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USA v. Abbott et al (Do not docket in this case. Docket in CR cases)

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Case Number:

1:19-mj-06087

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. March 26, 2019

    Boies Schiller, Orrick And Others Join 'Varsity Blues' Defense

    Parents charged in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal are bolstering their defense ranks with attorneys from firms like Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, adding to the growing number of BigLaw outfits involved in the cases, according to filings made Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court.

  2. March 25, 2019

    Skadden, Covington Added To 'Varsity Blues' Defense Team

    More BigLaw firms are coming to the defense of people charged in a nationwide college admissions scandal, with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Covington & Burling LLP joining the fray just ahead of the first wave of initial appearances Monday in Massachusetts federal court.

  3. March 21, 2019

    College Bribery Defendants Tap Quinn Emanuel, Dentons

    Attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Dentons and Greenberg Traurig LLP have been added to the ranks of defense counsel in the college admissions fraud scheme federal prosecutors revealed last week.

  4. March 21, 2019

    Willkie Boss' College Bribery Scheme Appearance Delayed

    Gordon Caplan, the co-chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP who was suspended from the firm following charges that he paid a college admissions consultant to bolster his daughter's test scores, will make his first appearance in Massachusetts federal court five days later than planned.

  5. March 18, 2019

    'Varsity Blues' Parents Used Facebook Shares In Scam: Feds

    A California woman was released on $1 million bond Monday after she appeared in court on charges that she and her husband shelled out $600,000 in stock, including thousands of Facebook shares, to falsify college admissions information for their daughters.

  6. March 13, 2019

    'Fuller House' Star Freed On $1M Bond In College Bribe Scam

    Actress Lori Loughlin, one of 50 people charged in an elaborate admissions bribery scandal at elite universities around the country, appeared in California federal court following her arrest Wednesday and was quickly released by a magistrate judge on a $1 million bond.

  7. March 13, 2019

    Ex-Pimco CEO Keeps Passport After College Scam Charge

    The former chief executive of Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC, facing allegations that he bribed college officials and faked athletic credentials to win admission for three of his children at Georgetown University and the University of Southern California, successfully argued in Boston federal court Wednesday to retain his passport as the case proceeds.

  8. March 12, 2019

    Willkie Co-Chair Caught On Wiretaps In Admissions Scandal

    As co-chairman of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Gordon Caplan has garnered extensive media attention for his work brokering billions in deals in the private equity space. But he attracted far different headlines on Tuesday when he was charged in a national scheme to rig the admissions system for the country’s most elite schools.

  9. March 12, 2019

    Coaches, Actors, BigLaw Atty Nabbed In College Bribe Scam

    Federal prosecutors in Boston charged 50 people in an elaborate admissions bribery scandal at elite universities around the country, including the creator of a college prep program, nine Division I coaches, and dozens of wealthy and influential parents, among them actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP co-chairman Gordon R. Caplan, according to documents unsealed Tuesday.

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