DOJ Wants Conflicts Inquiry On Firms in College Bribery Case (1)

The government is asking the court in the college admissions bribery scandal to conduct an inquiry on whether there’s a conflict of interest for Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray, and Nixon Peabody, which have signed up to represent some of the defendants.

In a brief filed late last week with a Massachusetts federal district court, the government said that ethical considerations prohibit the three Big Law firms from representing some of the defendants while the University of Southern California is also their client.

Actor Lori Loughlin, her husband, and two other defendants, are being represented by the firms in ...