05/22/2013
Withers and Speechly Bircham call off merger after top-level talks
our strategy of developing our well-established commercial and private wealth practices in an increasingly international context
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/22/2013
Sullivan boosts finance and restructuring with Linklaters' Howard
expertise in cross-border restructuring and finance would support the increasingly global work of the firm’s clients
05/21/2013
Swiss banks facing huge fine over US assets
US authorities have repeatedly accused Swiss banks of complicity in tax evasion
05/21/2013
HSBC Client Who Aided U.S. Offshore Tax Probe Gets Probation
A New Jersey businessman who cooperated with prosecutors in a U.S. probe of offshore tax evasion avoided prison for conspiring with five HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) bankers to hide Indian bank accounts from authorities.
05/21/2013
U.S. Justice Department tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail
No institution and no individual is immune from prosecution because of its size
05/19/2013
Jeweler Pleads Guilty In KPMG Insider Trading Case
Senior partner accused of insider trading pleaded guilty Monday in a scheme that involved top clients of the Big Four accounting firm.
05/16/2013
JPMorgan presses Bloomberg on reporters' access to data
JPMorgan's statement comes after Bloomberg acknowledged late last week that its reporters had limited access to data about clients' terminal usage.
05/14/2013
There Are Two Questions About The Spying Scandal That Bloomberg Still Hasn't Answered
Another question that Bloomberg has yet to answer is whether Bloomberg News reporters were encouraged to use private data to spy on clients, or whether they did this on their own.
05/12/2013
Neue Privat Bank confirms U.S. tax-cheat probe
The DOJ now is investigating a number of other Swiss banks
05/12/2013
Barclays wins dismissal of U.S. shareholder lawsuit over Libor
The lawsuit had sought class-action status
05/09/2013
Ex-Dewey tax partner exits Linklaters' Washington base for KPMG
Linklaters Washington DC tax partner Joseph Pari has left for KPMG
05/09/2013
BLOOMBERG CEO: It Was A Mistake To Let Our Journalists Have Access To Clients' Bloomberg Terminal Data
Wall Street has been buzzing about a bombshell New York Post story
05/08/2013
Ex-UBS Executives Deserve More Than 11 Years, U.S. Says
Three former UBS AG (UBSN) executives convicted of bid-rigging
05/08/2013
Hedge-fund billionaire Falcone agrees to SEC ban
Hedge-fund mogul Phil Falcone has agreed to a two-year ban from serving as an investment adviser after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged him with fraud last year.
05/07/2013
Linklaters boosts Washington tax practice with Bingham partner duo
Strengthened its US tax practice with the hire of a partner duo
05/07/2013
Ex-Wilmington Trust Loan Officer Accused of Criminal Fraud (1)
He’s guilty of conspiracy to commit criminal bank fraud
05/07/2013
Citi Study: Law Firms Hurt by Weak First-Quarter Demand
First-quarter legal industry results aren’t necessarily the best predictor
05/06/2013
Increased Regulatory Scrutiny of Trading by Directors Associated With Funds
Securities and Derivatives Enforcement and Regulatory Update
05/05/2013
Assured says to be paid $358 million as it settles UBS suit
it reached a settlement with UBS AG in a lawsuit that accused the bank of falsely representing the quality of the loans
05/03/2013
Credit Suisse Alleges Espionage Against Former Employee
Credit Suisse Group AG has filed suit against its former vice president for emerging markets group on the grounds she stole confidential documents and trade secrets prior to her transfer to Goldman Sachs.