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1. Report: Chicago U.S. Attorney Search Down to Four

by Elizabeth Murphy | October 30th, 2012

The reported finalists are all former Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Chicago.

2. Eight Seen as Finalists to Replace Fitzgerald as Chicago U.S. Attorney

by Elizabeth Murphy | October 17th, 2012

Six private practice lawyers, a Chicago District Judge and the inspector general for the state of Illinois are in the running.

3. Haiti Teleco Appellants Challenge U.S. to Explain Bellerive Statements

by Douglas Gillison | October 5th, 2012

Convicted defendants in the Haiti Teleco foreign bribery case on Thursday continued their broad-based challenge to the U.S. government’s definition of what constitutes an arm of a foreign government where officials may not be bribed under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

4. ‘Foreign Official’ Challenge Goes to Appeals Court For First Time

by Rachel G. Jackson | May 11th, 2012

Two Miami businessmen convicted under the FCPA argue that U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez did not provide jurors the correct criteria to define a foreign official under the anti-bribery law.

5. White House Counsel Gets New Staff

by Channing Turner | August 17th, 2011

Leslie Kiernan will join a raft of new hires under former DOJ official Kathryn Ruemmler.

6. Obama Taps Kathryn Ruemmler, Former DOJ Official for White House Counsel

by Andrew Ramonas | June 2nd, 2011

A former Justice Department Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General will serve as White House Counsel.

7. ABA Launches Peer-Reviewed Anti-Corruption Law Website

by Andrew Ramonas | February 16th, 2011

T. Markus Funk of Perkins Coie said the new venture doesn’t compete with blogs like FCPA Professor and The FCPA Blog. “We’re not … trying to take anyone’s market share away,” he said.