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Greenberg Traurig Indicted in Guam

By Nathan Koppel

Greenberg Traurig is in hot water in the tropical U.S. territory of Guam.

The ginormous firm – 1,750 lawyers and counting — was indicted Tuesday in connection with alleged lobbying activities by former employee Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to a conspiracy to bribe public officials.

The indictment was reported yesterday by the ABA Journal, which links to the indictment.

According to the indictment, Abramoff and Greenberg Traurig received $324,000 in lobbying fees from a Guam court administrator in alleged circumvention of Guam procurement rules. Abramoff and the firm were charged with theft by deception, among other charges.

“This indictment involves rogue conducty by Jack Abramoff. We strongly deny these charges and are confident we will prevail when all the facts are known,” the firm said in a statement, adding that that the charges will have no impact on its business.

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on March 13, 2008 (boomark / email).