October 20, 2022
On October 20, 2022, John Siffert joined a panel at the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Trial By Jury Program on Conducting An Effective Direct Examination. In this popular program, the masters of the bar and the bench come together to give participants valuable and useful insights on jury trials. PLI assembles the most experienced and...
October 18, 2022
In 2022, Who’s Who Legal (WWL) has listed four LSW lawyers for their achievements in multiple areas of business law. We are delighted to congratulate the individuals who received this international recognition for their work on behalf of our clients, and their leadership in the legal community: Jillian B. Berman — USA Business Crime Defence...
October 4, 2022
Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP partner Jillian B. Berman has been named by Super Lawyers for the fourth year running as one of the “Top 100” attorneys and one of the “Top 50 Women” lawyers in the New York Metro Area. Super Lawyers 2022 notes that, “Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in New York Metro via a patented multiphase...
October 3, 2022
Partner Gabrielle S. Friedman continued an LSW tradition by serving as an “Associate Justice” at the Office of the Appellate Defender’s 29th annual mock Supreme Court oral argument at its gala fundraiser: “First Monday in October.” Each year, OAD invites members of the New York bar to assume the roles of Supreme Court Justices hearing...
September 20, 2022
LSW is very pleased that the ranking organization Super Lawyers has recognized 14 LSW lawyers, including partners, counsel and associates, in the 2022 edition. We are proud of the firm’s outstanding client service, leadership in the legal community, and commitment to training the next generation of top-notch litigators. The LSW lawyers recognized in 2022 are:...
September 14, 2022
On September 14, LSW Partners Frank Wohl and Jillian Berman co-chaired a panel of white-collar practitioners from both sides of the aisle for a sophisticated and spirited exploration of ethical quandaries that attorneys may face during an investigation of suspected corporate misconduct. The seminar-style event is an annual tradition at the New York City Bar...
August 24, 2022
A federal district court in Colorado dismissed all criminal price-fixing charges against Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP client Justin Gay upon the motion by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to terminate the prosecution. The dismissal came only months before trial was set to begin. Mr. Gay, formerly a national sales executive...
August 18, 2022
Eight lawyers at LSW have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America for their accomplishments in fields including white collar criminal defense, bet-the-company litigation, securities litigation, commercial litigation and corporate compliance and corporate governance. We congratulate our colleagues named to the Best Lawyers in America list this year: Jillian B. Berman...
August 16, 2022 — Dispute Resolution Journal, Volume 76, Issue 1
John Siffert and Angela Zhu teamed up with independent arbitrator and mediator Peter Pettibone to explore the increasingly common practice of engaging in mediation during an arbitration, often referred to as “Arb-Med-Arb.” The resulting article, “An Examination of Institutional Arb-Med-Arb Protocols and Practices,” published in the American Arbitration Association’s flagship publication Dispute Resolution Journal will be of interest to any potential litigant (individual or...
August 4, 2022
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 securities law arena. In its 2022 edition of Top 250 Women in Litigation, Benchmark writes: “these women have secured their place amongst the leading female litigators by participating...