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...
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Paris Annual Meeting of EFCL features Gabrielle Friedman as Panelist discussing “Negotiated Justice” in Corruption Cases and DOJ’s New Enforcement Priorities
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...
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Risks Of Today’s Proffer Agreements May Outweigh Benefits
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...
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LSW Welcomes New Partner Katie Lemire, Former Head of NYS Department of Financial Services
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...
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LSW Celebrates 2024 Listing with Global Investigations Review’s “GIR 100”
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...
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How the Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks in Secondary Sources
October 31, 2024 — Law 360
Until now, American courts have focused how to protect themselves from the use of AI by lawyers who cite non-existent cases that were “hallucinated” by generative artificial intelligence tools. In their timely Law 360 article, John S. Siffert and Allison Morse discuss the potential risk that generative AI poses to secondary sources that lawyers and judges...
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Super Lawyers Recognizes 13 LSW Attorneys in 2024 rankings
October 24, 2024
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:...
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Ethical Considerations for Corporate Investigations — CLE Webinar with the NYC Bar Association
September 25, 2024
For the past 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, prosecutors and ethics experts to discuss cutting-edge strategic and ethical issues arising in investigations...
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Helen Gredd Receives Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy from the Office of the Appellate Defender
September 25, 2024
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...