Andrew Denney

May 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Former Congressman and one-time New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner faced up to 10 years in prison for sending lewd texts to a minor, but under a plea deal brokered by his lawyers and the government, he may serve two years or less.

By Andrew Denney

9 minute read

May 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

At oral arguments Thursday for former New York state Sen. Dean Skelos' appeal against his 2015 bribery conviction, a prosecutor admitted that the government "went too far" by stating at trial that arranging a meeting between a state department and a company who hired his son constituted an "official act" worthy of a conviction.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

May 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

At oral arguments Thursday for former New York state Sen. Dean Skelos' appeal against his 2015 bribery conviction, a prosecutor admitted that the government "went too far" by stating at trial that arranging a meeting between a state department and a company who hired his son constituted an "official act" worthy of a conviction.

By Andrew Denney

8 minute read

May 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

To protect immigrants from deportation, Mayor Bill de Blasio should instruct the New York City Police Department to issue civil citations for low-level, nonviolent offenses instead of making arrests, the New York City Bar Association recommended in a letter to de Blasio.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

May 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

To protect immigrants from deportation, Mayor Bill de Blasio should instruct the New York City Police Department to issue civil citations for low-level, nonviolent offenses instead of making arrests, the New York City Bar Association recommended in a letter to de Blasio.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

May 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for an investment advisory firm that fell victim to a scheme to defraud $230 million from the Russian treasury want Baker & Hostetler, which represented a real estate firm that was accused of taking part in the scheme, to cough up $1.4 million in attorney fees.

By Andrew Denney

22 minute read

May 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for an investment advisory firm that fell victim to a scheme to defraud $230 million from the Russian treasury want Baker & Hostetler, which represented a real estate firm that was accused of taking part in the scheme, to cough up $1.4 million in attorney fees.

By Andrew Denney

22 minute read

May 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Whether or not former Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard is still a man who knows too much cannot be considered in his effort to loosen the terms of his parole, a federal appellate judge said.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

May 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Whether or not former Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard is still a man who knows too much cannot be considered in his effort to loosen the terms of his parole, a federal appellate judge said.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

May 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Holding the Jordan-based Arab Bank liable for damages caused to the victims of terror attacks could deal a blow to legitimate banking operations in the Middle East and could negatively affect American interests in the region, an attorney for the bank argued Tuesday before a federal appeals court.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read