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4 Nov 2008, 8:38 am
Too early to tell, but yesterday, reports the WSJ’s Amir Efrati, an arrest warrant was issued for Qualls, whose commodities fraud trial had begun in mid-October and was set to conclude this week. [read post]
26 May 2008, 12:20 pm
Earlier this month, Law Blog colleague Amir Efrati wrote a post suggesting that the auction-rate securities mess could prove legally nettlesome for Wall Street. [read post]
18 May 2009, 5:47 am
The latest: the WSJ’s Amir Efrati reports today that the criminal investigation into who knew about Bernie’s fraud has expanded to include some of his highest-profile investors, including Jeffry Picower and Stanley Chais, two philanthropists who invested heavily with Madoff, and Carl Shapiro (pictured) one of Bernie’s oldest friends. [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 9:54 am
This first paragraph of the dissent by Judge Merritt in Paull spotlights some (of many) reasons why the decision is notable (and likely worthy of a serious cert petition): As a recent October 23, 2008, Wall Street Journal article by Amir Efrati points out, our federal legal system has lost its bearings on the subject of computer-based child pornography. [read post]
6 Nov 2008, 10:34 am
The case, now being retried in a sparer form, stands as a lesson, write the Journal’s Leslie Eaton and Amir Efrati: Prosecutors can compile a ton of evidence, but whatever its merit, presentation and pacing are crucial. [read post]
23 Apr 2008, 5:02 pm
(For background on how to get out of loans through this little-known process, check out Law Blog colleague Amir Efrati’s story on rescission from last year.) [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 3:21 am by Bob Kraft
" In the "Law Blog" at the Wall Street Journal (2/19), Amir Efrati discussed former Toyota in-house lawyer Dimitrios Biller's connection to the lawsuits.From the American Association for Justice news release. [read post]
16 Aug 2009, 2:05 am
In fact, I wish Governor Perry could have read it before he vetoed legislation this year that would have allowed judges to remove Romeo and Juliet cases from Texas' registry.Relatedly, Berman also points to a piece by Amir Efrati at the Wall Street Journal titled "Courts Face Growing Battle Over Limits on Ex-Convicts," which places in a national framework recent Texas cases in Judge Rob Junell's Western District court limiting restrictions by federal judges on… [read post]
5 Mar 2008, 1:40 pm
Law blog colleague Amir Efrati did this story on so-called “foreclosure mills. [read post]
4 May 2009, 9:30 am
Click here for the story, from the WSJ’s Amir Efrati. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 6:52 am by Ashby Jones
Click here, also, for Amir Efrati’s piece on the examiner, Jenner & Block’s Anton Valukas. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 9:03 am
  Judge Merritt begins: As a recent October 23, 2008, Wall Street Journal article by Amir Efrati points out, our federal legal system has lost its bearings on the subject of computer-based child pornography. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 3:06 pm
A ruling in Weissmann’s favor would have done “a lot to influence the balance of power between a prosecutor and a defense lawyer representing a company,” said Jonathan Polkes, a defense lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, to the WSJ’s Amir Efrati last fall. [read post]
31 Dec 2009, 2:48 pm by Jennifer Forsyth
Ashby Jones will return from vacation next week and will push the speedometer back to 95, assisted by his capable colleagues, Amir Efrati, Nathan Koppel and Dionne Searcey. [read post]
21 Oct 2008, 5:24 am
(Hat tip to Amir Efrati at the Wall Street Journal for bringing the ruling to my attention.)The In re Sanchez court concludes that the UST failed to state a claim for sanctions because the UST is not authorized to pursue sanctions. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 7:26 am
Hagert and Amir Efrati, Fannie, Freddie Set Strict Appraisal Rules, WALL STREET J., Mar.4, 2008, at A3, available at [online.wsj.com]; David Bogoslaw, Fannie and Freddie Set Free, BUSINESS WEEK, Mar. 20, 2008, available at [www.businessweek.com]; Sara Murray, Fannie, Freddie Loan Limits Raised For More Than 70 U.S. [read post]