A former U.S. Justice Department official who now represents Huawei Technologies is expected in Brooklyn federal court on Sept. 4 to defend his right to represent the Chinese company against U.S. charges of bank fraud and sanctions violations.
U.S. prosecutors claim lead Huawei lawyer James Cole’s prior work as the No. 2 official in the Justice Department created “irresolvable conflicts of interest” that disqualify him as counsel for Huawei in the case.
