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Subject: KPMG's Middendorf Says He Blew Whistle On PCAOB Leaks Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:36:54 +0000

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## TOP NEWS

KPMG's Middendorf Says He Blew Whistle On PCAOB Leaks A former KPMG partner on trial for an alleged conspiracy to steal inspection plans from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board took the stand in his own defense Monday, telling a Manhattan federal jury he'd acted appropriately, not criminally, upon learning of the scheme. Read full article >>

## Ex-Trump Associate Hacked Mariah Carey's Ex-Manager: Suit

A former associate of President Donald Trump hacked electronics belonging to Mariah Carey's ex-manager, according to a $1 million suit that was filed in New York federal court Friday shortly before the defendant, a Russian-born businessman, is slated to testify to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project.

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## 7th MoFo Atty Added To $200M Pregnancy Bias Suit

A former New York-based Morrison & Foerster LLP lawyer has become the seventh female attorney to join a $200 million California federal class action accusing the firm of systematically discriminating against pregnant women, claiming she was unlawfully fired for not being adequately "committed" to the firm after twice taking maternity leave.

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## Wesco Says NY Attys Hid Misconduct Claims, Voiding Policy

Wesco Insurance Co. sued Zane & Rudofsky in New York state court on

Monday, saying the law firm didn't disclose that it was once on the verge of

being sanctioned for misconduct and likely faced a malpractice suit when it

purchased a professional liability policy.

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## CONSUMER PROTECTION

Coffee Seller Hit With False Labeling Suit Over 'Kona' Blends A consumer hit L & K Coffee Co. LLC with a proposed class action in New York federal court Sunday alleging some of its Magnum Exotics coffee blends are wrongly labeled as "Kona" coffee because the mixtures don't have the same composition as authentic "Kona" coffee.

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## Insys Investors Seek Cert. In Fentanyl Stock Drop Suit

Insys Therapeutics Inc. investors urged a New York federal judge Friday to certify their putative class action accusing the pharmaceutical company of overstating its opioid spray's financial strength, a move that sparked a stock downturn once the accounting problems were revealed.

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## Wiretapped Ex-Asst. DA's Suit Against NYC, Staff Survives

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## Adidas Bribery Convict Contests Schools' Restitution Bids

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## Nasdaq Matches Euronext's Bid For Norway Exchange

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## EPA Chief Touts Superfund Progress, Slams Enviro Critics

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on

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## NYC Real Estate Week In Review

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## EXPERT ANALYSIS

Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action The sheer number of women entering the legal profession means gender equality is coming, one way or the other. This Women's History Month, BigLaw firms should reflect on this with the understanding that they dismiss the flight of senior female attorneys from their ranks at their peril, says Tamara Kurtzman, founder of TMK Attorneys PC.

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## LEGAL INDUSTRY

## Ex-Baker McKenzie Atty To Be Deposed Over Tell-All Memo

Baker McKenzie's alleged dirty laundry could soon be aired by a Virginia federal court after a judge on Friday ordered the deposition of a former partner who wrote a mysterious memo regarding alleged misconduct by the firm's attorneys in a Brazilian corruption case tied to one of the world's largest meatpacking companies.

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Justice Ginsburg Bounces Back With 3 Decisions In 3 Weeks U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has penned three opinions for the high court in the past three weeks, apparently driven to write after missing months of work following cancer surgery in December. Read full article >>

## Jones Day Takes McGahn Back After White House Stint

Donald McGahn is returning to Jones Day to act as the global law firm's U.S. government regulation practice leader, the firm announced Monday, following a stint as White House counsel that included orchestrating the Trump administration's nomination of two U.S. Supreme Court justices. Read full article >>

## AG Barr Won't Recuse Himself From Mueller Probe

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## Former Acting AG Matt Whitaker Leaves DOJ

Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has resigned from the U.S. Department of Justice, a DOJ spokesperson confirmed Monday, less than a month after William Barr was sworn in to replace him. Read full article >>

## New Clifford Chance Program Offers 2-Month Unpaid Leave

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## Akin Gump Initiative Will Watch For Retail Trends, Risks

Attorneys across Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP are trying to prepare themselves and their clients for the future of the retail industry's legal landscape through a new "retail industry initiative," the firm said. Read full article >>

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