"We will defend vigorously against these charges" (Statement by Libby's Lawyer)

National Review Online ^ | 10/28/05 | Joseph Tate & Lewis Libby

[frankjr]

LINK: Statement from Libby's Lawyer

[Alberta's Child]

Ya think? LOL.

[Izzy Dunne]

"We will defend bigorously against these charges" (Statement by Libby's Lawyer)

"Bigorously"?

This is HUGH!

[Phantom Lord]

Is bigorously a word?

[Gil4]

It is. I'm series.

[Clemenza]

"Bigorously?" Is the lawyer Chinese?

[jwalsh07]

Tate must have been giddy watching Fitzgerald in that news conference today. A literal teasure trove to be mined.

[Windcatcher]

"This is HUGH!"

And series, too.

[FryingPan101]

I am saddened beyond belief.

[tumblindice]

I'm truly embiggened by that news.

[GOPJ]

go for it bump...

[frankjr]

I tried to be a good guy and retype the title so it wouldn't be all CAPS as it is on the NRO site and look at the gratitude I get.

But I think "bigorously" could be a word. It's even bigger and more aggresive than 'vigorously'.

[CedarDave]

Who is this lawyer Joseph Tate? Is he a criminal defense attorney or the one he had that was versed in intellectual property rights?

[Alberta's Child]

"We will defend vigorously against these charges"

I'm predicting right now that The Onion will soon have a headline with a variation of this quote . . .

"We will defend vigorously -- but not too vigorously, or maybe just moderately -- against these charges."

[Peach]

Sounds like Libby isn't going to cop a deal.

[Horkster]

"This is HUGH!"

And series, too.

I sure hope he doesn't LOOSE his case in court.

[onyx]

GOOD. He shouldn't.

I'd clear my name.

[SE Mom]

How cool. I really want him to be innocent- especially after listening to Mary Matalin just now- her defense of him is so sincere.

[monkapotamus]

http://www.dechert.com/lawyers/lawyers.jsp?pg=detail&id=149

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Litigation
Antitrust/Competition, Brand Integrity/Counterfeit, Commercial Litigation, Pharmaceutical, White Collar Litigation

Experience and Background
Joseph A. Tate is a partner in the antitrust/competition and white collar litigation groups. For more than 25 years, he has defended U.S. and foreign corporations, executives, lawyers, and others against allegations of white-collar crime, with particular emphasis on antitrust, patent fraud, and other regulatory issues. His practice also involves complex civil litigation and class actions, and he counsels clients on antitrust matters.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Tate served as prosecutor for the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Tate is a frequent lecturer on issues involving criminal and antitrust law, and is an active faculty member of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Trial Advocacy Program. He is a former chair of the Criminal Procedure Committee of the American Bar Association's Antitrust Section. He is also a member of Dechert's Policy Committee and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Tate was designated as a leading lawyer for antitrust and general commercial litigation in the 2003, 2004, and 2005 editions of Chambers USA, a referral guide to leading lawyers in the United States based on the opinions of their peers and clients and the quality of their work. The 2005 edition of Chambers called him "one of the finest antitrust lawyers in the country" and remarked on his "special talent as a trial lawyer."

Education
Mr. Tate is a graduate of Villanova University (A.B., 1963) and Villanova University School of Law (LL.B., 1966), where he was a member of the Villanova University Law Review.

[frankjr]

This should be the same Joseph A. Tate:

Joseph A. Tate
Partner
Dechert LLP
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower, 1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2793
(Philadelphia Co.)
Telephone: 215.994.4000
Telefax: 215.994.2222
Email: Send an Email

AV Peer Review Rated


Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Criminal; Antitrust; Securities

Admitted: 1966, Pennsylvania

Law School: Villanova University, LL.B., 1966

College: Villanova University, A.B., 1963

Biography: Member, Law Review, 1965-66. Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1966-70. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Articles on martindale.com:
District Court Enjoins the Department of Justice from Pursuing an Indictment Against Amnesty Program Participant
Stephen D. Brown, Christine C. Levin, Joseph A. Tate, Michael D. Farber, February 24, 2005, previously published February 2005.

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1941

ISLN: 903243917

Web Site: http://www.dechert.com

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