D.C. Circuit Reins In District Court for Second-Guessing Government’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
This guest post was authored by our colleague Jeremy A. Gunn, an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department. In an unusual win for both the U.S. Department of Justice and corporate defendants, the D.C. Circuit last week reversed a district court’s refusal to pause the… Read More
U.S. Government Appeals Landmark Insider Trading Decision to the Supreme Court
This guest post was authored by our colleague Rimma Tsvasman, an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department in New York. Rimma concentrates her practice on corporate and securities transactions, investment management and commercial litigation. She can be reached at rtsvasman@mmwr.com or 212-867-9500. In a highly anticipated move following a… Read More
SOTU: What Obama’s Mandate Means for Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Enforcement
This guest post was co-authored by Stephen Grossman and Michael Hayes. Stephen and Michael are partners in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and co-chairs of the firm’s Electronic Discovery practice. Stephen can be reached at 856.488.7767 or at sgrossman@mmwr.com. Michael can be reached at 215.772.7211 or… Read More
UPDATE: Second Circuit Reverses “Downstream Tippee” Convictions
This guest post was authored by our colleague Mark B. Sheppard, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. Mark focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, SEC Enforcement and complex commercial civil litigation. He can be reached at msheppard@mmwr.com or 215.772.7235. As we predicted… Read More
Of Dropbox and Data Breaches: Highlighting the need for increased cyber-security at home and in the workplace
This guest post is authored by Michael B. Hayes. Hayes’ practice concentrates on commercial litigation, government and corporate investigations. Hayes is frequently called upon by clients and colleagues to provide legal expertise and consultation concerning electronic discovery issues. He can be reached at mhayes@mmwr.com or… Read More
“Am I on speaker?” PA Supreme Court OKs eavesdropping using phones
This post was co-authored by Michael Hayes. Michael is a partner in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and co-chair of the firm’s Electronic Discovery practice. He can be reached at 215.772.7211 or at mhayes@mmwr.com. At least one good thing has already come from Donald Sterling’s very… Read More
The Quagmire of “Unauthorized Access” Remains
This guest post was authored by our colleague Jeremy D. Mishkin, partner and chair of the firm’s Litigation practice. His practice emphasizes complex commercial matters, technology, the Internet and First Amendment/Media Law issues. He has handled litigation and served as national and regional counsel for… Read More