Case Updates
Second Circuit addresses advancement of attorneys’ fees and the right to counsel
August 28, 2008
The Second Circuit ruled that the federal government deprived the defendants their right to counsel by pressuring KPMG to forgo its customary practice of advancing attorneys’ fees to executives under investigation.
Amicus brief filed with district court 5/3/06. Supplemental brief filed 5/22/06. Decided by district court 6/26/06.
Amicus brief filed with Second Circuit 1/22/08. Decided 8/28/08.