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...
September 16, 2020 — New York City Bar Association
Founding partner Frank Wohl hosted his ever-popular annual event at the Bar Association of the City of New York, moderating an all-star lawyer panel discussing ethical issues in the context of corporate internal investigations. This year’s program devoted special attention to ethical issues raised by circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. This annual update program...
September 15, 2020
LSW partner Jillian Berman participated, along with top government speakers from the DOJ, the SEC, and U.S. Attorney’s Offices in a Sandpiper Partners LLC virtual conference on “Hot Trends in DOJ and SEC Enforcement and Litigation,” co-sponsored by Paul Weiss. Jillian and other panelists discussed current trends and developments in DOJ and SEC white-collar enforcement,...
August 20, 2020
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 –...
August 14, 2020
LSW is so pleased that Benchmark Litigation has once again selected our partner Helen Gredd as one of the Top 250 Women Litigators in the United States for her inspiring achievements in the securites law arena. As Benchmark Litigation says: “These women have earned their place amongst the leading female litigators by participating in some...
April 29, 2020 — Practical Law
LSW partner Jillian Berman and associate Lise Rahdert published this article with Practical Law considering the advantages and challenges for a defense lawyer whose client is asked to testify or be interviewed remotely via telephone or videoconference, an increasingly common request by prosecutors in times of social distancing.
April 23, 2020 — Chambers USA
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...