Jane Wester

January 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In Friday's motion, Giuliani's attorney Gary Fischoff of Berger, Fischoff, Shumer, Wexler & Goodman emphasized that he was asking U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean H. Lane to lift the automatic stay for a "limited purpose."

By Jane Wester

2 minute read

January 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In a ruling late Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Philip Halpern of the Southern District of New York denied SFFA's request to block West Point from considering race in admissions while the lawsuit was pending.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

January 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trump's attorney Alina Habba of Habba Madaio & Associates praised the ruling saying, "Mr. Cohen's lawsuit was doomed from its inception. We will continue to fight against any frivolous suits aimed at our client."

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

January 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal

SDNY prosecutors said a second trial would not affect Bankman-Fried's guidelines range at sentencing because U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan "can already consider all of this conduct."

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

December 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Claims against Giuliani include a suit filed by his former attorney Robert Costello and Costello's firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron for unpaid legal fees.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

December 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal

White-collar defense attorneys doubted that high-profile criminal prosecutions such as those of the FTX and Binance founders would continue in 2024, but said they will keep a close eye on regulatory developments.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

December 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The authors are represented by a Susman Godfrey team led by partners Justin A. Nelson, Alejandra C. Salinas and Rohit Nath.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

December 18, 2023 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said he did not believe Trevor Milton was likely to reoffend, but he nonetheless noted that "the law does not permit a pass for good intentions."

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

December 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Lafarge S.A. is the first corporation criminally charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist group. Members of the Yazidi-American community allege that forfeiture obtained through the guilty plea was not earmarked for ISIS' victims, including the Yazidi community attacked by ISIS in 2014 in what was widely described as a genocide.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

December 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in August to participating in a scheme to assist sanctioned Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read