Judge Cedarbaum's opinion does not prevent the defense lawyers from raising these issues in court, said specialists in white-collar defense.

Her practice specializes in white-collar criminal defense, regulatory inquiries, and legislative advocacy.

The company has retained a Philadelphia law firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, which specializes in white-collar criminal defense, according to several law journals.

The firm also has practices in corporate law, securities, international trade, tax law, intellectual property, real estate, white-collar criminal defense, and many other areas.

Carol A. Beier, Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, practiced white-collar criminal defense at the firm during the 1980s.

He then joined the Los Angeles office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he spent seven years as an associate, doing white-collar criminal defense.

His practice areas included commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense.

Mr. Maderer's areas of specialty include white-collar criminal defense, professional liability litigation and employment litigation, according to the firm's Web site.

Mr. Bennett's one-page statement was highly unusual in the polite world of white-collar criminal defense.

She will focus on internal investigations and white-collar defense.