In the News Archive
- October 7, 2016
“The government is looking for the Goldilocks number -- not too high and not too low,” said Katherine Toomey, a litigation partner at Lewis Baach Pllc in Washington who’s not involved in the Deutsche Bank case. “They want a deterrent for conduct and punishment, but without putting a major institution out of business or costing jobs.”
www.bloomberg.comBloomberg - October 5, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could make it more difficult for federal prosecutors to bring some bank fraud cases, and may also help determine whether banks are legally owners of customer deposits once they are made.
"Had the government used the second clause to go after Shaw, there would be no case before the Supreme Court," said A. Katherine Toomey, the managing partner of Lewis Baach PLLC's Washington office. "What seems the weirdest to me is that he was only charged under subsection one," she said.
www.law360.comLaw360 - October 3, 2016www.alarabiya.net
- September 29, 2016
Next week, for the second time in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in a case for the purpose of resolving a split in the circuits concerning the scope of the bank fraud statute — 18 U.S.C. §1344.
www.law360.comLaw360 - September 29, 2016
Mr. Lewis said that “there is no there there” on the allegations of any Saudi government role in the attacks, given the kingdom’s long history of being at war with Al Qaeda.
“The notion that senior Saudi officials or the Saudi government had an interest in supporting Sept. 11 and the attack on the World Trade Center is patently absurd,” he said.
www.nytimes.comThe New York Times - September 28, 2016
Anthony Capozzolo, counsel at Lewis Baach PLLC in New York who spent six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York primarily, agreed. He told Bloomberg BNA that one of the biggest reasons the government didn't go forward was because the Supreme Court's decision “eviscerated” the government's case.
The ruling made it “nearly impossible to prove attempts,” Capozzolo said.
www.bna.comBloomberg BNA - September 26, 2016New York Law Journal
- September 8, 2016
“The Department of Justice views this decision as having a material effect on the way they’ve been prosecuting quid pro quo cases in the past,” said Anthony M. Capozzolo, a former federal prosecutor, who interpreted the McDonnells’ decisions as “a sign that they’re going to handle these cases differently.”
The New York Times - September 8, 2016
Such an apparent disagreement is not uncommon, said Anthony Capozzolo, a former federal prosecutor who handled public corruption cases in New York. But he told the Two-Way that the Justice Department's action is a "game changer" that could impact other public integrity cases.
"The government had a good case in terms of jury appeal," Capozzolo said. "But it appears the department's decision is solely based on the view that McDonnell's activity did not rise to the level of the standard in the Supreme Court decision."
www.npr.org - September 8, 2016John Moscow Talks to New York Times about Growing Problem of White Collar Crime
- September 1, 2016
Elizabeth Marvin, an attorney with Lewis Baach in Washington, D.C., agreed, saying, "A holding that the bill also violates Title VII [of the Civil Rights Act of 1964] is a logical extension of the Aug. 26 holding." However, she added, "It is far too early to predict an ultimate outcome."
www.shrm.orgSociety for Human Resource Management - August 15, 2016
Transgender individuals are feeling the brunt of the law, said Elizabeth Marvin, an attorney with Lewis Baach in Washington, D.C.
"Because H.B. 2 will be difficult if not impossible to enforce, it will create a culture in which private citizens feel that they have the right and duty to be gender monitors in public restrooms," Marvin said. She cautioned that this "could potentially result in more violence and harassment directed toward transgender individuals."
Society for Human Resource Mangement - August 5, 2016Latin America remains risky for FCPA violations despite more cooperation from governments"The degree of cooperation between U.S. and Latin American authorities is at an all-time high,” says attorney Adam Kaufmann.www.insidecounsel.comInside Counsel
- August 4, 2016www.law360.comLaw360
- August 3, 2016
Financial institutions should worry about the anti-money laundering (AML) issues that the UK Bribery Act (2010) gives rise to despite the law having been in effect for just over five years, lawyers said. The danger was thinking that because the law had existed since 2011, that compliance and legal staff have it figured out, they said.
Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence - July 28, 2016Bloomberg Talks to John Moscow about Auction House Loan Process
- July 20, 2016al-Arabiya
- July 20, 2016
Mr. Francos is quoted in the article.
www.insidecounsel.comInside Counsel - July 12, 2016www.forbes.com
- July 12, 2016www.law360.comLaw360
- July 7, 2016
In this exclusive Of Counsel piece, Julie Copeland and Mirella deRose, take a look at the “ABCs” of compliance.
- June 24, 2016
Mr. Robinson's is quoted sharing his impression to the June 23 Supreme Court decision regarding affirmative action.
www.shrm.org - June 23, 2016
Mr. Robinson is quoted in the article sharing his perspective on Justice Kennedy's decision.
www.forbes.comForbes - June 10, 2016
A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia imposed a below-Guidelines sentence for a Syrian-born U.S.citizen who pleaded guilty to providing equipment to forces opposing the Syrian regime in violation of U.S. sanctions laws.
Associated Press - June 9, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Puerto Rico and the U.S. government may not prosecute individuals for the same crimes in a case that tested the limits of the territory's sovereignty, an issue that has become increasingly urgent as the commonwealth has struggled with a massive debt problem.
www.law360.comLaw 360 - May 19, 2016www.law360.comLaw360
- May 13, 2016www.marketplace.org
- May 3, 2016www.kyc360.comKYC360
- April 21, 2016Changes to Iran and Cuba restrictions make business simplier for UK and European insurersPage 6Insurance Day
- April 7, 2016www.thebalticcourse.comThe Baltic Course
- April 4, 2016
Mr. Francos is a contributing author.
KYC360 - March 30, 2016Law 360
- March 23, 2016Bon Dia
- March 18, 2016Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra
- March 17, 2016Cronica Global
- March 11, 2016Un any de la intervenció de BPA
- March 10, 2016El Govern sempre ens ha rebutjat o ingnorat per negociarTema del dia -page 8el Periòdic d’Andorra
- March 9, 2016Risk and Compliance JournalThe Wall Street Journal
- February 22, 2016www.law360.comLaw360
- Adam S. Kaufmann lauded as "high-powered attorney and crisis manager," Vanity Fair, February 16, 2016
- February 11, 2016Swiss banks froze Mubarak's assets hours after his removal. 5 years and a corruption conviction later, the money still hasn’t moved.www.madamasr.comMada Masr
- January 20, 2016www.ccrjustice.org
- January 8, 2016
Fayez Al Kandari was released from Guantanamo today to the custody of the Government of Kuwait who transported him today to his home country of Kuwait.
- December 15, 2015Does FinCEN have too much power?
In March, the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network imposed a corporate death sentence on Banca Privada d'Andorra by designating it as a foreign financial institution of primary money laundering concern under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act.
The FCPA Blog - November 18, 2015www.americanbanker.comAmerican Banker
- October 23, 2015
- October 1, 2015www.law360.comLaw360
- September 30, 2015A former Siemens executive became the first person to plead guilty to U.S. criminal charges of helping run a bribery campaign that moved tens of millions of dollars to Argentine officials in connection with a $1 billion national ID card project.
Mr. Francos is mentioned in the article.
www.law360.comLaw360 - September 30, 2015
- September 20, 2015Eric Lewis says Donald Trump is giving credence to those who stigmatize America's Muslims. He says such rhetoric is hateful and dangerous.cnn.com