Robert J Anello

August 05, 2002 | New York Law Journal

W ITH CALLS for criminal action against those responsible for business and accounting improprieties growing louder by the day, we can expect to see a groundswell of prosecutions against corporate officers and employees. As the financial capital of the country, many of those prosecutions will be brought in New York. Even those who believe that their actions are beyond the reach of United States and New York law may be vulnerable to prosecution here. 1 But can an executive who operated exclusively from his or

By Robert G. Morvillo And Robert J. Anello

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October 27, 2004 | Law.com

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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June 05, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that although not applied frequently, ancillary jurisdiction has been exercised in federal criminal cases for purposes of expunging a defendant's arrest record, entertaining motions for the return of seized property, or resolving issues involving legal fees.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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October 14, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, write that in several recent high-visibility cases, when the underlying investigation of alleged criminality proved unfruitful, the government nevertheless proceeded to prosecute those under investigation for allegedly impeding the primary investigation.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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February 01, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In their White-Collar Crime column, Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, members of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, discuss what has been called a "tactical sea change in pursuit of financial malefactors" with the federal government now employing investigative techniques typically associated with organized crime and drug cases.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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February 07, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, write that court-directed innovation is a concept rarely applied in federal criminal trials. Despite being vested with wide discretion in trial management techniques, the format and trial of federal criminal cases has remained rather constant throughout the years.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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December 05, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that today, an employee's ability to assert Fifth Amendment rights in the context of a government investigation and still preserve his job does not necessarily depend on the employee's role in the alleged misconduct, but whether the employer is a private industry or a government agency.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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June 02, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write: Attorneys involved in criminal cases are constantly being called upon to give legal advice with respect to sensitive, complex and often ambiguous matters. Historically, attorneys have challenged established principals of law by forging new and creative arguments and sometimes advise clients how to avoid strictures of the law. Rarely has erroneous legal advice been criminalized without a finding that the attorney is knowingly and deliberately rendering advice which will further criminal conduct. Two recent cases starkly present the issue of whether and how legal advice can be prosecuted.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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August 03, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In their White-Collar Crime column, , write that as no statute defines illegal insider trading, individuals seeking to conform their conduct to the law cannot understand what is required of them by reading a statute, but instead must interpret a vast body of sometimes inconsistent case law.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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August 07, 2008 | Law.com

When, as is increasingly common, white-collar investigations cross national boundaries, the sanctity of attorney-client communications, particularly those involving foreign-based in-house counsel, is not guaranteed. To increase the odds of preserving corporate clients' confidences and secrets, attorneys representing multinational clients or involved in multijurisdictional investigations need to be alert to some basic rules that courts are likely to employ, say attorneys Robert Morvillo and Robert Anello.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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