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U.S. News & World Report /Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”  has awarded Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP a National Tier One placement in Criminal Defense: White Collar  for the fourth year in a row. The distinction is earned by few boutique law firms and reflects the continuing national recognition of our work in the area...

In 2022, Who’s Who Legal (WWL) has listed four LSW lawyers for their achievements in multiple areas of business law.  We are delighted to congratulate the individuals who received this international recognition for their work on behalf of our clients, and their leadership in the legal community: Jillian B. Berman — USA Business Crime Defence...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP partner Jillian B. Berman has been named by Super Lawyers for the fourth year running as one of the “Top 100” attorneys and one of the “Top 50 Women” lawyers in the New York Metro Area. Super Lawyers 2022 notes that, “Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in New York Metro via a patented multiphase...

LSW is very pleased that the ranking organization Super Lawyers has recognized 14  LSW lawyers, including partners, counsel and associates, in the 2022 edition.  We are proud of the firm’s outstanding client service, leadership in the legal community, and commitment to training the next generation of top-notch litigators.   The LSW lawyers recognized in 2022 are:...

A federal district court in Colorado dismissed all criminal price-fixing charges against Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP client Justin Gay upon the motion by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to terminate the prosecution.  The dismissal came only months before trial was set to begin.  Mr. Gay, formerly a national sales executive...

Eight lawyers at LSW have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America for their accomplishments in fields including  white collar criminal defense, bet-the-company litigation, securities litigation, commercial litigation and corporate compliance and corporate governance.  We congratulate our colleagues named to the Best Lawyers in America list this year: Jillian B. Berman...

Partner Helen Gredd has again been ranked by Benchmark Litigation among the Top 250 Women Litigators in the Northeast United States for her inspiring achievements in the securities law arena. In its 2022 edition of Top 250 Women in Litigation, Benchmark writes: “these women have secured their place amongst the leading  female litigators by participating...

Chambers and Partners has again recognized Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP as a Band 1 firm in the category Litigation: Specialist Firms in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations  in New York.  We are proud to have received top marks from the colleagues and clients surveyed by Chambers this year. The Chambers editorial team notes...

LSW is pleased to announce the arrival of three new associate attorneys.  We are delighted to welcome these talented lawyers to our ranks: Kamika Shaw joined the firm in September 2021, following her clerkship with the Honorable Vernon S. Broderick in the Southern District of New York.  Kamika graduated from Harvard Law School and Duke...

LSW is delighted to announce the promotion of Ramya Kasturi to Counsel effective January 1, 2022.  Since joining LSW in 2016, Ramya’s work in both federal and state cases has exemplified the skill, diligence, dedication, and compassion in which we as a firm take such pride. Ramya represents clients at every stage of criminal proceedings,...

LSW congratulates partner Helen Gredd, who was recognized by the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) at its Annual Gala as among the “trailblazing women whose tireless efforts paved the way for today’s WWCDA.”    After a distinguished career in the SDNY as a prosecutor who served in various supervisory roles, including Chief of Appeals...

We are pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has included nine LSW attorneys on its 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers List, as well as six LSW attorneys on its  2021 New York Metro Rising Stars List. Partner Jillian Berman was additionally listed among the Top 100 Lawyers in the New  York Metro Area, and...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP is pleased to welcome Michael Gerber as its newest partner. Michael, a former U.S. Supreme Court clerk, comes to the firm following nine years as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). There he served in various leadership roles, most recently...

The firm is gratified that Best Lawyers USA 2022 has recognized nine LSW attorneys for their work in practice areas including white collar criminal defense, bet-the-company litigation and securities litigation.  Partners Jillian Berman, Gabi Friedman, Dan Gitner, Helen Gredd, John Siffert, Frank Wohl and Senior Counsel Rusty Wing have been renamed to the list of...

Partner Helen Gredd has again been ranked by Benchmark Litigation among the Top 250 Women Litigators in the Northeast United States for her inspiring achievements in the securities law arena. In its 2021 10th anniversary edition of its Women in Litigation Guide, Benchmark writes: “these women have earned their place amongst the leading female litigators...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP, a Manhattan litigation and white collar defense boutique, is proud to announce that it has again been ranked Band 1 in the category Litigation: Specialist Firms in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations  in New York by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2021: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business...

LSW is delighted to announce the promotion of Rachel S. Berkowitz to Counsel in recognition of her outstanding lawyering on behalf of clients and her service to the firm.   Rachel’s practice focuses on white collar defense, government investigations, and complex civil matters.  She has represented clients at every stage of criminal proceedings, from investigations...

National attorney ranking organization Super Lawyers has selected LSW partner Jillian Berman as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area, in the practice area Criminal Defense: White Collar. Jillian is a veteran federal prosecutor who served for nine years in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District...

Best Lawyers in America has recognized nine LSW attorneys for their achievements in fields including white collar criminal defense, bet-the-company litigation and securities litigation. We congratulate the seven partners named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America list: Jillian Berman – Criminal Defense: White-Collar Gabrielle S. Friedman – Criminal Defense: White-Collar Daniel M. Gitner –...