HSBC Holdings’ new chief legal officer has his hands full as Europe’s largest bank faces scrutiny by U.S. agencies. Observers think the bank hired Stuart Levey, a veteran of the U.S

A jury took less than five hours Wednesday to come back with a verdict finding TD Bank conspired with scammer Scott Rothstein, awarding $67 million to an investment group. Texas-based Coquina Investments sued TD Bank, saying the bank aided and abetted Rothstein in his $1.2 billion fraud.

As his Ponzi scheme unraveled, Scott Rothstein fabricated numerous Florida Bar grievances to explain to investors why his bank accounts were being frozen and how he could not repay them. Rothstein said in a deposition that he even enlisted a paralegal to pose as a Bar staffer in a call with a worried investor.

As his Ponzi scheme unraveled, Scott Rothstein fabricated numerous Florida Bar grievances to explain to investors why his bank accounts were being frozen and how he could not repay them.

On Thursday a New Jersey appellate court upheld a jury verdict that Citigroup won three years ago on Citi’s counterclaims that Parmalat defrauded the bank. The decision is a big blow for Quinn Emanuel in its ongoing pursuit of damages against Parmalat’s former bankers and advisors.