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Fraud
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Global Regulation Tomorrow
New Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast: Failure to prevent fraud in the UK – considerations for US firms
By Kevin J. Harnisch (US), Mark Highman, Katie Stephen (UK), Hannah McAslan (UK)
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Kevin Harnisch, Mark Highman, Katie Stephen and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf discuss the failure to prevent fraud offence under the UK’s Economic Crime and…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
SBA Issues “Day One” Memo – with a Particular Emphasis on Rooting out Fraud
By Alexandra Barbee-Garrett, Olivia Lynch, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan
On February 24, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a “Day One” memo outlining SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler’s priorities. The “Day One” memo highlights SBA’s focus on the Trump administration initiatives—including…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Negotiating the Fraud Provision
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Rick and Keith (with an assist from Jane) are at it again. For students of the merger agreement, these occasional videos are really instructive and well worth spending time with.…
EvidenceProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Upholds Fraud Convictions for Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes
By Colin Miller
Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit upheld the fraud convictions for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. For those unfamiliar with Holmes and Theranos, the opening to the Ninth Circuit's opinion lays out the…
Criminal
Ninth Circuit affirms convictions and sentences of Elizabeth Holmes and her co-defendant
As reported in this Bloomberg Law piece, "Elizabeth Holmes lost her last-ditch effort to overturn her 2022 fraud conviction when a federal appeals court on Monday upheld the judgment against…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Failure to Prevent Fraud: New guidance for the financial services sector
By Katie Stephen (UK), Catherine Pluck (UK)
Following publication of the government’s guidance in November 2024 and ahead of the new offence coming into force on 1 September 2025, UK Finance has published guidance for the financial…
Criminal
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter gets (within-guideline) sentence of 57 months
In this post a few weeks ago, titled "You be the umpire: what sentence for Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter?," I inquired what folks thought should be the federal sentence for Ippei…
Legal Profession Blog
Paradis Lost
A criminal conviction has led to disbarment by the New Jersey Supreme Court.The Disciplinary Review Board described the offenseIn or around fall of 2014, respondent’s law firm, Paradis Law Group,…
Online and On Point
Looking Back at the False Claims Act in 2024 as the Government Keeps its Sights on Cybersecurity in 2025
By Ty E. Howard, Brad Robertson, Jonathan H. Ferry
In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 settlements and judgments collecting over $2.9 billion. The government continued its effort to combat cybersecurity threats through its Civil Cyber-Fraud…
Westchester Commercial Division Blog
Westchester Commercial Division Denies Competing Summary Judgment Motions in Dispute Over Failed Quarry Deal and Alleged Ferrari Loan
By Brian Cohen
In Pantelis P. Mestousis et al. v. Michael Saccente, Justice Gretchen Walsh of the Westchester Commercial Division denied dueling motions for summary judgment in a sprawling dispute over a failed multimillion-dollar…