“Good lawyers do not make claims without evidence, and these lawyers don’t have any evidence,” Michael D. Gilbert, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, told The Washington Times. “Perpetrating fraud on the scale these lawyers imagine would require hundreds of officials, including Republicans, across multiple states and branches of government to conspire successfully no traces, no leaks, no defections. That’s utterly implausible.”
Months earlier, the three, who have not backed off their claims, were basking in their successes.
Ms. Powell, a blunt Texas appeals litigator, had freed retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Mr. Trump‘s first national security adviser who came to symbolize the FBI’s unfair war against the president. Ms. Powell also forced the exposure of secret FBI documents showing, she said, that agents entrapped her client.
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SEC Acting Enforcement Director Marc P. Berger To Depart The Commission Date
12/01/2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Marc P. Berger, Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement, will conclude his tenure at the agency this month. Mr. Berger joined the Commission as Director of the New York Regional Office in December 2017 and was named Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement in August 2020.
Under Mr. Berger s leadership, Enforcement staff pursued significant cases across the entire spectrum of the securities industry, with a focus on impactful and timely actions that protected investors and promoted market integrity. Mr. Berger focused on enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Enforcement Division as well as the Division of Examinations programs in New York, better positioning the staff in both Divisions to address emerging threats and pursue misconduct. Mr. Berger prioritized the promotion of diversity and inclusion across
This event is open to the general public, pre-registration will be required. More information coming soon.
This conference scheduled in Tokyo will now be held via Zoom rather than in person and will be held on 10-12 May 2021. COLP Tokyo is scheduled to take place in the evening in Tokyo, the morning in the United States, and the afternoon in Europe. Further details will soon be forthcoming.
Beginning this year, The Stockton Center for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) has assumed primary co-sponsorship from the Center for Oceans Law & Policy, University of Virginia School of Law. Panels at this year s conference include: