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National Law Journal Daily Headlines December 9, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, December 9, 2008.

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Shockwaves from Dreier hit the west coast
"The recent announcement of criminal charges filed against Marc Dreier reverberated across the country where 100 lawyers and other professionals at four law firms and consulting companies in Los Angeles have various ties to him. On Monday, Dreier, founder and managing partner of Dreier LLP, a law firm in New York, was charged with one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud, both of which involve a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Federal prosecutors in New York claim Dreier was the mastermind behind a more than $100 million investment fraud involving at least three hedge funds."

FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  GCs gather to discuss what law firms should ? and should not ? do to stay on their good side
"General counsel from four Boston-area companies and organizations dished about outside counsel's mistakes at a recent legal forum. Among their gripes? Business pitches on the golf course, surprise $35,000 bills for legal memos and lawyers who discuss cases with the company's executives without keeping in-house counsel in the loop".

WEB-ONLY  |  30% of companies still lack policies for preserving evidence for discovery
Two years after new federal e-discovery rules, 30% of companies have no policies for preserving evidence for litigation discovery, according to a new Deloitte Financial Advisory Services poll of in-house lawyers and executives."

WEB-ONLY  |  An ex-state AG warns of targeting on the eve of a critical hearing in the Siegelman case
Former Indiana attorney general Jeffrey Modisett talks about the amicus brief he filed earlier this year in the bribery case against former Alabama governor Don Siegelman on behalf of 54 former attorneys general, including himself. He said the case has significant First Amendment implications for politicians, both in what campaign contributions they receive and what statements they make outside of court"

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