The Importance of Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers are of vital importance to regulators, helping them put the pieces of the jigsaw together, says Reuben Guttman. Back in 2013, HSBC whistleblower, Herve Falciani, told the German p...
The Art of Advocacy
Judges are now insisting that plaintiffs make their case with facts instead of merely putting their clients on notice of a claim. When the United States Supreme Court issued its decisions in Bel...
Advocacy is a two way street
Young lawyers learning about advocacy need to understand how judges think if they are to master the skill, says Reuben Guttman. Young advocates or trial lawyers often labour under the conception...
Renewed Attention on an Old Legal Doctrine
by Reuben A. Guttman. Guttman practices law with Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC A half century ago, in Boire v. Greyhound, 376 US 473 (1964), the United States Supreme Court opined that tw...
Claiming credit for False Claims Act success in 2014
At year's end, here in the nation's capital there is the ritual they call "credit claiming." Legislators claim credit for everything from corn and soy subsidies, programs or pieces of legislation...
Tort Reform: A Lion in Sheep’s Clothing
Tort reformers cite a range of cases as frivolous litigation. But, says Reuben Guttman, many of these lawsuits raise fundamental issues. The United States Chamber of Commerce, a few academics an...
Original Source and The Third Circuit
Yesterday, the 3rd Circuit issued an opinion regarding direct and independent knowledge requirement of the original source exception to the public disclosure bar. It found that, among other thin...
A Tale of Two Cases
The SEC needs more transparency The SEC needs to begin identifying those receiving bounties as another $30 million goes to an unidentified whistleblower, says Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner...
Arbitrary application of law in a global economy
by Reuben A. Guttman. Guttman practices law with Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC There are more than 3,000 drug trials being conducted in China. Indeed, data from these trials is almost ce...
Do We Really Trust Corporations To Investigate Their Own Profitable Impropriety?
by Reuben A. Guttman. Guttman practices law with Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC. Can a corporation really investigate its own behavior? Do internal compliance programs really work, or does...
Another Reminder of Why Corporations Cannot Police Themselves
This article, written by Reuben Guttman and Traci Buschner who practice law with Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC. Published in the McClatchy-Tribune News Service on August 13, 2014. What kin...
CHS Cites ‘Shifting’ Standards in Fraud Allegation Settlement
This interview with Reuben Guttman, who practices law with Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC in Washington DC. and who represented three Plaintiff-Relators in United States ex rel. Doghram...
Does Government Really Have the Watchful Eyes to Privatize?
Certain things in life are predictable. A kid tilts the gumball machine when the candy does not roll out. A soda machine is kicked when the pop gets stuck. A baseball manager is fired when a team...
Profiles in Justice: The Art of Labour Relations
Trade Union general counsel Maria Ludkin tells Reuben Guttman about the connections between life as an art lawyer and her current role as general counsel of the GMB. This blog written by Reuben G...
Benchmarking Law Schools
How should law schools be judged? Reuben Guttman questions the current law school rankings and urges law school professors to follow suit. In the United States, law school deans have now...
The Corporate Magician
Cosying up to NGOs is just one of the corporate tricks used by big business to distract from problems. The Washington Capitals recently faced off in a National Hockey League contest against the...
Mouring the Common Law Tradition
A few years back, a colleague from Beijing made his first journey to the United States to present a paper we wrote together for an academic conference in San Francisco. I frankly do not remember...
Profiles in Justice: A ‘one of a kind’ trial lawyer
An unattractive jury and a stirring tale of conflict, emotion, sex and violence are some of the essential ingredients for success in a trial, according to seasoned US trial lawyer Dick Harpootlia...
Profiles in Justice: Josh Dubin, America’s hottest litigation consultant
The right tactics are the starting point for good litigators. Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC talks to a master tactician. Every good trial lawyer knows that advocacy is a...
Information or Infomercial
A wide range of speakers with a wide range of views characterises the IBA. Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC reflects on the week that was. BOSTON, MASS – From Associate Just...
Disclosing Dirty Laundry?
Lawyers need to be very careful they don't become embroiled in money laundering, says Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC. BOSTON, MASS -- At the melting pot of nation and cult...
Foreign Regulators Up Co-Operation
The IBA is all about the interface of legal systems, says our man at the 2013 extravaganza, Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC. BOSTON, MASS -- It is day three of the Internat...
A Global Epicentre
Our man at the IBA, Reuben Guttman, is most impressed by a law professor from Washington University who is teaching the world from a booth in the convention centre. BOSTON, MASS -- It is day two...
China Under the Spotlight in Boston
The US may be closed for business but the IBA is well and truly open. Reuben Guttman reports from the 2013 IBA Convention in Boston. The International Bar Association is open for business BOSTON,...