Jane Wester

Jane Wester

Jane Wester is a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. Email her at [email protected] or find her on Twitter @janewester.

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June 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Former Allianz Global Investors Executive Pleads Guilty to Investment Adviser Fraud

Gregoire Tournant told Chief U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York that he was involved in providing altered risk reports to investors between 2014 and 2020 and knew the investors would have wanted to know that the reports had been altered.

By Jane Wester

2 minute read

June 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Whoa, That Was Gross': Former NJ AG Gurbir Grewal Takes Stand at Menendez Trial

Gurbir Grewal, the former New Jersey attorney general who is now director of SEC enforcement, recalled outreach to him by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez.

By Jane Wester

5 minute read

June 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Partners in Westchester Accounting Firm Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS

Defendants were accused of scheming to conceal their clients' personal income and conceal wages paid to their clients' employees, reducing their payroll tax liability.

By Jane Wester

2 minute read

June 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

SDNY Judge Grants Skadden Client Coty Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss Shareholder Lawsuit

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partners Scott Musoff, Lauren Aguiar and Paul Lockwood represent the defendants, Coty Inc., whose brands include Covergirl, Philosophy and Sally Hansen, and its board of directors.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

June 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal

SDNY US Attorney Names New Deputy, Executive Assistant US Attorneys

Edward Kim, who served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 2008 to 2017, rejoined the office in February after co-founding the litigation boutique now known as Krieger Lewin with two other alums of the SDNY.

By Jane Wester

2 minute read

May 31, 2024 | New York Law Journal

DC Professional Responsibility Board Recommends Disbarment for Giuliani After Attack on 2020 Election Results

D.C. authorities said that Giuliani's "effort to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election has helped destabilize our democracy."

By Jane Wester

2 minute read

May 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Nadine Menendez Finds New Counsel as Ex-Attorneys Withdraw Over Conflict

Menendez' new lawyer is longtime criminal defense attorney Barry Coburn of Coburn, Greenbaum & Eisenstein, which has offices in New York and Washington, D.C.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

May 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan DA May File New Indictment Against Harvey Weinstein Before Retrial

Prosecutors said they would pursue a new trial against the former movie mogul in the wake of a controversial 4-3 state high court ruling that dislodged his conviction.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read

May 28, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Astonishing': Kaplan Sentences FTX Executive to 7.5 Years for Role in Campaign Finance Fraud

Prosecutors asked that Ryan Salame receive a sentence of five to seven years, while defense counsel from Mayer Brown argued that a lower sentence of 18 months would be appropriate.

By Jane Wester

4 minute read

May 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Ticketmaster, Live Nation Hit With Ticket Buyers' Class Action Hours After DOJ Antitrust Suit

Plaintiffs' attorneys Israel David LLC and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd argued that Ticketmaster, a wholly owned subsidiary of Live Nation, has "monopoly power" over access to major concerts in the United States.

By Jane Wester

3 minute read


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