Seth C Farber

Seth C Farber

March 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Bail the Rich: Armed Guards, Private Prisons, and Special Treatment for the Wealthy Under the Bail Reform Act

District 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 Fifth

The 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 interviews

In 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 Job

In 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