Our Litigator of the Week is Sidley Austin’s Tai-Heng Cheng, who got his client off the hook in connection with a larger-than-life case involving a bold cyberheist.

In 2016, hackers stole $100 million of Bangladesh Bank’s funds from New York Federal Reserve. To this day, the culprits have not been caught, though North Korean hackers are suspected. But Bangladesh Bank has been keen to hold someone responsible, and set its sights on Cheng’s client, Manila-based Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. where some of the stolen funds were briefly deposited, alleging RICO and other violations.

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