Education Department Official Resigns
New York Daily News
May 13, 2011

Represent local Department of Education vendor in billing practices investigation.

Chevron Ordered To Pay Billions By Ecuadorian Court
New York Times
February 14, 2011

Represented, as local counsel, consulting firm involved in $9 billion dollar judgment against American oil company.

Relative of Belgian Royalty Arrested for Fraud
Wall Street Journal
June 11, 2010

Represented money manager related to Belgian royalty who was charged with grand larceny and forgery.

Municipal Bond Industry Bidding Practices
Bloomberg Business Week
May 21, 2010

Represented broker in three-year United States Department of Justice investigation into bidding procedures for so-called guaranteed investment contracts in the municipal bond industry.

SEC Scrutiny of CDOs
Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2010

Represented hedge fund executive in SEC inquiry concerning collaterized debt obligations.

Madoff Computer Programmer
ABC News
March 17, 2010

Represent long-time computer programmer at Bernard Madoff's investment advisory business, indicted for conspiracy to commit securities fraud and to create false books and records.

Galleon Insider Trading Charges
The New York Times
February 9, 2010

Represented Galleon senior executive related to allegations of insider trading by firm's founder.

Alleged $92M Mortgage Fraud
New York Post
June 4, 2009

Represented real estate developer indicted federally for role in alleged $92 million mortgage fraud.

Wal-Mart Worker Fatally Trampled
New York Law Journal
May 7, 2009

Represented as pool counsel more than a dozen witnesses in state criminal and civil investigations of store and shoppers involved in post-Thanksgiving Day trampling of Wal-Mart employee who later died.

West Point Cadet Who Faced Court Martial
Times Herald-Record
April 15, 2009

Jointly represented West Point cadet and member of its football team for alleged misconduct that subjected him to general court martial.

Medical Diagnostic Test Kits
Wall Street Journal
April 15, 2009

Represented as pool counsel more than a dozen witnesses in criminal misbranding and civil False Claims Act investigations involving California medical testing company, Nichols Institute Diagnostics.

Old Masters Paintings
New York Magazine
March 24, 2009

Represented individual in fraud investigation of Salander-O'Reilly Galleries LLC, a Manhattan art gallery that specialized in Old Masters paintings.

Ex-Duane Reade Chief Embezzlement Indictment
Bloomberg News
October 10, 2008

Represented company that did business with CEO of prominent drug store chain later convicted of embezzling company funds.

Deutsche Bank Building Fire
New York Times
August 20, 2008

Represented building inspector in state criminal investigation into death of two firefighters trapped in building under demolition near World Trade Center.

Bear Stearns & Subprime Mortgages
Washington Post
June 20, 2008

Represented individual who worked closely with two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers indicted federally, and later acquitted, for their involvement in subprime mortgage market.

Defense Contractors & Trade Secrets
The Washington Times
January 8, 2008

Represented co-founder of two companies indicted in Maryland by USDOJ Antitrust Division on bid rigging and theft of trade secrets conspiracy charges; companies provided aviation fuel to Department of Defense and ground support and fuel to private jets in more than 200 airports in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
The Miami Herald
August 7, 2007

Represented seven individuals associated with Florida-based private bank in Bank Secrecy Act investigation conducted by USDOJ, Federal Reserve Board and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Heating Oil Irregularities
New York Times
July 20, 2007

Represented energy industry executive in federal criminal case, related to allegations of overcharging in the home heating oil business.

Hedge Fund Financing
The Financial Times
May 8, 2007

Represented executive at capital markets subsidiary of Swiss financial services company in investigation that alleged improper trading practices.

KPMG Tax Shelters
The Wall Street Journal
February 15, 2007

Represented company that derived benefit from tax shelters promoted by former KPMG tax partner.

New York Stock Exchange Specialists
USA Today
November 27, 2006

Represented as pool counsel more than two dozen New York Stock Exchange specialists and clerks in connection with two federal investigations and prosecutions of questionable trading practices. Both indictments later dismissed.

North Carolina Lottery
The [Raleigh] News & Observer
October 26, 2006

Jointly represented former Scientific Games lobbyist in federal and state investigations that focused on efforts to pass North Carolina lottery legislation and resulted in misdemeanor charges.

Questionable Expense Reports
The Anderson Independent-Mail
September 27, 2006

Represented senior executive at South Carolina-based apparel company in investigation of more than $1 million in questionable expense reports submitted by chief executive officer.

Theft by Cleric
The New York Times
May 27, 2006

Represented defense witness in state investigation and prosecution of cleric charged with stealing church funds from parish.

Bribery Probe of Diamond Graders
The Wall Street Journal
March 8, 2006

Represented victim of diamond graders who were accused of taking bribes from diamond dealers to inflate grading of precious stones.

Marsh & McLennan Bid Rigging
Bloomberg News
September 16, 2005

Represented Marsh & McLennan executive indicted by New York State Attorney General on insurance bid rigging charges.

Day Traders & Squawk Boxes
The New York Times
August 16, 2005

Represented retail brokerage manager in federal "squawk box" investigation of brokers who allegedly received payoffs to release confidential, proprietary financial information to day traders.

Connecticut Investment Fund Fraud by NYU Student
New York Magazine
June 27, 2005

Represented family members of New York University undergraduate indicted by federal prosecutors for fraud in running Greenwich, Connecticut hedge fund that attracted millions of dollars from sophisticated investors.

Palladium Murder (Wrongful Conviction) Case
The New Yorker
May 15, 2005

Jointly represented David Lemus, on pro bono basis, in wrongful conviction case. Lemus, together with Olmedo Hidalgo, had his conviction overturned (and was later acquitted) after he served more than 13 years in prison for 1990 murder of Palladium nightclub bouncer. Case was also subject of two-hour Dateline NBC special.

Newspaper Circulation Scandal
The New York Post
December 3, 2004

Represented senior financial officer in federal criminal case with charges of inflated newspaper circulation figures.

Sales Tax & the Art World
The New York Times
May 9, 2004

Represented firm internationally prominent in art world on charges related to non-payment of sales tax by clients on contemporary artworks.

Florida Attorney Referral Service
The New York Times
February 1, 2004

Represented senior executive in Florida-based attorney referral service company in federal criminal case charging fraudulent purchase of business.

Mutual Funds Probe
Business Week
December 9, 2003

Represented former executive at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in connection with New York State Attorney General and SEC mutual fund "late trading" and "market timing" cases. No charges brought, and related indictment dismissed on eve of trial.

Symbol Technologies Accounting Fraud
The Associated Press
March 25, 2003

Represented executive at Symbol Technologies, leading maker of bar code technology, on securities fraud charges growing out of corporate accounting irregularities totaling more than $200 million.

Global Crossing Telecom Litigation
The Los Angeles Times
October 27, 2002

Jointly represented, as shadow counsel, former senior executive at Global Crossing in federal commercial litigation growing out of criminal and regulatory investigations into company's finances.

Investment Banker Charged with Money Laundering
Talk Magazine
November 2001

Represented former investment bank managing director in violation of supervised release proceeding growing out of earlier money laundering conviction.