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Leading litigation firm Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C. today announced that it has joined Forbes.com as a contributor, with its own page on Forbes.com entitled The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement (http://blogs.forbes.com/insider/.)  The Insider blog extends the firm's thought leadership platform from traditional print and online publications to interactive social media.

Posts on The Insider blog have tackled how to define fraud under federal criminal law, issues concerning Dodd-Frank's bounty program for whistleblowers, and the unintended consequences of recent Supreme Court rulings relating to private securities litigation.  Morvillo Abramowitz partners Richard Albert, Lawrence Bader, Lawrence Iason, Stephen Juris and Jeremy Temkin will regularly blog on a wide range of topics and the issues the firm is best known for:  white collar defense, securities enforcement and government investigations, internal investigations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, securities litigation and criminal tax issues.  In addition, on occasion they will be joined by other Morvillo Abramowitz partners.

Forbes.com is the home page for the world's business leaders and is among the most trusted resources for business executives and affluent consumers - connecting them with relevant information, concise analysis, online communities and engaging tools that they need to succeed.  Throughout the business day, Forbes.com publishes thousands of articles from hundreds of editors and contributors across the globe, delivering a consistently rich and compelling experience with all the immediacy, depth and interactivity that the web allows.

Interested readers can subscribe to The Insider here: http://blogs.forbes.com/insider/

On November 4, 2010, in conjunction with ALM Law Journal Newsletters, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Jonathan S. Sack, Stephen M. Juris, Judith L. Mogul, and Richard D. Weinberg will present a live CLE “webinar” concerning common issues arising in connection with regulatory and governmental investigations. The topics to be discussed include the ethical and statutory obligations of in-house counsel, practical considerations relating to internal investigations and the retention of investigative counsel, and common issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and dealings with governmental authorities.     Information regarding the webinar is available here.  For a 10% discount please download the flyer here.

On January 29, 2009, in conjunction with ALM Law Journal Newsletters and Law.com, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Jonathan S. Sack, Stephen M. Juris, Judith Mogul, and Richard D. Weinberg will present a live CLE “webinar” concerning issues that frequently arise when representing employees in connection with internal and governmental investigations.  The topics to be discussed will include the basics of corporate internal investigations, advocacy on behalf of employees and executives with corporate counsel, ethical issues associated with internal investigations and the retention of counsel, and other issues that commonly arise in connection with governmental inquiries.  Information regarding the webinar is available here.

On August 7, 2008, in conjunction with ALM Law Journal Newsletters and Law.com, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Jonathan S. Sack, Barry A. Bohrer, Stephen M. Juris, and Judith Mogul presented a live CLE “webinar” concerning common issues arising in connection with regulatory and governmental investigations.  The topics discussed included the ethical and statutory obligations of in-house counsel, practical considerations relating to internal investigations and the retention of investigative counsel, and common issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and dealings with governmental authorities.  Information regarding the presentation is available here.

On July 1, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Stephen M. Juris participated in C5’s London conference concerning Market Abuse & Insider Dealing. Mr. Juris discussed the tensions between corporate and individual interests that commonly arise in connection with internal investigations and governmental inquiries.

On April 10, 2008, Morvillo, Abramowitz Principals Barry A. Bohrer, Stephen M. Juris, and Jonathan S. Sack conducted a CLE program for JPMorgan Chase concerning issues that commonly arise in the context of governmental investigations relating to the valuation of illiquid securities, and have been raised with increasing frequency as regulators react to investment banks’ writedowns of mortgage-backed securities. Using the recent subprime crisis as a backdrop, Messrs. Bohrer, Juris, and Sack discussed the various types of potential liability under the securities laws, as well as practical considerations concerning the role of corporate counsel and the representation of individual employees.