Saturday, June 9, 2012

Witnesses As Jokesters

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Trial lawyers are not fond of their witnesses making jokes during testimony, as it can often be viewed as a lack of concern about the nature of the proceedings. However, Lloyd Blankfein, the Goldman Sachs CEO did just that at the insider trading trial of Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs Board Member.

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