November 21, 2016 — Practising Law Institute
LSW partner John Siffert served on the “Making a Compelling Closing Argument” panel at the Practising Law Institute’s 2016 Trial by Jury program. The panel included the Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the Hon. Gregory H. Woods, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...
September 15, 2016 — Just the Beginning - A Pipeline Organization
LSW partner John S. Siffert interviewed the Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, at a program in New York City sponsored by Just the Beginning – A Pipeline Organization.
June 22, 2016 — New York Law Journal
LSW partner John S. Siffert and associate Leigh Llewelyn published “Insider Trading as Fraud: Economic Benefit as an Element” in the New York Law Journal. The article considers the upcoming Supreme Court argument in the insider trading case Salman v. United States, No. 15-628, and explore why the federal mail and wire statutes may affect the...
May 9, 2016 — New York City Bar Association
LSW partner Rusty Wing participated in the “Lessons from Recent Trials” panel at the 5th Annual White Collar Crime Institute, sponsored by the New York City Bar Association.
January 20, 2016 — New York Law Journal
LSW partner John S. Siffert and associate Michael Herman published “Understanding Insider Trading as Breach of Duty of Loyalty” in the New York Law Journal. The article argues that the crime of insider trading is properly understood as a breach of a fiduciary duty and that the courts have failed to articulate precisely the nature of...
September 10, 2015 — New York City Bar Association
LSW partner Frank H. Wohl chaired the New York City Bar Association’s annual “Ethical Considerations for Corporate Investigations” seminar.
September 1, 2015 — New York Litigator (NYSBA)
LSW partner Matt Coogan, member of the Federal Procedure Committee of the New York State Bar Association, is a principal author of this report considering the recurring question whether an unaccepted offer of judgment for complete relief renders an action moot and requires its dismissal. After examining Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil...
May 19, 2015 — Chambers USA
LSW partner Daniel M. Gitner was named New York White Collar and Government Investigation Lawyer of the Year by Chambers USA at its annual awards event in New York City.
February 6, 2015 — Federal Bar Council
LSW partner Frank H. Wohl moderated a panel on statutory interpretation at the Federal Bar Council’s Winter Bench and Bar Conference. The panel included the Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Hon. Robert A. Katzmann, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,...
September 30, 2014 — New York City Bar Association
LSW partner Frank H. Wohl chaired the New York City Bar Association’s annual “Ethical Considerations for Corporate Investigations” seminar.