Our good friend Sarah Hall wrote an excellent article in the ABA’s Criminal Justice Magazine with Zachary Taylor about the investigation of allegations of abuse in women’s professional soccer conducted by Sally Yates for the U.S. Soccer
The Department of Justice repeatedly issues guidance to beg coerce encourage companies to self-report wrongdoing and, in effect, sell out their executives as the wrongdoers. As part of this “cooperation,” companies will conduct an internal investigation, review
A few days ago, Donald Trump issued a statement that he expected to be arrested on a specific date. (The announcement was in all caps, of course.) While the arrest did not happen as Mr. Trump apparently
Messaging apps abound. Our digital devices capture just about everything about our personal and professional lives. That’s not necessarily bad.
But then we hear about security breaches and hackers and tech companies using our personal data every
DOJ’s new corporate cooperation policy includes a provision that places in-house counsel in an awkward—and potentially unethical—position. This new policy formalizes Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s policy announcement last year.
The new policy throws all sorts of
Recently, the Department of Justice asked a federal court to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt for failing to comply fully with a grand jury subpoena demanding that he return all classified documents he took when
Jury instructions are a key part of any criminal trial.
They matter at trial itself since the jury will rely on them to evaluate whether your client is guilty or not.
They matter just as much on
When I represent an individual client, a joint defense agreement with my client’s employer can be extremely helpful. The company can share information and documents to help me advise my client about agreeing to a voluntary interview
The Department of Justice increasingly makes aggressive requests for reciprocal discovery from defendants in white-collar criminal cases. Most defense lawyers think only of Rule 16’s provisions for reciprocal discovery. But Rule 26.2 provides a second, dangerous, avenue
The FBI executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Florida home a few days ago. The investigation appears focused on whether Mr. Trump took—and then did not return—classified or other top secret documents from the
