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Frank Wohl Chairs “Ethical Considerations for Corporate Investigations in the World of COVID-19”

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...

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Jillian Berman Speaks on “Hot Trends in DOJ and SEC Enforcement” at Sandpiper Partners Conference

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,...

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Nine LSW Attorneys Named Among “Best Lawyers in America” in 2021 Rankings

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 –...

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Helen Gredd Named Among the Top 250 Women in Litigation 2020

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...

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COVID-19 Considerations for Recipients of a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena To Testify

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.

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LSW Awarded Top Ranking by Chambers USA 2020

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...

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How the CARES Act Will Affect Federal Criminal Justice

March 31, 2020 — LinkedIn

LSW partner Gabi Friedman and counsel Rosie Rubin consider the effects on criminal justice of the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) signed into law of March 27, 2020. The article highlights some of the CARES Act’s important changes to procedures in federal criminal prosecutions, including its provisions relating to remote proceedings,...

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John Siffert Receives NYLPI’s Law & Society Award

February 13, 2020 — NYLPI

Founding LSW partner John Siffert was awarded the prestigious Law & Society Award by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest at the 27th annual award luncheon. The event supports NYLPI’s efforts to provide increased legal assistance to underserved communities. 

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Gabrielle Friedman Invited to Hamburg to Speak on Cross-Border Criminal Investigations (in German)

November 6, 2019 — Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany

LSW partner Gabi Friedman and Dr. Philipp Gehrmann, partner at Berlin white collar boutique Krause & Kollegen, presented a joint talk on parallel criminal investigations in the United States and Germany to German lawyers and law students at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. They discussed the complex legal issues that arise in cross-border criminal...

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New Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1 Will Initiate Sea Change in Pretrial Disclosures — If Judges, Prosecutors and Defense Bar Take It Seriously

November 1, 2019 — The Champion (NACDL)

LSW partner John S. Siffert and associate David Angelatos published “New Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1 Will Initiate Sea Change in Pretrial Disclosures — If Judges, Prosecutors and Defense Bar Take It Seriously” in The Champion, the journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In the article, John and David argue that...

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