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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Dec. 9, 2015

Former Venable partner under fire at 9th Circuit

Venable LLP and former partner David Meyer faced heightened scrutiny Monday from an appellate panel over accusations Meyer helped enable a con man to steal millions of dollars.

By Gautham Thomas
Daily Journal Staff Writer

PASADENA - A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel had strong words Monday for the conduct of a former Venable LLP lawyer who represented a now-convicted scam artist.

"You're going to have a very tough job," Judge Harry Pregerson warned as Kevin S. Rosen, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, began his arguments on behalf of Venable and its former attorney, David Me...

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