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- December 24, 2024
The ICC Arbitral Tribunal ruled in favor of FHL and SEPL, rejecting PEL’s claims and awarding full relief to the claimants. The tribunal dismissed PEL’s counterclaims of $483 million, declaring them unsubstantiated.
Pakistan Today - December 23, 2024
Two foreign oil and gas companies, Frontier Holdings Limited and Spud Energy Pty Limited, have won International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) arbitration against Petroleum Exploration (Private) Limited.
Business Recorder - December 20, 2024
A Canadian energy company says that an ICC tribunal has confirmed its ownership of a stake in two gas blocks in Pakistan – while also rejecting counterclaims worth US$483 million.
Global Arbitration Review - December 19, 2024NOTUS
- December 19, 2024Adam Kaufmann on NY1Spectrum News NY1
- December 18, 2024
LBKM is delighted to announce the promotion of Elizabeth Vélez to partner. Ms. Vélez’s elevation reflects her outstanding contributions to the firm and her exceptional legal acumen in complex commercial litigation.
- December 12, 2024
A look at the pending SCOTUS decision in ‘Kousisis v. United States,’ which will have far-reaching consequences, not only for the scope of federal fraud prosecutions, but also for the way businesses operate and communicate with consumers, investors, and counterparties.
The New York Law Journal - November 25, 2024
"The simple fact is that whether 'with prejudice' or 'without prejudice,' there surely will be little interest to push for the renewal of the charges based upon Jan. 6, 2021, when Trump leaves office in his 80s. Instead, it will be for history to view the conduct of Trump," Scholl told Law360.
Law360 - November 22, 2024
LBKM associate Alex Bedrosyan has been selected to Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 in the “Future Leaders – Non-Partners” category.
- November 15, 2024
Global Investigations Review has ranked LBKM as one of the world’s leading firms for cross-border investigations.
- November 15, 2024
On Nov. 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral argument in AstraZeneca UK Ltd. v. Atchley, a case which is likely to have a significant impact on actions brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act and Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.
Law360 - November 8, 2024
On Oct. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Medical Marijuana Inc. v. Horn, a case addressing whether plaintiffs seeking to recover for economic harms resulting from personal injuries have standing to bring a civil claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO.
Law360 - November 6, 2024
Marc Frazier Scholl was quoted in Law360 on whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity extends to subordinates who follow a president's orders.
Law360 - November 4, 2024
LBKM is pleased to announce that Adam Kaufmann, John Moscow, and Solomon Shinerock have been named to the 2024 New York Super Lawyers list.
- October 2024
The Engel List was designed as a critical foreign policy tool to identify and target individuals believed to be involved in corruption and actions undermining democratic institutions in Central America. While the List serves an important role in identifying the individuals responsible for corrupt practices in Central America, like many U.S. “lists,” it presents significant challenges from a due process perspective.
- October 17, 2024
An Orange County judge vacated the grand larceny conviction of Martin Soudani and voided the order for him to pay restitution to his uncle, Mout'z Soudani. She said the case was tainted by payments of up to $63,000 Mout’z Soudani allegedly made to Assistant District Attorney Stewart Rosenwasser during the investigation and prosecution.
Albany Times Union - September 18, 2024
Anthony Capozzolo, a former federal prosecutor who represented a key figure in the Nxivm sex trafficking case against Keith Raniere, said that in the case against Mr. Combs, the government seemed eager to keep him detained in part because there might be witnesses who would be more willing to speak with Mr. Combs in jail.
“The same thing happened in the Nxivm case,” Mr. Capozzolo said. “Once he was locked up and people thought the air of invincibility was shattered, they were able to get even more witnesses.”
New York Times - September 13, 2024
Adam Kaufmann is featured by The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators as "Fellow of the Month." In this Q&A, Adam discusses a figure who inspires him, recommends best practices in a crisis situation, and gives advice to future litigators.
- August 28, 2024
"The government is charging Trump not for his abuse of presidential power but for his alleged criminal conduct as a candidate who seeks to alter the results of an election and also who seeks to bring the vice president into the corrupt cabal," Marc Scholl said.
Law360 - August 2024
Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss made its debut this year in Chambers’ annual Latin America Guide, ranking as a leading international firm in the Corporate Crime & Investigations practice area.
LBKM is the only boutique firm to be so ranked.
- July 30, 2024
The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators has welcomed Adam Kaufmann as a new Fellow.
- July 26, 2024
Solomon Shinerock writes in Law360 about the unintended consequences of OFAC's expansion of the Specially Designated Nationals List.
Law360 - July 23, 2024
Cristián Francos was quoted in an article discussing the frameworks used in many Western countries to provide compensation to overseas victims of economic crime.
IBA Global Insight - July 2024
Eric Lewis, A. Katherine Toomey, Adam Kaufmann, and John Moscow were recognized for their market-leading expertise in the tracing and recovery of lost, misappropriated or stolen assets.
- July 7, 2024Raw Story
- June 2024
LBKM is once again ranked as a leading firm worldwide for Asset Tracing & Recovery in the 2024 edition of Chambers and Partners Litigation Support. Chambers noted the firm’s “particularly strong networks in Latin America, the Middle East and the UK,” and clients described the firm as “extremely responsive and on the ball.”
- June 25, 2024Crypto Compliance podcast
- June 2024
ABF Fellows are a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities.
- June 2024
Chambers and Partners has again ranked LBKM as a leading law firm in the area of insurance, highlighting its "strong reputation for advising both London and US insurers in significant coverage cases and reinsurance disputes" as well as "[i]ts strong track record cover[ing] environmental liability and health hazard cases as well as arbitration and advice in relation to regulatory matters such as compliance with sanctions."
