Paul Weiss Quinn Emanuel Robbins Russell Robinson Curley Scott H. Palmer PC Simmons & Simmons Tache Bronis Travers Smith Welsh & Recker Williams & Connolly Willkie Farr Wright Close COMPANIES American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Braskem SA CRST International Inc. Cigna Corp. Citigroup Inc. Credit Suisse Group AG Deutsche Bank AG Ethereum GmbH Exxon Mobil Corp. Google Inc. Greyhound Lines Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Industria de Diseno Textil SA Ironshore Inc. MGM Resorts International Mazars USA LLP NantKwest Inc. National Football League Players Association Pac-12 Enterprises LLC Petrobras EFTA00032948 SPORTS & BETTING NFL Players Union Accused Of Harassing Agent An NFL player agent is suing the NFL Players Association for $2.8 million, claiming he's lost all his clients and future prospects after the association harassed him and wined his reputation over criminal charges that were dismissed. 1 document attached I Read full article » CONSUMER PROTECTION Pa. AG, Temple Reach Deal On Online MBA Rating Inflation Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Thursday that Philadelphia-based Temple University had signed a deal to resolve claims the university's business school knowingly used false data to boost the rankings of its online MBA program. Read full article » LEGAL INDUSTRY Boies Schiller Names New Generation Of Leaders Legal powerhouse Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has put forward two partners to potentially take over the firm from its founders, including famous litigator David Boies, the firm confirmed on Thursday. Read full article » Tesla's 3rd General Counsel In A Year Leaves Automaker In yet another general counsel shakeup this year, Tesla Inc.'s top lawyer and a longtime insider has left the electric automaker after just 10 months in the role, moving on to lead the legal team at an artificial intelligence company, the startup announced Thursday. Read full article » Latham & Watkins Launches Free Onsite Health Clinic Latham & Watkins LLP has opened an onsite clinic at its downtown Los Angeles office, which offers both physical and mental health care options for free to employees, the firm announced on Thursday. Read full article » 3 Tips For Women Who Want To Argue At The Supreme Court Women should think outside the billable-hour box and assert themselves more to land opportunities to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to members of a panel who discussed the issue Thursday in Chicago. Read full article » Hotelier Seeks $28M Deal Outside LeClairRyan's Ch. 7 A Virginia hotel operator and former LeClairRyan PLLC client wants out of the automatic stay in the defunct firm's bankruptcy proceedings so it can go after LeClairRyan for S28 million and resolve a malpractice suit lodged before the bankruptcy, according to a motion filed Thursday. Read full article » Wis. Bar Dodges 1st Amendment Fight Over Mandatory Dues A Wisconsin federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by two lawyers who objected to paying dues to the state's bar association, the latest case where attorneys are challenging the requirement on First Amendment grounds. Read full article » Protect Democracy Project Inc. 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