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LSW partner Matt Coogan was invited to join a panel of distinguished colleagues at the annual Springtime CLE Luncheon of The New York Council of Defense Lawyers to address the rapidly changing role of artificial intelligence in criminal law practice.   He discussed his recent Law 360 article on the U.S. v. Heppner ruling in the...

In 2026, Chambers and Partners 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. Chambers reviewers noted that...

The inaugural Legal 500 US Elite – New York rankings has recognized Lankler Siffert & Wohl  LLP partner Jillian B. Berman for her practice in white collar criminal defense.  The ranking is intended “to shine a spotlight on the exceptional lawyers driving innovation and growth in key US cities.”    Congratulations, Jillian!

We are delighted to announce that five partners at  Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Super Lawyers! We congratulate our lawyers named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers List: Jillian B. Berman –Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation Matthew Coogan — Business Litigation, Criminal Defense:...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP is proud to have six lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in America® and two lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2026 Editions. Congratulations to each on this hard-earned recognition of your work on behalf of our clients in the criminal defense and complex business litigation arenas....

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP team Douglass Maynard, Ramya Kasturi, and Charlotte Blatt won another judgment defeating Mayor Eric Adams’s second complaint against the New York City Campaign Finance Board.  The Mayor’s lawsuit claimed, again, that his campaign was entitled to $3.5 million in matching funds from the CFB, based on alleged constitutional and state...

For over two decades Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP has organized and chaired this annual event with the New York City Bar Association.  The format of Ethical Considerations for Corporate Investigations: Views from All Sides brings together white-collar defense lawyers, former prosecutors and ethics experts to discuss cutting-edge strategic and ethical issues arising in investigations...

LSW team Doug Maynard, Ramya Kasturi and Charlotte Blatt achieved a federal court victory on behalf of the New York City Campaign Finance Board on July 14, 2025.  On LSW’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit brought by NYC Mayor...

In 2025, Chambers and Partners 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. Chambers reviewers opined that...

Katherine A. Lemire is the newest partner at Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP. At LSW, Katie will leverage her unique expertise in government enforcement and financial services regulation to provide superb legal services to our clients. Katie enhances LSW’s capabilities in navigating complex financial regulatory landscapes.  Over the forty years since it was founded, LSW...

2024 marks the first year Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP is listed in the GIR 100, a survey of law firms from around the world that profiles “the best firms for companies and executives to call on during high-stakes cross-border corporate investigations.”  The listing by Global Investigations Review is a recognition of LSW’s command of...

We are delighted to announce that 13 attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP have been recognized in the 2024 Super Lawyers edition.    We congratulate our lawyers named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers List: Jillian B. Berman –Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation Matthew Coogan — Business Litigation, Criminal Defense:...

The Office of the Appellate Defender has honored LSW partner Helen Gredd with the Milton S. Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy. The award is presented annually to two of the most “highly regarded advocates in the nation.” Helen will be recognized along with David Patton of Hecker Fink LLP. The awards will be presented...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP is proud to have seven lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in America® and two lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2025 Editions. Congratulations to each on this hard-earned recognition of your work on behalf of our clients in the criminal defense and complex business litigation arenas....

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 commercial litigation and securities law arenas. The Benchmark Litigation guide focuses on the leading women litigators from across the country who have secured their place by participating in some of the most...

International law firm ranking organization Legal 500 has once again named Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP as a leading firm providing world class service to our clients in the areas of corporate investigations and white collar defense.  We are gratified that our work on behalf of our clients has been recognized this year:  “Housing a...

Chambers and Partners 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. Chambers highlighted reviews stating that LSW...

LSW founding partner John S. Siffert received the 2024 Leon Silverman Award from the New York-Downstate State Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers on May 21, 2024. The bi-annual award is presented to “a practicing lawyer or retired judge whose career has exemplified the qualities of ethics and professionalism embodied in the College’s...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP  has received a National Tier One ranking in Criminal Defense: White Collar for the fifth year in a row in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®. The distinction is earned by few boutique law firms and reflects the continuing national recognition of our work in the area of white...

We are delighted to announce that 14 attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP have been recognized in the 2023 Super Lawyers edition.    We congratulate our lawyers named to the the New York Metro Super Lawyers List: Jillian Berman –Criminal Defense: White Collar, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation Matt Coogan — Business Litigation, Criminal Defense:...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP is proud to announce that Michael D. Longyear has joined the firm as partner, after nearly seven years of public service as a federal prosecutor in New York City. Michael rejoins LSW following his service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for...

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP is proud to have six lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in America® and four lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2024 Editions. Congratulations to each on this heard-earned recognition of your work on behalf of our clients in the criminal defense and complex business litigation arenas....

Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP proudly announces that Douglass Maynard has joined the firm as our newest partner. At LSW Doug will work with corporate and individual clients, helping them resolve complex legal and business issues. He will represent clients in internal investigations, white collar and regulatory proceedings and civil litigation and pre-litigation disputes. In...

The Legal 500 United States 2023 has recognized Lanker Siffert & Wohl LLP for legal excellence in Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense:  Advice to Individuals.   The 2023 guide recognizes partners Jillian B.  Berman, Gabrielle S. Friedman,  Helen Gredd, John S. Siffert, Charles T. Spada and Frank H. Wohl as recommended lawyers in the white...

Chambers and Partners 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. Chambers comments that LSW “has such versatile...

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 –...

Internationally renowned independent ranking company Chambers and Partners has once again recognized LSW as a elite litigation and defense firm, awarding the firm a Band I spot for White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.  More than half of the firm’s partners have been individually ranked, and the Chambers editorial team  notes that the firm is...