NYC Mayor's Ex-Aide Seeks Wiretap Data As DA Investigates

By Frank G. Runyeon

Defense counsel for the former chief adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday pushed state prosecutors to expand access to evidence of alleged bribery tied to ongoing probes.

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Javice's Texts About Elizabeth Holmes Not Fair Game For Trial

By Pete Brush

Frank founder Charlie Javice's sympathetic texts about healthcare-sector fraudster Elizabeth Holmes won't be seen by the jury hearing charges that the education startup executive faked data to dupe JPMorgan into a $175 million acquisition, a Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday.

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Ex-SDNY Criminal Division Chief Joins Debevoise

By Rose Krebs

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired the former chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York's Criminal Division to bolster its white collar and regulatory defense group.

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NY Advocates Urge Pols To Enact Sentencing Reforms

By Marco Poggio

New York lawmakers on Tuesday joined former prisoners and families of incarcerated people in Albany to urge elected officials and Gov. Kathy Hochul to enact bills that would reshape state sentencing laws that critics say are both too harsh and ineffective in deterring crime.

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Guo Trustee Gets OK To Keep Law Firm Deal Sealed For Now

By Aaron Keller

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing convicted Chinese fraudster Miles Guo's bankruptcy estate can keep secret for 180 days an adversary proceeding settlement with a New York law firm because similar clawback cases should proceed without being impacted by the terms of the deal, a Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ruled.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.

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Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Paul Hastings

By Yun Park

Paul Hastings LLP spent 2024 representing renowned bankruptcy cases, including FTX, Core Scientific, WeWork and Diamond Sports Group's Chapter 11, helping various creditors recover billions of dollars and overcome challenging restructuring hurdles, earning the firm a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Bankruptcy Groups of the Year.

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Lawmakers Hit Replay On Bill For Singers' Radio Royalties

By Theresa Schliep

Lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced legislation that would require radio broadcasters to pay artists when playing their music, a measure that would address what the recording industry has called a legal loophole in which songwriters and publishers get paid — but not performers and labels — when radio stations play their music.

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Fed. Circ. Says Gov't Properly Ended USCIS Lease After Flood

By Daniel Wilson

The Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday that the federal government reasonably terminated a lease for a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office because of water damage, saying the lease allowed the government to determine when the office was untenantable.

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Music Group Criticizes Spotify Podcasts For Unlicensed Uses

By Andrea Keckley

The National Music Publishers' Association, which represents U.S. music publishers and songwriters, said Tuesday that it would begin sending removal notices for thousands of unlicensed uses of its members' works in podcasts on Spotify.

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Ex-NY Real Estate Atty Gets 4½ Years For $3.3M Client Con

By Stewart Bishop

A former New York City attorney on Tuesday was sentenced to over four years in prison, following his admission to stealing $3.3 million in client funds for purported real estate deals.

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SEC Says Pre-IPO Stock Firm Was $70M Boiler Room Scheme

By Sydney Price

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused several New York City residents of participating in a fraudulent scheme in which sales representatives allegedly used high-pressure tactics to induce investments in private companies that had not yet held initial public offerings, while benefiting from the hidden fees charged to investors.

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Crypto Exec Says David Geffen Won't Give Back 'Stolen' Art

By Lauren Berg

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun on Tuesday sued film producer David Geffen in Manhattan federal court for the return of a valuable Alberto Giacometti sculpture that Sun says was sold out from under him by a former employee who was carrying out an elaborate fraud scheme.

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KKR Raises Fuji Soft Offer In Blazing Battle With Bain

By Al Barbarino

A contentious bidding battle between KKR and Bain Capital intensified Tuesday as the buyout firms continued their fight to take control of Japan's Fuji Soft, with KKR disclosing it has once again raised its tender offer price. 

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Judge Rejects Blink Fitness Ch. 11 Plan Exculpations

By Rick Archer

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday rejected Blink Fitness' request to shield the administrator of its Chapter 11 wind-down plan from legal liability, saying she can't release claims for future acts.

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Russian Bank Can't Ditch Jet Crash Suit, 2nd Circ. Agrees

By Hailey Konnath

The Second Circuit on Tuesday agreed with a lower court's finding that Sberbank of Russia must face Anti-Terrorism Act litigation related to the 2014 downing of a commercial airliner over eastern Ukraine, rejecting the bank's argument that it's entitled to sovereign immunity.

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Haynes Boone Adds 7-Atty Seward & Kissel Team In NY

By Christine DeRosa

Haynes Boone has grown its fund finance and securitization practices with the addition of seven attorneys from Seward & Kissel LLP, including the head of the firm's asset securitization and CLO practice group.

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Winston & Strawn Names IP Partner To Lead NY Office

By Parker Quinlan

Winston & Strawn LLP announced Monday it would be elevating intellectual property partner Krishnan Padmanabhan to become the new managing partner of its New York City office.

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Wachtell Atty Jumps To Latham To Lead Liability Management

By Emily Sawicki

Latham & Watkins LLP is bulking up its capital markets and finance practice in New York and beyond with the addition of a seasoned partner from Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.

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Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering

Andi Mazingo at Lumen Law, who was diagnosed with autism about midway through her career, discusses how the legal profession can create inclusive workplaces that empower openly autistic lawyers and enhance innovation, and how neurodivergent attorneys can navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with disclosing one’s diagnosis.

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Senate Confirms Pam Bondi To Be AG

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 54-46 on Tuesday to confirm Pam Bondi to be attorney general.

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'Is This A Joke?' Judge Denies Atty Fees For Grocery Patrons

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge had so little tolerance for shoppers claiming victory and seeking attorney fees from the abandoned Kroger-Albertsons merger that in tossing their motion and underlying lawsuit he noted with incredulity, "Plaintiffs are actually making these arguments."

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Trump Selects McKinsey CLO For Commerce Department GC

By Hailey Konnath

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated McKinsey & Co.'s Chief Legal Officer Pierre Gentin to serve as the next general counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to congressional records.

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Former Conn. US Attorney Returns To McCarter & English

By Christine DeRosa

Vanessa Roberts Avery, who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, has returned to her roots as a business litigator at McCarter & English LLP in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

By Jeff Overley

February is off to a rip-roaring start in several circuits, and there's plenty more action ahead, including a moment of truth for judiciary policymaking that has managed to anger both the defense and plaintiffs bars. We'll explore all that in this edition of Wheeling & Appealing, which also includes an appellate quiz pegged to recent presidential news.

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DOJ Criminal Division Leader Joins White & Case's DC Shop

By Jack Rodgers

White & Case LLP announced on Tuesday it was growing its white collar team with the addition of partner Brent Wible, who told Law360 Pulse that it was time for him to step back into private practice following a five-year stint with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Trump Picks AG Paxton Atty For Homeland Security Dept.

By Catherine Marfin

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's special counsel, who is also a former member of President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, has been tapped for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Paxton announced Tuesday.

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