January 1, 2021
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...
December 17, 2020 — Lawline.com
On December 17, 2020, LSW partners Gabrielle Friedman and Frank Wohl presented Ethics in Corporate Investigations, a Continuing Legal Education program in conjunction with Lawline.com. Broadcast live online and recorded at Lawline’s studio in lower Manhattan, the program provided viewers information on strategies for managing conflicts of interest and protecting client privilege during internal investigations. ...
November 30, 2020 — Law360
On November 30, 2020, LSW founding partner John Siffert and associate Brice Jastrow published an article in Law 360 analyzing the unprecedented changes to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure mandated by the Due Process Protection Act signed into law in October, 2020, and their potentially wide-ranging effects on white collar practice. These changes to...
November 20, 2020
LSW founding partner John Siffert and co-panelist Katie Recker of Welsh & Recker addressed the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at their 2020 White Collar Practice Webinar, speaking on “New Developments in Rule 16-A Sea Change?” They discussed proposed changes to Rule 16 regarding expert reports and new Rule 16.1 requiring the government and...
November 17, 2020
LSW partner Jillian Berman was entrusted with the unique opportunity to publicly interview three distinguished federal judges at the Women’s White Collar Defense Association New York Chapter Meeting in November 2020. The jurists on the panel were the Hon. Pamela Chen (United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York), the Hon. Ann...
November 15, 2020
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...
November 9, 2020
We are delighted to announce that LSW’s white collar practice as well as our commercial litigation practice have been singled out for top rankings by the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” initiative for 2021. LSW has earned a national Tier One ranking for Criminal Defense: White Collar, a national Tier Two ranking...
November 5, 2020
New York University’s Pollack Center on Law and Business hosted a zoom conference to commemorate the 40th anniversary of United States v. Chiarella, the origin of modern insider trading cases. The program explored the fascinating backstories of the Chiarella prosecution and the Supreme Court argument as well as the SEC’s and DOJ’s insider trading enforcement strategies...
October 2, 2020
Benchmark Litigation has recognized LSW as a top-ranked national firm for White Collar Crime in its 2021 United States Litigation Guide. Six partners were singled out as stars in various fields including white collar crime, securites litigation and commercial litigation. Jillian Berman— Future Star Gabrielle Friedman— Local Litigation Star in White Collar Crime Daniel Gitner—...
September 26, 2020
LSW is proud to announced that our partner Daniel M. Gitner has been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers in recognition of his extraordinary skill in the courtroom. For 70 years, the ACTL has pursued its mission “to maintain and improve the standards of trial practice, ethics and the administration of justice,” honoring...