Cases
Representative Matters: Defended Continental Properties Company, Inc. against claims of fraud
breach of fiduciary duty,
obtained a mid-trial settlement after five weeks of trial in which the plaintiffs paid Continental $100 to dismiss the case
a related matter in Wisconsin.
Obtained full acquittal of three counts of felony assault charges.
Obtained dismissal of all counts for an attorney sued under civil RICO for alleged involvement in a human trafficking scheme
recovered $20,000 in sanctions from opposing counsel
Obtained reversal
new civil trial in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals following an unfavorable jury verdict out of the Eastern District of New York.
Obtained a sentence in federal court in Manhattan on behalf of JoAnn Jodi Crupi, a former employee of Bernard Madoff, of only 6 years in prison, with a chance of the last of those years to be served in home confinement
much less than the federal guideline 175-year maximum, the probation department recommendation of 14 years,
the Assistant United States Attorney plea bargain offer of 10 years.
Obtained on behalf of a pro bono client a victory under the New York Safe Harbor Act, vacating criminal convictions the client received while she was commercially
sexually exploited
trafficked in the 1970's.
Defended major multi-national corporations in DOJ investigations into price fixing
bid rigging in various markets.
Defended a major multi-national corporation against direct
indirect purchasers in treble damages antitrust class action.
Defended major multi-national corporations in international investigations for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
the U.K. Bribery Act.
Represented a major multi-national company in internal investigation into potential securities fraud following massive, unexpected losses.
Obtained an acquittal on seventeen counts of robbery, burglary
sexual assault for a foreign national in the New York Supreme Court.
Prosecuted a complex habeas action involving interlocking issues arising from state convictions for sexual assault
imprisonment, terrorism investigations
immigration matters.
