B Colby Hamilton

June 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Diversity in the law is critical but the binding force of commonality will always be the greater strength, former Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara told nearly 100 current and former Milbank summer law fellows on Wednesday.

By B. Colby Hamilton

15 minute read

June 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

An Argentinian national who worked for Swiss banks admitted to his role in bribing international soccer officials, as the sprawling investigation in FIFA corruption continues in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District.

By B Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

June 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In a decision relying heavily on the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting liability for statements deemed opinions in securities suits, a Manhattan federal judge has dismissed investor claims against gold mining company Pretium Resources Inc.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

June 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan federal judge granted a sweeping suppression motion in the government's fraud case against financier Benjamin Wey Tuesday, siding with the defendant over Fourth Amendment concerns in a significant setback to federal prosecutors.

By B. Colby Hamilton

4 minute read

June 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Second Department panel affirmed a lower court's dismissal motion that let Capital One off the liability hook in an alleged confidence scheme orchestrated by an employee against a customer.

By B. Colby Hamilton

9 minute read

June 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Harold Levine and a co-defendant pleaded guilty to charges that they failed to report collectively more than $4 million in income, according to the Southern District U.S. Attorney's office.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

June 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Second Circuit reversed a ruling that found a pollution settlement with several oil companies and a district attorney in California precluded legal action by the local water board.

By B. Colby Hamilton

8 minute read

June 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Kenneth Karas was "perplexed" by a defendant's failure to comply with court-ordered disgorgement calculations, he said in a ruling last week.

By B. Colby Hamilton

2 minute read

June 09, 2017 | New York Law Journal

An antitrust suit filed in the Southern District Thursday seeks to push major financial institutions toward greater transparency in the credit default swap market, potentially opening the door to more investor litigation in the space.

By B. Colby Hamilton

10 minute read

June 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Both regulators and financial litigators can expect to see cases moving rapidly through the courts in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kokesh v. Securities and Exchange Commission, observers say.

By B. Colby Hamilton

13 minute read