Two Law Firms Announce Major Partner Additions
Summary: The law firms of Seyfarth Shaw and Lowenstein Sandler announced major partner additions to their firms on Monday morning. A…
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SunTrust Agrees to $1 Billion Agreement over Mortgage Loan and Foreclosure Abuses
The US Department of Justice announced this week that the DOJ, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the…
Sallie Mae Settles with DOJ for $60 Million over Student Loans to Servicemen
The federal government’s first lawsuit under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) was settled as soon as it was filed…
Top DOJ Official and FCPA Lawyer Laurence Urgenson Joins Mayer Brown
Laurence Urgenson, who is one of the most respected FCPA lawyers in the country and has formerly served in different…
Apple Loses Bid to Block Antitrust Monitor
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Apple's latest bid to block the e-books antitrust monitor, but clarified…
Attorney General Eric Holder Expands Rights of Same-Sex Married Couples
Attorney General Eric Holder announced widespread changes within the U.S. Justice Department to bring the rights of legally married same-sex…
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Expands Financial Crime Office
New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is making moves to the financial crimes bureau so as to include “financial wrongdoing.”…
Utah Gay Marriages Drama Takes New Turn – Feds Will Recognize Them
Despite a federal judge striking down Utah's gay marriage ban, and the state government appealing the order asking for a…
Department of Justice Hard Hit by Government Shutdown
On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder sent an email to DOJ employees stating, “I am mindful of how difficult this…
New Lawyer Nominated to Serve as Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Division of U.S. Department of Justice
Leslie Caldwell was nominated today to serve as assistant attorney general for the criminal division in the U.S. Department of…
Justice Department Ordered to Declassify the Documents that Justified Surveillance
The Justice Department has agreed to declassify portions of its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions. Specifically, as of Tuesday, they…
The Justice Department Puts Hold on Zimmerman Evidence: He Won’t Get His Gun Back
After being acquitted of second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, former-neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman is due to get…