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Snapshot Judgment: The Case Against Illustrated Indictments

Jan 15, 2025 | law.com | Evan Barr

A picture is worth a thousand words, the saying goes. In the past couple of years, federal prosecutors, led in large part by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, have enthusiastically embraced that adage by routinely including sensational photographs in high-profile indictments against well-known figures such as Donald Trump, Mayor Eric Adams, and Senator Robert Menendez.
Getting the Last Word In: Risks and Rewards of Allocution

Sep 10, 2024 | law.com | Evan Barr

More than 90 percent of federal criminal convictions arise from a plea deal. Consequently, for almost every convicted defendant, the sole opportunity to address the court and share his or her story comes during the allocution phase at sentencing. Allocution (unlike the guilty plea colloquy) offers a chance to humanize the defendant, yet many defense lawyers may not adequately prepare their clients for this potentially important moment.
Prosecuted for a Proffer

May 1, 2024 | law.com | Evan Barr

A recent development in the corruption prosecution of Senator Robert Menendez should set off alarm bells in the white-collar defense bar. Specifically, the New Jersey senator and his wife have been charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly causing defense counsel to make false and misleading statements in a proffer to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Cross-Border and Big Law Mergers May Heat Up in 2024: The Morning Minute

Jan 5, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Pearl Wu |Andrew Maloney |Evan Barr |Amanda O'Brien

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Grover Gaming's Defamation Suits Against Competitors' Employees Advances

Jan 4, 2024 | feeds.feedblitz.com | Evan Barr |Avalon Zoppo |Allison Dunn |Cheryl Miller

A Virginia federal judge allowed two identical defamation suits filed by electronic pull tabs provider Grover Gaming to move forward against its competitor’s employees, who allegedly made false statements about Grover’s business operations being under “serious state investigation.” Grover, which is licensed to manufacture and supply games by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs, filed similar lawsuits against two employees...
SCOTUS To Decide if the Feds Have To Follow the Forfeiture Rules

Jan 3, 2024 | law.com | Evan Barr

On Sept. 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in McIntosh v. United States to determine whether a district court may enter a preliminary order of forfeiture divesting a defendant of his or her property outside the time limits set forth in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. A preliminary order of forfeiture is typically a ministerial formality and rarely the subject of controversy.
When Does the Government Have a Claim to Forfeit Untainted Assets?

Sep 6, 2023 | law.com | Evan Barr

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Regulatory whiplash: The continued crackdown on off-channel communications | JD Supra

Aug 11, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Daniel Ahn |Evan Barr |Mark Bini

On August 8, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) resolved their off-channel communications investigations into several financial institutions.
Criminal discovery: blessing & curse | JD Supra

May 26, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Evan Barr

The volume of evidence being produced by the government in the Sam Bankman-Fried case is indeed impressive but not necessarily that unusual. Federal prosecutors in complex white collar cases routinely make terabytes of material available to defense counsel every day. Department of Justice lawyers complain about the resulting technical and logistical burden, but DOJ has only itself to blame.
Why George Santos Can’t Bargain Away His Job

May 18, 2023 | law.com | Evan Barr

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