But the firm is aware of this, and has trodden carefully as a result.
Josh Epstein, a DLA spokesman, said in a statement that the firm was aware of Mr. Smolen's disciplinary matter when it hired him.
A woman answering the phone in Mr. Boies's office said that the firm was aware of Mr. Glatzer's complaint but would not comment.
Mr. Plumeri said that while the two companies were aware that Mr. Cuomo was leaning toward amending the 2005 settlement's terms, neither firm was aware of any particular timetable for that change.
Officials of that firm did not return calls seeking comment yesterday, but one person briefed on the investigation said that the firm was aware of the inquiry and appeared to be proceeding with the transaction.
Finra has claimed that the firm was aware of the rising risk of these securities but was offloading them into client accounts in a bid to raise money for employee bonuses.
His firm was aware of the company's seedier reputation with sexting, but the partners "saw the bigger picture" for the company's potential foothold in the world of social media.
Neil Blair, business manager at Christopher Little, Ms. Rowling's literary agency, said the firm was aware of several unauthorized copies of the book on the Web and was contacting Internet service providers to ask that they be removed.
Richard Aylard, director of sustainability and external affairs for Thames Water, said the firm was aware of the irony that heavy rain had set in after the hosepipe ban was announced.
The US transport department has demanded that Toyota hand over documents related to the recalls so that it can establish how long the firm was aware of the acceleration problem before it started recalling defective vehicles.
