Former Milberg partner Steven Schulman was sentenced yesterday afternoon to six months in jail for a conspiracy to pay kickbacks to lead plaintiffs, the same sentence given to another partner,…
Developing: Doubling the three months recommended by prosecutors, a federal judge today sentenced a former name partner of the New York City-based law firm now known as Milberg to half…
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that American International Group will withhold more than $600 million in compensation due to its former chief and other executives as critics…
Sen. Ted Stevens toned down his hostility on the witness stand on Monday during his corruption trial, but some experts are wondering if the senator damaged his case during Friday…
White-collar defense lawyers are prepared for indictments, prosecutions and class-action lawsuits far exceeding the number of those against Enron Corp. and Arthur Andersen as the government launches criminal probes of…
New York’s highest court has turned down arguments that lawyer Davis Boies was improperly allowed to testify about an internal investigation of Tyco in the trial of two of its…
An early winner of the CBS Survivor television reality show says its producer promised to pay the tax on his winnings, after he caught employees smuggling food to other contestants…
Hogan & Hartson is opening two new offices in Northern California with eight veterans from the dissolving Heller Ehrman law firm, including Heller’s former litigation practice…
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