March 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Bail the Rich: Armed Guards, Private Prisons, and Special Treatment for the Wealthy Under the Bail Reform ActDistrict courts appear destined to wrestle with the “private prison” issue unless and until the Second Circuit issues definitive guidance, or the legislature amends the Bail Reform Act.
By Ross M. Kramer and Seth C. Farber
9 minute read
December 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Why the Public (and the President) Are Wrong About What It Means to Take the FifthThe public and the media—and apparently the President—have a basic misimpression about the history and purpose of the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination.
By Ross M. Kramer and Seth C. Farber
11 minute read
July 24, 2006 | National Law Journal
New risk in employee interviewsIn U.S. v. Alaska Brokerage International Inc. the government argued that statements made by an employee and co-defendant of Alaska Brokerage International Inc. (ABI) during a government interview-which ABI's counsel did not attend-could be introduced against ABI as admissions.
By Seth C. Farber, Suzanne Jaffe Bloom and Jonathan C. Crafts/Special to The National Law Journal
11 minute read
April 07, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
Definitely Avoid 'Utter Failure': Dodging Risk Can Be a Taxing JobIn the era of 'zero risk, please,' the job of a corporate director has never been more difficult. And recently, a new area has been added to the already oh-so-burdened director's agenda: tax risk oversight.
By Lawrence M. Hill and Seth C. Farber
8 minute read
May 10, 2010 | New York Law Journal
War on Tax Fraud and in Afghanistan: Who Knew They Were Linked?Seth C. Farber, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf, and Bianca M. Forde, an associate at the firm, write that recently the specter of a broad, and possibly indefinite, extension of the statute of limitations has emerged in a high profile tax shelter prosecution in the Southern District of New York.
By Seth C. Farber and Bianca M. Forde
16 minute read