As Trump pressures the Department of Justice to target his opponents, my colleagues @chriscook.news, Paul Caruana Galizia and I dug deep into a DoJ unit - the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York - which had been known for its independence.
Full story: on.ft.com/42VG5IK
New @financialtimes.com story: Lawyers for Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron hired investigators to research the US podcaster Candace Owens as they prepared to sue her, over her podcast in which she says Brigitte was born male
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“President Macron has not participated in, nor is he the product of, any government mind control programmes."
Here's a story about a fascinating lawsuit the French president and first lady have filed against influencer Candace Owens
on.ft.com/3TQ9krI on @financialtimes.com
Hong Kong is back, I kept being told when I moved to the city two and a half years ago. Back to what?
Here’s my last dispatch from a place I’m so glad to have lived in:
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When Freshfields decided to publicly stand up for a law firm Trump was targeting, it knew most of its peers wouldn't do the same. So, why do it?
This is the story of a near 300-year-old British firm whose push into America is causing major changes both financially and culturally
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Former UK prime minister and foreign secretary David Cameron is in talks about another new gig, as a consultant to the law firm and lobbyist DLA Piper
@financialtimes.com scoop, with @pickardje.bsky.social
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There are growing signs of a backlash against the law firms that struck deals with Donald Trump - and a judge has just permanently blocked one of his attempts to target law firms
Story with @sindap.bsky.social
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Here's a tale that raises a big question: Can any lawyer represent Donald Trump's adversaries without themselves becoming a target?
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Some news: I've moved from Hong Kong to New York, and today is my first day as US Legal Correspondent in the FT's NY office. Going to be a busy and fascinating beat...
Thanks Ian!
“Our client vehemently denies using the word ‘c*nt’ in front of his colleagues’ children at work,” Sadler’s lawyers said. In the event children were ever present, they added, he denied “having knowingly used profanities.”
This is a story about the rise and fall of a man from a working-class town. It’s about power in a grey area of global finance. It’s about football, swearing, a Blackpool bar called Shenanigans and a tangerine-coloured private boat. Enjoy.
w/ @bondhack.ft.com @ortenca.bsky.social
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New: British hedge fund founder Simon Sadler is looking to sell Blackpool FC, as he fights a criminal insider dealing charge in Hong Kong where he has pleaded not guilty
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Jefferies prided itself on standing by Adani when the company and its founder were accused of fraud by short seller Hindenburg Research.
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Worth noting that the lead author of this very good article has just joined Bluesky: @ortenca.bsky.social
A closer look at the hedge funds who quietly reap the benefits when activist short sellers allege malfeasance
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We took a detailed look at the start-up, Micro Connect, this year. It has a wealth of unfiltered data on China - its founder has said that when China ended Covid restrictions in 2022, he could see signs the virus was spreading faster than official statistics suggested
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