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  • 08.10.2021
    Discussion with Eric F. Grossman, Chief Legal Officer, Morgan Stanley
    Podcasts
    Perkins Coie LLP White Collar & Investigations partners Lee S. Richards III and David B. Massey are joined by Eric F. Grossman, the Chief Legal Officer of Morgan Stanley, for an in-depth discussion of hot topics in the financial services enforcement area, including big banks’ readiness for another financial crisis; Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing; the “gamification” of trading; SPACs; corporate criminal investigations and resolutions; and the influence of politics on law enforcement. Mr. Grossman also reflects on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
  • 04.28.2021
    Discussion with the Honorable Denny Chin
    Podcasts

    White Collar Briefly - Episode 27

    Perkins Coie LLP White Collar & Investigations partners Lee Richards and Margaret Meyers are joined by the Hon. Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to discuss litigating in the federal district and appellate courts.
  • 12.31.2020
    The CARES Act – Lenders Beware
    Articles
    The financial institutions, thrust as emergency lenders into the middle of loan programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), will necessarily also be in the middle of government fraud investigations that Congress has made clear will follow.
  • 05.27.2020
    Defending Remote Testimony in White Collar, Securities Cases
    Articles

    Law360

    The new focus on remote witness interviews and testimony—a focus many believe will outlive the COVID-19 virus—presents new issues and implicates the way government and white collar defense lawyers investigate facts, interact with each other, and handle documents.
  • 05.07.2019
    U.S. v. Connolly: “Outsourcing” a Government Investigation—And How to Avoid It
    Articles
    In the NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog, the attorneys discuss the U.S. v. Connolly decision, in which the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the government “outsourced” a criminal investigation to a global bank.
  • Hot Topics in Financial Services:  A View from Morgan Stanley CLO

    Perkins Coie LLP White Collar & Investigations partners Lee Richards III and David Massey are joined by Eric Grossman, the Chief Legal Officer of Morgan Stanley, for an in-depth discussion of hot topics in the financial services enforcement area, including big banks’ readiness for another financial crisis; Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing; the “gamification”... Continue Reading…

  • Discussion with the Honorable Denny Chin

    Perkins Coie LLP White Collar & Investigations partners Lee Richards and Margaret Meyers are joined by the Hon. Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to discuss litigating in the federal district and appellate courts. Informed by his 26 years of federal experience, Judge Chin shares some best practices for... Continue Reading…