Mark Hamblett

March 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The wife of former Jenkens & Gilchrist partner and now federal prisoner Paul Daugerdas has lost her bid to recover millions of dollars that a judge ordered her husband to forfeit for his massive tax fraud scheme.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

March 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Whether the political corruption conviction of former Democratic power Sheldon Silver should stand took front and center Thursday as a federal appeals court explored what it means when a politician takes "official action" as part of a quid pro quo.

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

March 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Criminal charges will not be brought against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his fundraisers for soliciting campaign donations from people who sought favors from City Hall, Acting Southern District U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim announced Thursday morning.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

March 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A prosecutor told a federal jury Wednesday that the government has the goods on professional gambler William "Billy" Walters for insider trading. But Walters' attorney, Kramer Levin's Barry Berke, said the star witness against his client, worried about his own possible prosecution after stealing from a charity for battered women, made up the story.

By Mark Hamblett

10 minute read

March 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Regardless of who is selected to fill the shoes of just-fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, white-collar practitioners see little change coming in the prosecution of financial crimes in the Southern District.

By Mark Hamblett

9 minute read

March 10, 2017 | National Law Journal

Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is out of a job. Bharara, who was told he would keep his position during a meeting with the President-elect at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan in November, announced via his personal Twitter account that he was fired just before 3 p.m. Saturday. "I did not resign," he said in the tweet. "Moments ago, I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life."

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

March 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker and Democratic powerhouse Sheldon Silver will be tested on March 16 at the Second Circuit over jury instructions on "official action."

By Mark Hamblett

8 minute read

March 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys for PricewaterhouseCoopers sparred with Jon Corzine Friday, trying to get the former MF Global CEO to admit that the responsibility for the brokerage's meltdown in 2011 lay with him, not the accounting giant.

By Mark Hamblett

10 minute read

March 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The decision of Southern District Judge Loretta Preska to take senior status effective March 1 opens up a second vacancy on the court. There are 11 vacancies in the Second Circuit and more around the state.

By Mark Hamblett

3 minute read

March 09, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said Thursday it wasn't his big gamble in Euro bonds that sunk MF Global in October of 2011, but a lack of market confidence spurred on by unjustified credit downgrades.

By Mark Hamblett

9 minute read