Mark Hamblett

October 31, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has rejected a petition seeking rehearing en banc of its decision in the case over allegations of environmental damage caused by an oil company later absorbed by Chevron.

By Mark Hamblett

3 minute read

October 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Whether an empty Brooklyn brownstone was abandoned when police busted partygoers is back in play in a civil rights lawsuit for a mass false arrest.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

October 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A year of commemorative programming will celebrate the court's anniversary.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

October 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Harold Levine, formerly the head of the tax practice group at Moritt Hock & Hamroff, was indicted by the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office for failing to report more than $3 million in income he diverted from the firm and defrauding the IRS as it tried to investigate the shelters.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

October 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Record companies and music publishers will get more damages and a second shot at holding the founder of MP3tunes liable for additional copyright infringement following a federal appeals court decision Tuesday.

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

October 24, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An attorney for Lynn Tilton told Administrative Law Judge Carol Fox Foelak that major Wall Street "sharks" went in with their eyes wide open in investing in three collateralized loan obligations run by Tilton and her Patriarch Partners group, now accused of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Mark Hamblett

9 minute read

October 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In barring Baker & Hostetler from defending real estate companies accused of laundering the proceeds of a $230 million fraud on the Russian Treasury, the Second Circuit Monday addressed the standard for disqualification in a new context: a motion to disqualify made by a nonparty, nonwitness.

By Mark Hamblett

19 minute read

October 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Criminal penalties for violating trade sanctions against the Iranian regime apply to the actions of a foreign national outside of the United States, a federal judge ruled Monday.

By Mark Hamblett

9 minute read

October 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Baker & Hostetler and partner John Moscow are out as defense lawyers for real estate companies accused of buying Manhattan real estate to launder proceeds for a group that defrauded the Russian Treasury.

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

October 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The lawyer for Wing Chau fought recent case law and took some tough questions Friday as he argued the Securities and Exchange Commission improperly chose to pursue Chau in an administrative proceeding instead of suing in federal court.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read