UK Bribery Act – There's a New Constable in Town by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/17/2012 Directorship of the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") passed this month to David Green QC. Mr. Green joins the SFO from private practice, where he was a barrister specializing in serious crime. He also previously served as the...more
May 16, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 5/16/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
May 11, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 5/11/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
2012 The Prosecutorial Misconduct Report in United States v. Stevens And the Fairness in Evidence Disclosure Act of 2012: Two... by Bryan Cave on 5/11/2012 Originally published in Bloomberg BNA: The United States Law Week - May 8, 2012. A bill recently introduced in Congress could have a significant impact on how federal criminal cases are prosecuted, broadening the scope...more
May 10, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 5/10/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Brady Rights Require Attention, but This Bill Is Flawed by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 5/9/2012 While the prosecution of former Senator Ted Stevens is long over, the fallout from the prosecutorial misconduct in that case continues. Congress is now considering legislation that attempts to ensure that federal prosecutors...more
May 2, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 5/2/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Kenneth Ellman on Tom Watson on News International Murdoch Corruption by Kenneth Ellman on 5/1/2012 Where Did He Come From? Kenneth Ellman on Tom Watson, M.P., News International, Murdoch Corruption, and the Truth. Copyright 2012, Kenneth Ellman, All rights reserved. The investigation by the House of Commons in...more
New Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament – UK Bribery Act by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/30/2012 In order to safeguard the legislative process from impropriety and to uphold good governance, a new Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) entered into force in 2012, and a transparency register for...more
The Spring Trial Season: Clemens and Edwards by Michael Volkov on 4/26/2012 In case you did not know it, Tom Fox is a big baseball fan (poor Tom roots for the Astros; of course, poor me for rooting for the Nationals). I am sure Tom never thought that Roger Clemens would be denied the Hall of Fame,...more
Why John Edwards May Walk Free by Lawyers.com on 4/24/2012 John Edwards is a broken man. The one time luminary of the Democratic Party has become a political footnote, a cautionary tale and an almost universally reviled human being. But he is not likely to become a convicted...more
Bloomberg to Congress: Stop Kowtowing to the Gun Lobby by Lawyers.com on 4/18/2012 New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has called upon Congress to enact tougher guns laws after four of his city’s police officers were shot and wounded while responding to a hostage situation in Brooklyn on April...more
April 17, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 4/17/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Floating the Kyat: A First Step in Fighting Corruption in Burma by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 4/13/2012 On April 2, one day after its Parliamentary by-elections, Burma (Myanmar) floated its currency, the kyat. This is an important first step in normalizing the country’s investment climate and curbing corruption. For years, the...more
April 11, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 4/11/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more