http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T15:29:05-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/anheuser-busch_is_cleared_to_acquire_modelo_after_court_accepts_antitrust_s/ The U.S. Department of Justice and Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) have resolved the antitrust lawsuit that threatened to derail the beer maker’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of competitor Grupo Modelo. The DOJ filed suit in January in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block… Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Trials & Litigation Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:05:25 -0500 43927.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/hearsay_march_2013/ Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, In-house Counsel, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Opening Statements Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:50:22 -0600 42992.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/outsourcing_adviser_law_firm_helps_clients_manage_lpo_services/ Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Outsourcing, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Legislation & Lobbying, Business of Law Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:00:27 -0600 41596.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/attorneys_who_represent_whistleblowers_are_helping_obama_reelection_campaig/ Attorneys who represent whistleblowers have won some big awards in recent years, as the Obama administration cracked down on corporate fraud. Now, in an effort to keep their practice growing, they are giving back to the Democratic presidential campaign, reports the New York Times (reg. req.).… Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Executive Branch, Securities Law Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:46:18 -0500 40961.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/3_states_sign_on_to_challenge_dodd-frank_law/ Attorneys general from Michigan, Oklahoma and South Carolina have joined a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law overhauling financial oversight practices in the United States and creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute and a small bank in Texas filed the suit… Banking Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Securities Law Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:52:50 -0500 40834.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/pa._appeals_court_oks_trustees_500m_suit_says_klgates_could_be_liable_for/ A Pennsylvania appeals court has revived a bankruptcy trustee's $500 million lawsuit against K&L Gates, finding that an Allegheny County trial court dismissed the malpractice case in error. The law firm had argued that it could not be sued by the trustee on behalf of Le-Nature's Inc., because… Bankruptcy Law, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Contracts, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, States, Pennsylvania Tue, 15 May 2012 15:50:12 -0500 38811.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/pro_publica_eyes_role_of_doj_pardon_attorney_in_nixing_release_of_firs/ Even the prosecutor's office and the sentencing judge who put Clarence Aaron behind bars for three life terms, due to his role in a cocaine deal, were in favor of an immediate commutation of his sentence, back when President George W. Bush was in office. But Aaron, a first-time offender… Appellate Practice, Civil Rights, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Executive Branch Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:18 -0500 38788.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/minn._ag_in-hospital_collection_efforts_could_violate_federal_emergency_tre/ Aggressive efforts by admission personnel at a chain of Minnesota medical centers to collect money from patients before they are treated could violate federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency treatment even if patients aren't insured, the state attorney general said in a report released today. In addition to claimed… Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Government Law, Health Law, Trials & Litigation, States, Minnesota Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:24:51 -0500 38465.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/whistle-blower_tips_pour_in_after_dodd-frank_act_goes_into_effect/ Banking Law, Civil Rights, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Labor & Employment, Legislation & Lobbying, Securities Law, Opening Statements Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:20:23 -0600 36820.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/profiting_for_good_new_corp_structure_helps_nonprofits_deliver_benefits/ Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Legislation & Lobbying, Opening Statements Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:35 -0600 36400.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/around_the_blawgosphere_emailing_the_big_house_firing_a_pro_bono_client/ Please contact me at inmate@clubfed.com New York Times Dealbook blogger Peter Lattman recently reached out to convicted hedge fund trader Michael A. Kimelman and received this autoreply: “This email address is currently at a re-education camp for the indeterminate future and will not be checked. Please try back… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Pro Bono, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, White Collar Crime, Legal Ethics Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:31:02 -0600 36533.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/red-flagging_china_regulators_eye_chinese_companies_using_reverse_mergers/ Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law, International, Asia, China, The National Pulse Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:40:48 -0500 34971.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/firms_chase_white-collar_defense_work_in_asia_as_u.s._investigations_persis/ While federal prosecutors in the U.S. are pursuing dozens of cases under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in an effort to root out bribery in Asia and beyond, law firms are beefing up practices to advise clients who can face millions of dollars in fines to resolve claims of wrongdoing.… Business of Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Law Firms, Large Firm, Solos/Small Firms, International, Asia Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:26:04 -0500 34270.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/federal_circuit_makes_it_easier_to_enforce_injunctions_in_patent_cases/ Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law, Science & Technology Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, Federal Circuit Court, The National Pulse Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:30:02 -0500 33847.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/in-house_approach_corporate_lawyers_say_e-discovery_software_savings_there/ Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, In-house Counsel, Internet Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Business of Law Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:10:18 -0500 33879.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fastest-growing_practice_areas_health_care_energy_financial_services_report/ Seven different practice areas are showing growth in fees, billable hours, recruiting and hiring, according to the Robert Denney Associates Inc. consultancy. The Wayne, Pa., firm's semiannual "What's Hot and What's Not in the Legal Profession" report released this month identified these seven hot practice areas: health care; energy; financial… Bankruptcy Law, Careers, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Energy Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:30:35 -0500 33592.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/corporate_internal_investigations_conducted_by_ex_doj_and_sec_employees/ Internal corporate investigations are a big business for the lawyers who conduct them—often former employees of the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of the probes are often shared with the DOJ and the SEC, which decide whether to do additional investigation or to bring charges,… Business of Law, Careers, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Government Law, Law Firms Tue, 24 May 2011 05:30:25 -0500 32970.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-glaxo_counsel/ At an action-packed pretrial hearing yesterday, a federal judge indicated that he may be considering dismissing the indictment (PDF) in an obstruction case against a former in-house counsel of GlaxoSmithKline Plc. At issue in the Greenbelt, Md., case is whether the grand jury that issued the indictment against… Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Health Law, In-house Counsel, Law Firms, Legal Ethics, Trials & Litigation, 4th Circuit Court, States, Maryland Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:33:15 -0500 31776.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/wetting_their_whistles_SEC_giving_whistleblower_protection_one_last_lick/ ABA Journal, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Government Law, Legislation & Lobbying, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, Federal Circuit Court, The National Pulse Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:20:56 -0600 31092.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ex-attorney_gets_21_months_for_stealing_343k_from_law_firm/ A disbarred Georgia lawyer was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison yesterday for stealing a little over $343,000 from the law firm at which the then-attorney then worked. Steven Zagoria, 59, was found guilty, according to prosecutors, of forging a partner's endorsement on checks to the firm for attorney's… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Corporate Law, Corporate Compliance, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, White Collar Crime, Tort Law, Product Liability Law, Trials & Litigation, Juries, 10th Circuit Court Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:41:40 -0600 29528.abajournal.com