• U.S. v. Mendonca

    Publication Date: 2023-12-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Kevin Trowel, Marietou Diouf, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Genny Ngai, Assistant United States Attorney, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Sarah Baumgartel, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-826-cr

    Challenges to Conviction Were Not Properly Preserved Below; Judgment Is Affirmed

  • U.S. v. Capers

    Publication Date: 2021-12-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jessica Lonergan, Jason M. Swergold, and Won S. Shin, on the brief, Scott Hartman, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Andrew G. Patel, on the brief, Benjamin Silverman, Patel & Shellow LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 17-1836-cr

    Firearm-Murder Conviction Vacated; RICO Conspiracy Is Not a Crime of Violence

  • July 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Puts Fifth Amendment Front and Center in Libor Conviction Reversal

    Two former U.K.-based traders convicted for their involvement in the London Interbank Offered Rate exchange scandal saw the Second Circuit toss their entire case Wednesday, including indictments.

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  • February 1, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Police Needed Warrant to Cross Suspect's Threshold, Circuit Says

    The line that police may not cross without a warrant or exigent circumstances was drawn at the front door of a defendant's home Friday by a federal appeals court. The U.S. Court o

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  • In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, 13md2476 (DLC)

    Publication Date: 2014-09-08
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiffs: Daniel L. Brockett, Steig D. Olson, Justin T. Reinheimer, Nick T. Landsman-Roos, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. Bruce L. Simon, George S. Trevor, Aaron M. Sheanin, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA.
    for defendant: For defendants Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America N.A.: Robert F. Wise, Jr., Arthur J. Burke, Jeremy T. Adler, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Barclays Bank PLC: Todd S. Fishman, Michael S. Feldberg, M. Elaine Johnston, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. For defendant BNP Paribas: David Esseks, Brian de Haan, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. John Terzaken, Molly Kelley, Allen & Overy LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants Citigroup Inc., Citibank, N.A., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. David F. Graham, David C. Giardina, Jennifer E. Novoselsky, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Credit Suisse AG: J. Robert Robertson, Benjamin Holt, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant Deutsche Bank AG: David P. Wales, Jones Day, Washington, DC. Tracy V. Schaffer, Eric P. Stephens, Jones Day, New York, NY. Paula W. Render, Alex P. Middleton, Jones Day, Chicago, IL. For defendant Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Richard C. Pepperman II, Bradley P. Smith, Mark S. Geiger, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. Robert Y. Sperling, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. Seth Farber, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY. Elizabeth P. Papez, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants HSBC Bank plc and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Richard A. Spehr, Michael O. Ware, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. Andrew S. Marovitz, Britt M. Miller, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendants JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: Peter E. Greene, Peter S. Julian, Boris Bershteyn, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: Evan R. Chesler, Daniel Slifkin, Michael A. Paskin, Vanessa A. Lavely, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For defendants UBS AG and UBS Securities LLC: David C. Bohan, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, Chicago, IL. James J. Calder, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, New York, NY. For defendants Royal Bank of Scotland PL and Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.: Charles F. Rule, Joseph J. Bial, Amy W. Ray, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant International Swaps and Derivatives Association: Matthew J. Reilly, Abram J. Ellis, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. Michael J. Garvey, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Ltd.: Colin R. Kass, Scott M. Abeles, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Holdings Limited: Colin R. Kass, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13md2476 (DLC)

    Cite as: Credit Default Swaps, 13md2476 (DLC), NYLJ 1202669251987, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 4, 2014) 13md2476 (DLC) District Judge Denis

  • July 23, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Upholds Judge's Deliberation Order to Jury

    A federal appeals court has affirmed a trial judge's decision to tell a jury to keep deliberating after a poll showed its verdict was not unanimous. Robert McDonald was convicted

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  • December 9, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Clarifies Appealability of Refusal to Quash Subpoena

    A Long Island pediatrician accused of sexually abusing young female patients cannot appeal a judge's refusal to quash subpoenas directed to the doctor's adult children. Rakesh

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  • Fong v. Poole, 06 Civ. 1719

    Publication Date: 2007-12-07
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    Date Filed: 2007-11-21
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06 Civ. 1719

    District Judge Gerard E. Lynch U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Andrew J. Ceresney, Sara M. Zausmer, Jeffrey C. Berman, Debevoise & Plimpt

  • December 3, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Habeas Relief Granted Over Judge's 'Harsh' Jury Charge

    A coercive Allen charge by a state judge who used "harsh and demeaning language" that "shamed" jurors into returning a verdict will mean a new trial or freedom for a convicted drug deal

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  • September 5, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Chapter 11 Challenge

    A unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a suit by two creditors challenging the recent Chapter 11 reorganization of Charter Communi

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