In the Matter of Gaya S. Gayatrinath, admitted as Subramaniam Gayathrinath, an attorney and counselor-at-law. (Attorney Registration No. 2232346)

PER CURIAM — On January 18, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the respondent pleaded guilty before the Honorable Richard M. Berman to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud, in violation of 18 USC §371, a federal felony. The respondent was sentenced on June 6, 2017, to a term of imprisonment of 22 months and a period of postrelease supervision of 3 years, and was ordered to pay restitution, jointly and severally with his codefendants, in the amount of $683,632,800.23, and a mandatory special assessment of $100. The Grievance Committee for the Second, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts now moves to strike the respondent’s name from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law, pursuant to Judiciary Law §90(4), based upon his conviction of a felony. The respondent opposes the motion to strike, contending that a lesser sanction should be imposed based upon, inter alia, his sacrifice in leaving a successful law practice in Bangalore, India, to practice in New York, his integrity during the course of his criminal proceeding, and his character references. Pursuant to Judiciary Law §90(4)(a), “[a]ny person being an attorney and counsellor-at-law who shall be convicted of a felony as defined in paragraph e of this subdivision, shall upon such conviction, cease to be an attorney and counsellor-at-law.” Judiciary Law §90(4)(e) provides that: