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:...
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...
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...
September 11, 2024 — New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer Vol. 17, No. 2
LSW’s John Siffert co-authored with Cassandra Porsch an article in the upcoming issue of the New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer entitled “Why the NYC Bar Association Report on the State of Mediation Confidentiality in NY is Required Reading.” The article describes the analysis and takeaways in the newly issued report by the New York City...
September 3, 2024
In recognition of his profound contributions to the criminal defense practice, LSW founding partner John S. Siffert will receive the Norman S. Ostrow Award from the New York Criminal Defense Lawyers on September 19, 2024 in New York City. The Ostrow Award is presented annually to a defense lawyer for “outstanding contribution to the defense of...
August 26, 2024 — Law 360 - Expert Analysis
In our latest contribution to Law360 Expert Analysis, LSW attorneys Gabrielle Friedman, John Siffert and Jeannie Rose Rubin consider recent developments and open issues relating to the fugitive disentitlement doctrine as applied to foreign defendants who live outside the United States. When the U.S. Department of Justice criminally charges non-U.S. persons residing abroad, many courts...
August 15, 2024
Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP is proud to have seven lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in America® and two lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2025 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 14, 2024
Partner Helen Gredd has again been ranked by Benchmark Litigation among the Top 250 Women Litigators in the Northeast United States for her inspiring achievements in the commercial litigation and securities law arenas. The Benchmark Litigation guide focuses on the leading women litigators from across the country who have secured their place by participating in some of the most...
July 30, 2024 — Dispute Resolution Journal, Sept-Oct 2024 (Vol. 78, No. 3)
LSW’s John Siffert and Brett Mead co-authored with Steven Skulnik the lead article in the upcoming issue of Dispute Resolution Journal, entitled “Application of Mandatory Law in U.S. Arbitration.” It describes how international and domestic arbitral claims arising under mandatory laws are treated in jurisdictions other than where the claims arise. The authors then analyze...
June 28, 2024
LSW Partner Gabi Friedman was invited to the 2024 Annual Conference of the UK Fraud Lawyers Association to participate in a cross-border panel of legal practitioners discussing how prosecutorial authorities do and do not use incentives to encourage subjects to provide information to authorities about corporate fraud. Will the UK or Europe follow the lead...