USA v. COBURN et al
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2:19-cr-00120
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Firms
- Alston & Bird
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Friedman Kaplan
- Gibbons PC
- Jones Day
- Marino Tortorella
- Paul Weiss
- Reed Smith
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July 17, 2024
Ex-Cognizant Execs Bemoan Access Woes In Bribery Case
Former Cognizant executives accused of authorizing a bribe to a government official in India have told a New Jersey federal court that obstacles to their access to evidence and overseas witnesses undermine their right to a fair trial and could warrant the dismissal of the case.
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July 02, 2024
Debevoise Can't Avoid Testifying In Ex-Cognizant Execs' Trial
A New Jersey federal judge denied Tuesday a bid by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP to quash a subpoena seeking testimony from a firm partner for the coming bribery trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives.
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June 27, 2024
Feds Back Debevoise Bid To Avoid Cognizant Trial Testimony
The U.S. Department of Justice would like a New Jersey federal court to throw out a subpoena compelling trial testimony from a Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner regarding an investigation into an alleged bribe the government believes two former Cognizant Technology Solutions executives supplied to an Indian company.
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June 21, 2024
Ex-Cognizant Execs Keep Pushing For Debevoise Testimony
Former Cognizant Technology Solutions executives have pushed back on Debevoise & Plimpton LLP's bid to quash a subpoena seeking testimony from a firm partner for their upcoming bribery trial in New Jersey federal court, saying that the testimony would be relevant and that any potential privilege arguments have already been waived.
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June 10, 2024
Debevoise Aims To Sink Cognizant Bribery Trial Subpoena
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP urged a New Jersey federal judge Monday to quash defendants' trial subpoena that would require a Debevoise partner to testify in an upcoming September criminal bribery trial against ex-Cognizant Technology Solutions's chief legal officer and another former executive, arguing that the testimony is subject to attorney-client privilege.
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April 05, 2024
Ex-Cognizant Execs' Trial Moved Over Atty Schedule Woes
A New Jersey federal judge has agreed to reschedule the trial of two former Cognizant Technology Solutions executives accused of authorizing a bribe to an Indian official, answering the call by a Gibbons PC counsel who has another high-profile white-collar trial on his schedule the same day his Cognizant case client was also set to go before a jury.
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February 14, 2024
Ex-Cognizant Execs Fight Co.'s Bid To Shield Bribe Evidence
Two former Cognizant executives have called on a New Jersey federal court to reject the company's attempt to shield evidence related to a purported bribe as the executives face a criminal trial over a separate bribery scheme.
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January 23, 2024
Ex-Cognizant Exec Says 2nd Bribe Evidence Essential To Defense
The former legal chief of Cognizant Technology Solutions urged a New Jersey federal judge on Monday to allow evidence of a second alleged bribe of an Indian government official, saying it could help exonerate him and a co-defendant at a trial scheduled this spring.
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January 01, 2024
New Jersey Cases To Watch In 2024
In the coming year, May 6 looms large for New Jersey court watchers with two high-profile federal bribery cases scheduled to go to trial. One case — the prosecution of two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — has taken years to get to trial. The other case — which accuses Sen. Robert Menendez, his wife and three businessmen of a bribery conspiracy — is proceeding much more swiftly, with the indictments having been handed down on Sept. 22.
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December 18, 2023
Feds Slam Ex-Cognizant Execs' Bid For Indian Witness Info
The federal government pushed back on a bid by a former Cognizant Technology executive to get information a cooperating witness gave to authorities in India as part of an investigation the nation is undertaking.