Andrew P. Gaillard

Appeals Court Reinstates Criminal Charges Previously Dismissed Due to Alleged Government Misconduct
Michael G. Considine, Andrew P. Gaillard, Patrick Hamilton, Helen Harris, Dennis T. Kearney, John J. O'Reilly, Jeffrey Plotkin, Edgardo Ramos, Stanley A. Twardy, July 22, 2008
In a case heralded as setting limits on federal prosecutors' use of parallel SEC investigations to build criminal cases, a federal judge in Oregon in 2006 dismissed securities, wire and mail fraud charges against three former corporate officers.

Department of Justice Issues Guidelines for Selection and Use of Monitors in Deferred Prosecution and Non-Prosecution Agreements
Michael G. Considine, Andrew P. Gaillard, Patrick Hamilton, Helen Harris, Dennis T. Kearney, John J. O'Reilly, Jeffrey Plotkin, Edgardo Ramos, Stanley A. Twardy, July 22, 2008
In the wake of congressional calls for reforms and oversight of the practices associated with deferred prosecution and non-prosecution agreements (see Day Pitney's White Collar Quarterly, Winter 2008, "Deferred Prosecution Agreements Draw Scrutiny"), the U.S. Department of Justice, in...

Federal Judge Sets High Bar for Federal Prosecutors Seeking Leave to Share Documents Subpoenaed by Grand Jury with Attorneys in DOJ Civil Division
Michael G. Considine, Andrew P. Gaillard, Patrick Hamilton, Helen Harris, Dennis T. Kearney, John J. O'Reilly, Jeffrey Plotkin, Edgardo Ramos, Stanley A. Twardy, July 23, 2008
In yet another decision addressing the government's burdens in parallel proceedings, the chief federal judge in the District of Massachusetts denied the government's ex parte application for an order permitting federal prosecutors to share with their counterparts in the Justice Department's Civil...