Steven Witzel

January 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In this Corporate Crime column, Steven Witzel and Amanda Giglio discuss the practice colloquially known as “prison gerrymandering” through which incarcerated people are counted as residents of the towns where they are imprisoned (rather than where they lived before they were incarcerated) for purposes of drawing parameters for legislative districts.

By Steven Witzel and Amanda Giglio

11 minute read

September 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Corporate Crime column, Steven Witzel writes: Much has been written on the nature and implications of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, including that they could mark the end of national currencies. The author focuses primarily on recent events in regulatory oversight and law enforcement scrutiny of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies.

By Steven Witzel

23 minute read

May 01, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In his Corporate Crime column, Steven Witzel, a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, writes: If sustained, the decision in 'United States v. Grimm' may significantly limit the government's ability to prosecute otherwise time-barred actions and provides defendants with new grounds to assert statute of limitations defenses.

By Steven Witzel

12 minute read