By Colby Hamilton | November 1, 2017
Joseph Meli, the man accused of executing a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that lured investors in with promises of substantial profits from the resale of tickets to the Broadway hit “Hamilton” and other big shows pleaded guilty Tuesday to security fraud, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York announced.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Bill Maguire, Terence Healy and Valerie Cahan | November 1, 2017
In this Outside Counsel article, Bill Maguire, Terence Healy and Valerie Cahan write: The impacts of 'Kokesh' in SEC enforcement proceedings are significant and will unfold quickly in the coming years.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By William F. Johnson | November 1, 2017
In his Corporate Crime column, William F. Johnson writes: As the season changes to fall, and baseball playoffs and football dominate sports headlines, the home field advantage has proven important once again. But in the regulatory litigation game, it appears that even a home field advantage cannot help the Securities and Exchange Commission consistently win its enforcement trials in administrative proceedings.
By Christine Simmons | October 31, 2017
According to court records Monday, a plea agreement hearing is set for Nov. 20 in Newark.
By Colby Hamilton | October 30, 2017
The unsealed indictment of Paul Manafort on Monday is the first to be produced by U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's actions in the 2016 elections.
By Christine Simmons | October 27, 2017
After two trials in a prosecution that originally included 11 defendants, no one is going to jail in the Dewey & LeBoeuf case.
By Colby Hamilton | October 25, 2017
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and his chief of investigations, Christopher McPartland, were indicted Wednesday for their alleged role in attempting to cover up an assault by former Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.
By Christine Simmons | October 20, 2017
Prosecutors told jurors that former law firm partner Evan Greebel agreed to help ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli steal money because Greebel was “eager for more business.”
By Christine Simmons | New York Law Journal | October 16, 2017
Legal ethicists are expected to take the stand at a trial starting this week against for Evan Greebel, a former Kaye Scholer and Katten Muchin Rosenman partner facing federal conspiracy charges for his role advising disgraced hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli.
By Brian Baxter | New York Law Journal | October 11, 2017
Four months after pleading guilty to tax charges, former Herrick Feinstein partner Harold Levine was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the IRS.
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