Former White House Counsel Testifies on Alleged Fraudulent Emirates‑InfoSpan Bank Deal

Former White House counsel and an attorney for the bank, Kathryn Ruemmler, said that Emirates never would have acquired source code in a joint-partnership deal like the one reached with InfoSpan. She said such technology would instead be held by a third-party escrow company for the length of the partnership. In her closing arguments, the partner with global firm Latham & Watkins told the jury that Bajwa and InfoSpan sold the bank a “bill of goods,” arguing that despite promises to Emirates, the technology never worked and InfoSpan wasn’t as big a company as it claimed. The bank cancelled the deal and filed a criminal complaint, not as a form of extortion but simply to regain the bank’s money after it was misled and doubts grew about the character of InfoSpan’s employees, Ruemmler told the jury. “They concluded, definitively, that they had been defrauded,” she said. Lubna Qassim, group general counsel for Emirates Bank, said in a statement after the verdict that "Emirates Bank is gratified by today's decision and the opportunity to receive a fair trial in U.S. courts." Bajwa said the trial has taken a toll on him and he doesn’t know his next steps. “T am just beat up,” he said. Phil Hirschkorn contributed to this report. is Copyright © 2016, Los Angeles Times<http://www.latimes.com/> Frank Pizzurro Public Relations Senior Manager LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 355 South Grand Avenue | Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560 This email may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. Latham & Watkins LLP please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030107