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New York Law Journal

Jury Finds Former Martin Shkreli Attorney Guilty in Stock Scheme

Evan Greebel, a former partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman who was at Kaye Scholer at the time of his arrest, was stone faced as a jury handed up guilty verdicts for one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Morrison Cohen, Stepping in for PlexCoin, Takes Swipe at SEC

Lawyers at Morrison Cohen have stepped in to defend the alleged fraudsters behind the "PlexCoin" initial coin offering, and argue in a letter to a Brooklyn federal judge that the SEC has vastly overstepped its authority.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

SEC Claims Florida-Based Woodbridge Group Ran $1.2B Ponzi Scheme

The SEC alleges Woodbridge and its former CEO Robert H. Shapiro defrauded more than 8,400 investors, many of whom were elderly.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Simpson Thacher and Kasowitz Benson Sued For Malpractice

The former CEO of Patriot National is blaming the law firms for its impending bankruptcy.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida's Conroy Simberg Opens Office in Georgia and Forms Cannabis Practice in Florida

Conroy Simberg partners Christopher Berga and Mark Goldstein will lead the firm's cannabis practice out of its office in Hollywood, Fla.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Revives 'Flash Boys' Market Manipulation Suit Against Exchanges

The appellate panel said the district court erred in granting the exchanges absolute immunity, as well as in finding the plaintiffs failed to state a claim.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Rebuffs Bid for Temporary Freeze of Tezos Assets

U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg said investor Bruce MacDonald had failed to show that he'd be irreparably harmed without a temporary restraining order freezing funds in the stalled ICO.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Clarifies Requirements for Actions Against Cayman Islands Companies

In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. discuss a case in which the Court of Appeals clarified the requirements for plaintiffs seeking to bring shareholder derivative actions against Cayman Islands companies in New York State courts.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

A Strong Mix: Wilmer, Finalist for Litigation Department of the Year

Wilmer's government and intellectual property experience, combined with strength in other key practices earned it a spot as a finalist for Litigation Department of the Year.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Investor Suit Seeks Immediate Freeze of $1B in Tezos Assets

Lawyers will move for a temporary restraining order at a hearing Tuesday, warning that "irreparable looting" may be imminent for investors who poured cryptocurrency into the Tezos ICO.
6 minute read

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