- June 8, 2024
LBKM partner Art Middlemiss was quoted extensively in a Salon.com article on the factors that will affect the former president's criminal sentencing.
- May 31, 2024
"It's always wise for the defendant not to rant about unfairness and innocence if he wants to get any sort of leniency at sentence," Marc Scholl of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, a former prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's Office, told Law360.
Law360 - May 30, 2024
Marc Frazier Scholl commented in the New York Times on New York's prohibition against jurors being provided with a copy of the written legal instructions.
The New York Times - May 30, 2024
Adam Kaufmann appeared on NBC News to discuss the verdict in Donald Trump's criminal trial.
NBC News - May 29, 2024
Marc Frazier Scholl, commenting in the New York Times, discussed the complex instructions given to jurors in Donald Trump's criminal trial.
New York Times - May 20, 2024
Julian Assange, charged with ten counts under the Espionage Act in a highly politicized case, won a crucial victory today that postponed his extradition to the United States.
LBKM’s Eric Lewis advised the Assange UK defense team with respect to the law and procedure of foreign nationals asserting rights under the First Amendment as a defense in criminal trials.
The Guardian - May 4, 2024
Marc Frazier Scholl was quoted in the New York Times commenting on the prosecution's opening statement in the criminal trial of Donald Trump.
The New York Times - May 1, 2024
The prosecutor's pending request represents "an additional remedy that the judge could use to cajole compliance," noted former New York prosecutor Marc Scholl of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC.
The judge might also deny the request and warn Trump that, if he violates the gag order again, he could face cross-examination on the issue, which "should encourage a reasonable person to avoid a further contempt finding and provide Trump with ample notice to modulate his behavior," Scholl said.
Law360 - April 22, 2024
In this article, Solomon B. Shinerock and Alex Bedrosyan analyze international humanitarian law through the context of the crisis in Gaza.
New York Law Journal - April 22, 2024
As opening arguments were underway in Donald Trump's criminal "hush money" trial, Adam Kaufmann spoke to Anderson Cooper live on CNN.
CNN - April 22, 2024
Marc Scholl was quoted in Law360 on defense attorney Todd Blanche's opening arguments in Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial.
Law360 - April 19, 2024
Reuters quoted Adam Kaufmann on the possibility of Donald Trump testifying in his criminal trial.
Reuters - April 12, 2024
South Africa's case against Israel before the International Court of Justice must identify legal elements of genocide sufficient to prevail, but reporting on the proceeding largely fails to clearly articulate what a case for genocide alleged in the context of war requires.
Solomon Shinerock and Alex Bedrosyan discuss the key legal rules and principles by which the parties to the conflict ultimately will be judged by the international community.
Law360 - April 2024
Who's Who Legal (WWL) has again recognized Cristián Francos as a global leader in the field of investigations. WWL highlights lawyers at the forefront of the investigations field, spanning white-collar crime, corporate compliance and regulatory enforcement.
- March 25, 2024
Adam Kaufmann was quoted in CBS News on the potential repercussions for Donald Trump if the former president fails to pay his $464 million civil fraud judgment.
CBS News - March 19, 2024
Adam Kaufmann returned to NY1 to discuss the $454 million civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump.
Spectrum News NY1 - March 14, 2024
On Tuesday, La Dolce Vita laid out a detailed argument supporting its request to seize the paintings, saying New York-based Christie's records confirm that Zhang was the successful bidder for the artworks and that Christie's considered Zhang the "true client," and not Apex.
While La Dolce Vita noted that Christie's wrote a "to whom it may concern" letter in January 2015 to "confirm" that Zhang's shell company had "paid in full for their purchases and is the owner" of the artworks, it also said that Apex failed to take possession of the paintings because "Christie's was not fooled" and refused to deliver them.
Law360 - March 14, 2024
If Trump were to try to blame Cohen during the hush money trial, prosecutors could argue that Trump should have known that his attorney "might ignore the law" based on Cohen's history, according to former New York prosecutor Marc Scholl of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC.
Law360 - March 2024
Eric Lewis and Solomon Shinerock successfully petitioned OFAC to remove a vessel from the SDN list. The vessel was listed pursuant to Executive Order 14024, relating to the Russian sanctions program, due to a misidentification of ownership.
- February 29, 2024
LBKM filed an amicus brief in support of the Republic of Argentina with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Petersen v. Argentina and a related appeal. LBKM represented OFEPHI, an organization of ten Argentine provinces, arguing that the district court misconstrued Argentina's expropriation law, and that complex questions of Argentine law should be left to Argentine courts.
- February 26, 2024
Carol Van Cleef provided analysis in Money Laundering Bulletin on attempts by regulators to bring the cryptocurrency sector under AML/CFT control.
Money Laundering Bulletin - February 21, 2024
Taking a backseat to Bragg's case also carries potential risks for Smith. Having the hush money trial go first could "put less pressure on the Supreme Court to handle the D.C. Circuit immunity appeal quickly," former New York prosecutor Marc Scholl of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC told Law360.
Law360 - February 20, 2024
With just 30 days for Trump to settle a hefty penalty exceeding $350 million following Friday's civil fraud trial ruling in New York City, attorney Adam Kaufmann emphasized the mounting pressure.
Spectrum News NY1 - February 19, 2024
Carol Van Cleef was quoted in Money Laundering Bulletin on the dynamic compliance frontline of sanctions enforcement.
Money Laundering Bulletin - February 6, 2024
"As an overall matter, this is an exhaustive opinion that dissects and rejects Trump's arguments," former New York prosecutor Marc Scholl of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC told Law360.
The 57-page opinion "makes plain the irony implicit in a president, whose solemn constitutional duty is to take care that the laws of this country be 'faithfully executed,' seeking to make himself the sole exception from obeying the law," Scholl added.
Law360 - January 2024
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- January 2024Business Insider