Experience

1. Represented medical doctor in $10m honest services bribery and medical fraud case post trial-obtained a 95% below-guideline sentence.
2. Represented pharmacy owner in alleged $10m Stark violation and bribery conspiracy matter-all charges dismissed after three-year investigation.
3. Represented broker/dealer accused of $3m fraud, money laundering-obtained probationary sentence.
4. Represented investment bank in alleged civil RICO and FINRA violation lawsuit-won summary judgment compelling arbitration for our client, then plaintiff failed to pursue arbitration while it litigated against other remaining defendants, and then time for arbitration expired, matter dismissed in all forums.
5. Represented large commercial real estate company in dispute with New York City Department of Buildings in dispute related to tax subsidies-no liability found against client.
6. Represented foreign bank in $5m commercial litigation with criminal money laundering implications in federal court-settled matter without liability finding against client.
7. Represented broker/dealer accused of honest services bribery conspiracy with fund manager for state asset fund-obtained 90% below-guideline sentence.
8. Represented attorney in bribery and honest services conspiracy with state and municipal politicians-obtained lowest sentence of all members of conspiracy.
9. Represented member of municipal government investigated for election fraud-met with investigators and presented defense, no charges filed.
10. Represented company and conducted internal investigation after client subpoenaed by state licensing board of misdirection of state licensed cannabis products-no loss of license or penalties assessed by state against company.
11. Represented CFO of international corporation in >$350m fraud matter-obtained 90-day sentence (below lifetime imprisonment guideline).
12. Represented broker/dealer before SEC in debt-to-equity conversion investigation-no criminal charges filed, no SEC finding against B/D.
13. Represented two students in university Title IX investigations-both students allowed to graduate with full degree.
14. Represented dozens of witnesses before federal and state grand juries, parallel investigations (SEC, DOJ, state tax or licensing boards).
15. Represented many attorneys before state disciplinary committees and before courts in contempt proceedings.
16. Represented several judges before New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
17. Represented Canadian manufacturer of transportation equipment in various U.S. matters. Served as lead attorney and national coordinating counsel (selecting and supervising numerous local counsel) in defense of over ten thousand related asbestos exposure claims brought by railway workers in multiple states. Crafted structure for global settlement including all relevant locomotive manufacturer defendants, their corporate successors, and historical insurers.
18. Represented related firms engaged in brokerage of complex money market instruments. Both prosecuted and defended “employee raiding” and “non-compete” cases in courts and in arbitration proceedings.
19. Represented major investment bank engaged to build an electric cogeneration plant and sell to a Virgin Islands public utility sixty percent of power needed by the island of St. Croix.
20. Assisted in conducting injunction proceedings against Governor, utility, and disappointed competing bidders before District Court. Conducted related subsequent AAA arbitration.
21. Assisted in representation of client charged in high profile criminal securities fraud case and related civil litigation.
22. Assisted in representation of City in defense of construction delay claims made in connection with building municipal sewage treatment plant on Staten Island.
23. Represented pharmaceutical company in which the client (a major private equity firm) had substantial investment in various litigations, including defense of injunction action instituted by purchaser of related business.
24. Represented estate of original owner of pharmaceutical company in defense of CERCLA action for environmental clean-up of factory site.
25. Represented international luxury real estate brokerage in defense of injunction proceeding brought by terminated Florida affiliate.
26. Represented major multi-national financial services corporation in arbitration and subsequent appeal concerning claim brought by disappointed participant in merger related securities “lottery.”
27. Assisted in conducting internal investigations and related negotiations with regulatory/prosecutorial agencies in connection with allegations of illegal corporate campaign contributions; ticket scalping by luxury hotels; and bribery and kickback scheme for building maintenance contracts.