Robert J Anello

April 04, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, write that the government's prosecution of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, has again raised the question: Does a former government employee really need confidential documents to mount a defense?

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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February 03, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, review three recent Second Circuit cases that illustrate how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Batson v. Kentucky is interpreted and continues to generate litigation.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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December 01, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write: The current U.S. Supreme Court docket includes a number of important cases that should be monitored closely by white collar practitioners. The Court is exploring the boundaries of the federal honest services law for the first time; re-examining the Confrontation Clause and its application to evidence sought from non-testifying forensic experts; and reviewing the ineffective assistance of counsel standard under the Sixth Amendment in the context of what attorneys must advise their clients about the collateral consequences of a guilty plea.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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August 03, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, write that, although times have been difficult for white-collar crime defendants, certain advancements in the laws mark the start of a new period in this arena.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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October 02, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello, partners at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, write that government theories of wrongdoing in backdating prosecutions have vacillated in accordance with underlying facts, but, for the most part, focus on securities law disclosure failures and accounting issues. They analyze one recent prosecution which illuminates the types of issues and defenses in these cases.

By Robert G. Morvillo and Robert J. Anello

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