A recent article in a Food and Drug Law Institute publication talks about the important benefits — and risks — when a corporate defendant tells the prosecutor that “my lawyer said it was OK.” Attorney John Fleder writes that the government has become more aggressive in prosecuting corporate lawyers who become part of a fraudulent scheme, citing the little-known case of a GC sentenced to prison for allegedly obstructing proceedings before the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission.
[via Law.com - Little-Known Case Offers Lesson for In-House Counsel on Risk of Fraudulent Schemes.]
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