Andrew Denney

December 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Hogan Lovells' class action expertise is backed up by strength in a number of other litigation specialties, earning it a spot as a finalist in our Litigation Department of the Year contest.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

December 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

On Thursday, the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Magnitsky Act, the U.S. law named for the lawyer who exposed a $230 million fraud from the Russian Treasury, a prosecutor called on a federal judge to enforce a settlement agreement in which an entity accused of laundering those funds agreed to pay $5.9 million.

By Andrew Denney |

5 minute read

December 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

More than two years after the New York City Police Department implemented new procedures for stop-and-frisk encounters, officers continue to undercount street stops, a court-appointed monitor said in a new report.

By Andrew Denney |

7 minute read

December 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The failure of a Queens prosecutor and a police officer to tell a grand jury convened in a robbery case about problems with a key witness' identification testimony could create the impression of collusion between the two to mislead the jury, a federal judge found.

By Andrew Denney |

2 minute read

December 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Staten Island court clerk who secretly taped conversations around the courthouse alleges that the borough's district attorney and his wife, an administrative judge, worked together to steer criminal cases away from courts that she deemed as too defense-friendly.

By Andrew Denney |

6 minute read

December 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The case against a Turkish banker accused of taking part in a scheme to help steer Iranian money around American sanctions has raised questions about the reach of a U.S. statute that can be used to impose criminal penalties on foreigners acting abroad.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

December 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The man accused of setting off an explosive device on Monday morning at a major New York City transit hub, injuring himself and causing minor injuries to three bystanders, has been hit with federal terrorism charges, including providing material support to the so-called "Islamic State."

By Andrew Denney |

7 minute read

December 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York City was hit with its second terror attack in less than two months on Monday, a botched morning rush hour bombing near the Port Authority Bus Terminal that injured the would-be attacker and caused minor injuries to three others.

By Andrew Denney |

8 minute read

December 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors in the trial for former state Sen. John Sampson, who was sentenced to prison this year for obstruction and lying to the FBI, improperly presented evidence that Sampson tampered with witnesses to make the case for obstruction, his lawyer argued Thursday before a federal appeals court.

By Andrew Denney |

5 minute read

December 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Film mogul Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct toward women was aided and abetted by a criminal enterprise made up of law firms, private investigators, fellow producers and others, a group of plaintiffs argued in a suit filed on Wednesday in federal court in New York.

By Andrew Denney |

17 minute read