Jane Wester is a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. Email her at [email protected] or find her on Twitter @janewester.
June 07, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Former Allianz Global Investors Executive Pleads Guilty to Investment Adviser FraudGregoire 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 TrialGurbir 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 IRSDefendants 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 LawsuitSkadden, 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 AttorneysEdward 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 ResultsD.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 ConflictMenendez' 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 RetrialProsecutors 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 FraudProsecutors 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 SuitPlaintiffs' 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
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