Law Blog (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Indicted former Bear Stearns fund manager Matthew Tannin being escorted to the courthouse. (Credit: Associated Press) Earlier this afternoon, yours truly strapped on a suit and tie, walked into the mid-90s heat and took a subway ride to the newly built 225 Cadman Plaza East in downtown Brooklyn, a/k/a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District [...]
Law Blog (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Last week, in the context of the Bear Stearns indictment, we focused on a statement made by one of the defendants, Matthew Tannin, suggesting that the issue of attorney-client privilege factored into his decision not to seek the advice of a Bear lawyer. Is it possible that Tannin had the McNulty Memo on the brain? [...]
Law Blog (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Yesterday, as we broke down the Bear Stearns fund-manager indictment, one thing stood out to us as clear, and poignant (presuming for the sake of this post that the allegations in the indictment are true): It seemed Matthew Tannin was vexed inside by competing voices. Indicted former Bear Stearns fund manager Matthew Tannin being escorted to [...]
Law Blog (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Indicted former Bear Stearns fund manager Matthew Tannin being escorted to the courthouse. (Credit: Associated Press) Most of our Bear coverage today has been on the white-collar side. But buried in the indictment is a tidbit that brings to life that chestnut issue: “Who’s the client'” (See the Law Blog’s full Bear Stearns coverage here.) In [...]
