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...
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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,...
Buried in Fine Print: $57B of FHA Loans Big Banks May Have to Eat
Below is an article by Kate Berry which was published on October 7, 2013 in the American Banker. The nation's four largest banks are holding $57 billion of seriously delinquent loans that they'v...
The $14 Million Mystery Whistleblower
Where did all the dollars go? Despite the US federal closure, the SEC is paying an anonymous whistleblower $14 million nor has it disclosed the scheme. More information is needed, says Reuben Gut...
Powerful Whistleblower Attorney: US Protection and Bounty System Helps Root Out Financial Scandal
This article was written by Lianna Brinded, Business Editor for the International Business Times on September 25, 2013. One of the world's most prominent whistleblower attorneys tells IBTimes UK...
China’s Pharmaceutical Bribery Scandal is ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
Chinese authorities are cracking down on its pharmaceutical sector after officials revealed that four China-based senior executives at British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline had channelled millions of...
Patients suffer from drug industry’s chronic greed
By Reuben Guttman and Traci Buschner who practice with Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC in Washington DC. Commentary: Give Big Pharma a dose of strong regulatory medicine Pfizer is paying th...
Guttman & Buschner Represent Whistleblowers in Justice Dept. $257 Million Civil Settlement with Wyeth over Unlawful Marketing of Rapamune
Pfizer subsidiary pleads guilty to off-label marketing of powerful immunosuppressent Rapamune; settlement latest in series of major off-label whistleblower cases against Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline a...
Reflections on a Defense Giant’s Derelictions
Defense contractors have been shielded from whistleblower actions in the US. Until recently, that is, says Reuben Guttman. Rarely does the United States hold its defense contractors accountable...
Q&A: Whistle-blower lawyer on Amgen settlement, False Claims Act
This interview with Reuben Guttman was conducted by journalist Terry Baynes with Thomson Reuters. California-based drugmaker Amgen Inc agreed on Tuesday to pay $24.9 million to settle allegation...
$24.9 Million Settlement with Biotechnology Company Amgen, Inc. Resolves South Carolina False Claims Act Lawsuit
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FCA Whistleblowers Forced To Go It Alone As DOJ Drags Feet
By Dietrich Knauth This article was published in Law360 on April 12, 2013. With the rise in whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice is under pressure to u...
Whistleblower Bounties Will Prevent Future Fraud and Scandals
By Lianna Brinded This article was published on April 15, 2013 in the UK's International Busines Times. Guttman says the UK has a lot to learn from the US on whistleblower incentives. The only...
Looking for Market Integrity in China
Economic forces globally are driving conformity in a wide range of practices, says Reuben Guttman of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC. In Hong Kong's financial district, high end stores like...
The new global legal norms
As multinationals move around the globe, legal systems are cross-pollinated. China is a case in point, says Reuben Guttman who has just returned from an event in Shanghai dealing with securities...