On November 25, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to dismiss both federal cases pending against President Trump: the election-interference case pending in district court in Washington, D.C., and the case relating to classified...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more
On June 7, 2023, a United States District Judge in the Southern District of Texas dismissed conspiracy charges related to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and money laundering violations brought against Paulo Jorge Da...more
Late last week, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas sided with the government and Boeing and refused to block the deal reached over charges of criminal conspiracy arising out of the crashes of ...more
Precedential Opinions of Note- Conviction for Drug Distribution Overturned for Lack of Proof Playground Was ‘Open to the Public’...more
On Wednesday, Judge James Selna of the US District Court for the Central District of California issued an order continuing a jury trial that was set for June 1. The order is worth reading in its entirety:...more
Precedential Opinions of Note - Court Overturns Narcotics Conviction for Lack of Evidence of Drug Quantity - United States v. Rowe (April 2, 2019), No. 18-1192 - Unanimous decision: Fisher (writing), Smith, and McKee - ...more
The Sixth Amendment guarantees that the “accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial.” But when does the clock begin to run? In United States v. Black, the Second Circuit (Pooler, Newman, and Cote sitting by...more
Precedential Opinions of Note - District Court Lacked Authority to Dismiss Indictment After Two Mistrials - United States v. Wright (January 17, 2019), No. 17-1972 Majority decision: Shwartz (writing) and McKee Dissent:...more
A Quarterly Review of Third Circuit Opinions for White-Collar Criminal Lawyers - Precedential Opinions of Note - Third Circuit Rules That 42 U.S.C. § 1572(d) Does Not Protect Misuse of Funds - United States v. James (April...more
On July 12, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in United States v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. that a federal district court does not have the authority to supervise the implementation of a deferred...more
On July 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an important decision regarding the role of federal courts in cases resolved through deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) — a settlement avenue that the...more
In a decision that will provide reassurance both to prosecutors and to the institutions with whom they enter into deferred prosecution agreements (“DPAs”), the Second Circuit (Katzmann, Lynch, Pooler (concurring)) held in...more
It’s tough for any of us to think of a high profile criminal or regulatory case that could be described as “speedy”. The whole country followed the murder trial of Mark Smich and Delen Millard, who were recently convicted of...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued decisions in three cases on May 19, 2016: CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, No. 14-1375: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) brought a suit in its own name...more
On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the D.C. Circuit) overturned the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (the District Court) in United States v....more