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Weekly Roundup (Forgot to Post Last Week Edition)
By Jill Okun, 1530583846-httpsdonuts.lexblog.com
Ron Rockwell Hansen, a former Defense Intelligence Agency case officer, was arrested in Seattle for spying on behalf of China -- here's the arrest warrant and complaint So many ways…
Legal Profession Blog
Law Firm’s Suit Against Former Client For Fraud Revived
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that a law firm's fraud claim against a former client for alleged misrepresentations regarding fee payments survives the resolution of the…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
1MDB Investigations to find the missing billions
FCPA blog reports that: The U.S. Justice Department has alleged in court filings that more than $4.5 billion was looted from 1MDB from 2009 through 2015 "by high-level officials" of…
China Law Blog
The “Sign the Contract in China” Scam
By Dan Harris
The below is an amalgamation of a couple recent emails our China lawyers have gotten from companies taken in by what is probably the oldest and most common China scam…
Investigation Counsel
What fraud Victims Should Know about Loans versus Investments
By Norman Groot
Liability of Agents in Loan Transactions In cases where fraud is not alleged and where only breach of contract is asserted, whether a transaction is characterized as a loan or…
Bankruptcy Litigation Blog 2.0
Links for Restructuring Professionals to Key Cases, Articles, and News Briefs for April 13-22, 2018
Here's an aggregation of my daily Twitter posts from April 13-22, 2018, linking to important cases, articles, and news briefs that restructuring professionals will find of interest. Don't hesitate to reach…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Military Sealift Command Contractor Sentenced to 87 Months for Bribery and Fraud
A former contractor at the Military Sealift Command was sentenced to 87 months for his role in a bribery and fraud conspiracy through which he received nearly $3 million in…
PrawfsBlawg
Wild, Wild Duplass Brothers
Main Wednesday, May 09, 2018Wild, Wild Duplass BrothersLast night, I had the pleasure of hearing the Duplass Brothers speak at Symphony Space about their new book, Like Brothers. Michael Ian…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
ICIJ Reports on Frozen Mauritius Accounts of Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund Manager
Read the investigative journalism of ICIJ laying out the entire, unfolding story: Mauritian authorities have frozen 91 bank accounts linked to investor Jean-Claude Bastos, a key figure from the Paradise Papers with close…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
It’s a Three-Way Circus in This Real Estate Deal
Plaintiffs hired an attorney in order to purchase a condominium. Unfortunately, the condo was subject to mold and water damage. Razdolskaya v Lyubarsky 2018 NY Slip Op 02817 Decided on April 25,…