December 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Bridging the Gap: Calibrating FARA Enforcement With Civil PenaltiesThe Foreign Agents Registration Act, a formerly obscure federal law designed to help the government monitor foreign influence in the United States, is obscure no longer. But even as criminal FARA enforcement has increased, there is little meaningful civil enforcement of the law. The absence of a real civil enforcement option when FARA violations are less severe unduly distorts decision-making in favor of criminal enforcement.
By Preet Bharara and Joe Zabel
10 minute read
October 04, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Lifetime Achievement: Paul N. Roth"Paul N. Roth is a founding partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel and former chair of the Investment Management Group. Considered the 'dean of the hedge fund bar,' he set the framework for the industry and led its emergence as a practice within New York City and beyond."
By Schulte Roth & Zabel
6 minute read
September 01, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Liability Forecasting and Why It's Vital for Mass Tort SettlementsLiability forecasting is a practice best understood through the three areas it analyzes: (i) the risks and injuries created by a product and its use, (ii) claims filed and approved, and (iii) finances.
By Mark Zabel and Edward Silverman
8 minute read
December 01, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Leader Calls For More Inclusive Policies Around Business ProfessionalsSchulte Roth & Zabel co-managing partner Marc Elovitz argues for business professionals to be included in more client-facing activities and treated as equal to attorneys.
By Marc Elovitz, co-managing partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel
3 minute read
March 26, 2018 | Legaltech News
Video: How to Fund Products in the Digital Assets/Blockchain SpaceIn this contributed video, Stephanie Breslow discusses how to start up a fund to invest in digital assets and blockchain technology.
By Stephanie Breslow, Schulte Roth & Zabel
1 minute read
April 04, 2016 | Legaltech News
War on Multiple Fronts: A Holistic Approach to CybersecuritySuccess is adopting a holistic approach to managing threats on multiple fronts.
By Bryn Bowen and Holly H, Weiss, Schulte Roth & Zabel
14 minute read
December 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer
The Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client PrivilegeThe crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege: As an attorney, you may not anticipate it applying to your emails, your letters or your advice to your client. But even if you never see it coming, your client's intentions in obtaining legal advice may expose your communications to disclosure. A law firm is experiencing this problem firsthand in a series of high-profile cases involving Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and a former business partner. The cases present an interesting study in how the crime-fraud exception can operate.
By Hayes Hunt and Michael P. Zabel
8 minute read
December 19, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
How Much Evidence Is Needed to Overcome Attorney-Client Privilege?How much evidence is enough to establish the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege? With its recent opinion in In re Grand Jury, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed the issue in the context of subpoenas issued to the former in-house counsel of a company subject to a grand jury investigation.
By Hayes Hunt and Michael Zabel
7 minute read
September 25, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Getting Discovery on a Plaintiff's Motive in Filing SuitEvery day, countless civil lawsuits are filed in this country. Every day, countless plaintiffs seek relief from our nation's court systems, whether it be to recover for economic losses, to prevent future illegal conduct or to challenge a law or regulation.
By Hayes Hunt and Michael P. Zabel
6 minute read
August 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Corporations in the Unusual Role of Criminal DefendantChances are, when you hear or read about a defendant entering a plea in a criminal case, you picture a guy in an orange jumpsuit, someone who ultimately is most likely led away in handcuffs after the plea is entered.
By Hayes Hunt and Michael P. Zabel
6 minute read
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