August 26, 2025
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....
August 11, 2025 — Law 360
We are pleased to announce the publication in Law 360 of “A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attorneys Avoid AI Hallucinations” by LSW attorneys John Siffert and Rosie Rubin, with co-author Terrence M. Connors. AI use in legal drafting has surged, and so have sanctions for fabricated citations. Courts and bar groups are warning lawyers to...
August 5, 2025 — New York Law Journal
Mediation is transforming legal practice by offering a faster, more cost-effective, and client-centered alternative to litigation. In their recent New York Law Journal article, mediators John S. Siffert and Nelson Edward Timken emphasize that effective mediation starts well before the session itself. Lawyers are encouraged to be proactive in scheduling, transparent about key deadlines, and to ensure...
July 24, 2025 — New York Law Journal
In a recent New York Law Journal article, John Siffert and co-author Nelson Timken propose that litigators start to view mediation as another weapon in their arsenal to resolve litigated cases. Often mediations fail because litigators do not seize the opportunity to create an environment that makes it possible to achieve the client’s goal short...
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...
June 13, 2025
LSW partner Gabi Friedman joined an international panel of eminent attorneys at the European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers June 2025 Conference in Paris, convened around the topic “Calculating he Unexpected: best practices and pitfalls in international corporate bribery and ESG investigations.” Gabi participated in a lively analysis with panelists from France and Italy of white-collar...
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...
March 31, 2025 — Law 360
In their latest Law 360 article, Jillian Berman, John Siffert and Ben Schwartz analyze proffer agreements — frequently used when a witness agrees to a voluntary interview with a federal prosecutor. Once referred to as a “Queen for a Day” agreement, the practice of proffer agreements is evolving with the times. This article considers from...
March 10, 2025
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...
November 20, 2024
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...