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Subject: Ex-Braskem Exec Granted $30M Bail In Bribery Case
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:13:45 +0000

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## TOP NEWS

## Ex-Braskem Exec Granted $30M Bail In Bribery Case

The former CEO of Brazilian oil company Braskem satisfied a reluctant magistrate judge on Thursday that cash and investments worth about $30 million, or around half his wealth, will be enough to ensure he appears in Brooklyn to face charges of conspiring to bribe officials in his home country. Read full article >>

## House Panel Subpoena For Trump Docs Invalid, Justices Told

A House committee's subpoena for President Donald Trump's financial

records should be invalidated because the request was made outside

Congress' authority and poses constitutional concerns that warrant review by

the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump's attorneys told the court Thursday.

Brief attached | Read full article >>

## HP Accuses Autonomy CEO of Repeated Lies At Trial

Autonomy founder Mike Lynch repeatedly lied in his retelling of events leading up to Hewlett-Packard's ill-fated acquisition of his software firm, HP's lawyer told a London judge as the trial over the technology giant's $5 billion fraud claim wound down Thursday.

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## 10 Former NFL Players Charged In Medical Benefits Fraud

Ten former NFL players including ex-Washington Redskins running back

Clinton Portis have been indicted in Kentucky federal court on charges they

defrauded an NFL health plan out of more than $3.4 million.

2 documents attached | Read full article >>

## Feds Say 'Varsity Blues' Dad Isn't Being Denied Evidence

A former casino executive has all he needs to defend himself against charges he bribed his daughter's way into college, federal prosecutors said Wednesday as they pushed back against a claim that they are withholding FBI reports that could help show his innocence in the "Varsity Blues" case. 1 document attached | Read full article >>

## MVP: Kaplan Hecker's Sean Hecker

Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP's Sean Hecker earned a rare acquittal of market manipulation allegations against a Barclays trader, and he's helped build a robust white collar practice at his emerging boutique firm, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2019 White Collar MVPs. Read full article >>



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# SECURITIES

## Shopin CEO Cops To $42.5M Fraudulent Crypto Offering

The CEO of online retail platform Shopin pled guilty to securities fraud for a cryptocurrency scheme in which he lied to investors about the company and held a $42.5 million unregistered initial coin offering, the New York attorney general's office announced Thursday.

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# SECURITIES (cont.)

## Rabobank Sues Ex-Trader For Exit Package Over Libor Fight

Rabobank has demanded that a former trader repay a £119,000 ($157,000) exit package that he allegedly violated by suing the Dutch lender for not coming to his defense when U.S. prosecutors charged him with rigging a key benchmark interest rate.

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## LEGAL ETHICS

## Exonerated Texas Judge Fights For Spot On 2020 Ballot

A former Texas state judge who was exonerated of bribery and money laundering convictions in 2017 is looking to the state's highest court for help to get on the March 2020 primary ballot.

Petition attached | Read full article >>

## Ex-Court Worker Gets 2 Years For Lying In Pay-To-Play Probe

An Illinois federal judge on Thursday gave a former associate clerk with the Cook County Circuit Court two years in prison for lying to a grand jury, saying if people believe they are above the rule of law, "the entire foundation of our democracy grinds to a halt."

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## HEALTH

# SECURITIES (cont.)

## Judge Urges Gov't, Esformes To Work Out Atty Fee Deal

A Florida federal judge on Thursday urged prosecutors and attorneys for convicted nursing home mogul Philip Esformes to work together on an agreement to unfreeze certain assets to cover millions in unpaid legal bills from Esformes' trial to avoid a complicated legal battle over what fee amount is reasonable.

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## GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

## Biz Manager Gets 2½ Years Over $2.2M DOD Parts Scam

A California man was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for his part in a scheme to sell the U.S. Department of Defense $2.2 million worth of defective parts for military weapons systems, the U.S. District Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced Thursday.

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## TAX

# SECURITIES (cont.)

## Businessmen Can't Quash Citi Subpoena In Tax Privacy Case

Two Texas businessmen cannot quash a government subpoena seeking clarification on whether Citibank possessed their tax information because it may shed light on their suit alleging the information was unlawfully disclosed by the IRS, a South Dakota federal court ruled.

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# SECURITIES (cont.)

## NFL Players Union Accused Of Harassing Agent

An NFL player agent is suing the NFL Players Association for $2.8 million, claiming he's lost all his clients and future prospects after the association harassed him and ruined his reputation over criminal charges that were dismissed.

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## CONSUMER PROTECTION

## Pa. AG, Temple Reach Deal On Online MBA Rating Inflation

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Thursday that Philadelphia-based Temple University had signed a deal to resolve claims the university's business school knowingly used false data to boost the rankings of its online MBA program.

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## LEGAL INDUSTRY

## Boies Schiller Names New Generation Of Leaders

Legal powerhouse Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has put forward two partners to potentially take over the firm from its founders, including famous litigator David Boies, the firm confirmed on Thursday. Read full article >>

# SECURITIES (cont.)

## Tesla's 3rd General Counsel In A Year Leaves Automaker

In yet another general counsel shakeup this year, Tesla Inc.'s top lawyer and a longtime insider has left the electric automaker after just 10 months in the role, moving on to lead the legal team at an artificial intelligence company, the startup announced Thursday. Read full article >>

## Latham & Watkins Launches Free Onsite Health Clinic

Latham & Watkins LLP has opened an onsite clinic at its downtown Los Angeles office, which offers both physical and mental health care options for free to employees, the firm announced on Thursday.

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## 3 Tips For Women Who Want To Argue At The Supreme Court

Women should think outside the billable-hour box and assert themselves more to land opportunities to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to members of a panel who discussed the issue Thursday in Chicago.

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# SECURITIES (cont.)

## Hotelier Seeks $28M Deal Outside LeClairRyan's Ch. 7

A Virginia hotel operator and former LeClairRyan PLLC client wants out of the automatic stay in the defunct firm's bankruptcy proceedings so it can go after LeClairRyan for $28 million and resolve a malpractice suit lodged before the bankruptcy, according to a motion filed Thursday.

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## Wis. Bar Dodges 1st Amendment Fight Over Mandatory Dues

A Wisconsin federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by two lawyers who objected to paying dues to the state's bar association, the latest case where attorneys are challenging the requirement on First Amendment grounds.

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# SECURITIES (cont.)

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# SECURITIES (cont.)

## Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs

Paul Weiss locked down a spot on the legal lions list this week with a favorable decision for ExxonMobil in a landmark climate change-related investor fraud case, while a $20 million verdict against Greyhound landed Lewis Brisbois on the week's legal lambs list.

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Podcast Law360's The Term: The Gov't May Owe ACA Insurers Billions

On this week's episode of Law360's The Term, the team dives into the high court's latest Affordable Care Act case: a $12 billion fight between the government and health insurers.

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