Judicial Ethics
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A former partner at Duane Morris allegedly scammed a fisherman into firing his lawyer so the BigLaw attorney could wheedle his way into a squid-selling venture and cut the fisherman out of the business, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in California federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Attorney General Bill Barr can work on a Justice Department probe of an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad sovereign wealth fund, despite his former employer Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s involvement in the case, according to an Office of Government Ethics waiver… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A woman who says Alan Dershowitz sexually molested her when she was a child hit the prominent attorney and retired Harvard Law School professor with a defamation suit Tuesday in New York federal court, accusing Dershowitz of lying for years about the abuse… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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President Donald Trump’s oldest sibling Maryanne Trump Barry has reportedly stepped down as a judge on the Third Circuit after coming under scrutiny for her alleged involvement in questionable tax maneuvers related to the family real estate business… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The man in charge of legal compliance for the Trump Organization, George A. Sorial, will hand the reins to assistant general counsel Jill Martin in June, the outgoing attorney confirmed to Law360 on Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 