New York Law Journal | News|Profile
By Meghann M. Cuniff | January 10, 2022
A rule change in the Central District of California ended an unusual practice of other judges deciding recusal motions targeting their colleagues. Now an unusual request in Michael Avenatti's cross-country criminal cases is putting a California trial record before a judge in the Southern District of New York.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | January 10, 2022
It's the fourth plea deal announced in the ongoing federal investigation, and it reveals new details about a courtroom showdown over a would-be whistleblower's extortive demands.
By Alaina Lancaster | January 7, 2022
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila proposed delaying the trial of former Thernaos COO Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani by about a month. Balwani's counsel from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe said he "can't say whether we will agree to a continuance" in the case.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael A. Sirignano | January 6, 2022
It is not difficult to understand why insurance fraud remains such a key area of focus for government officials, carriers and attorneys.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan S. Sack | January 6, 2022
In 'Kelly v. United States', a unanimous Supreme Court held that a scheme was not intended to "obtain property" when its objective was to misuse government officials' regulatory powers, or when monetary losses were "incidental," and not the actual object of the scheme. Following 'Kelly', the meaning of property was central to two high-profile cases in the Second Circuit, 'Blaszczak' and 'Gatto'. In this edition of their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan S. Sack explain the impact of 'Kelly' on 'Blaszczak' and 'Gatto' and conclude with a brief discussion of the "right to control" theory of mail and wire fraud, which has been challenged in light of the 'Kelly' decision.
By Andrew Goudsward | January 5, 2022
The omicron surge is sending courts back into a 2020 posture. Here's what else what we're watching out for in the white-collar field in 2022.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Evan T. Barr | January 5, 2022
The prospect of more favorable fact-finding from the bench has dramatically improved, as President Biden reshapes the federal judiciary with appointees who are far more likely to have previously worked as public defenders and academics than as prosecutors.
Daily Business Review | Analysis
By Dan Roe | January 4, 2022
Find out who gained top talent and who lost rainmakers in our review of South Florida's biggest laterals this year.
By Alaina Lancaster | January 3, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes could face 20 years in prison after a San Jose jury Monday convicted her of defrauding investors at the Silicon Valley blood-testing company.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | December 31, 2021
Prosecutors say they can safely proceed amid the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant, through the nearby District of New Jersey has halted all in-person proceedings through Jan. 31.
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