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The District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has recently considered a novel question of sanctions law in relation to disclosure orders. Preferring the testimony of the Petitioner’s expert, Ali Al-Karim, the Court held that a section 1782 order would not breach UK…

Ford O’Brien Landy LLP held closing arguments at the Chang EDNY trial today. Ford O’Brien Landy LLP represents the former Finance Minister of Mozambique. Chang’s defense lawyer, Adam Ford of Ford O’Brien Landy portrayed the former minister as a public servant doing what he thought…

Ford O’Brien Landy LLP is on trial, representing the former Finance Minister of Mozambique. Read more here. Pearse’s testimony received some scrutiny during cross-examination by Chang’s lawyers. Ford O’Brien Landy pointed out that Pearse only attended two in-person meetings with the minister and that neither…

Ford O’Brien Landy LLP is on trial, representing the former Finance Minister of Mozambique. Chang’s lead defense lawyer, Adam Ford of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP, responded in his opening statement by telling the jury that they would not see any direct evidence that Chang had…

“The government of Mozambique wanted to do this from the highest levels,” Chang’s attorney Adam Ford of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP told the jury. “That is why Mr. Chang signs these guarantees — because that what the government wanted him to do” Since the country…

Matthew Aaron Ford, Gentile’s attorney said the definition of solicitation in the jury instructions “completely nullifies the exemption.” By defining solicitation to include “any affirmative act to induce a single transaction or ongoing business relationship,” the court created a situation where “foreign broker-dealers can’t have…

We are pleased to announce that Lawdragon included Matthew Aaron Ford, Stephen Halpin from Ford O’Brien Landy LLP for their selection to the The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation. The editorial team selected the 500 honorees through submissions; journalistic research of the…

Ford O’Brien Landy LLP attorney Matthew Aaron Ford, counsel for Constantin, told Law360 in an email on Tuesday that the ruling represents a “great victory” for investors utilizing X, formerly known as Twitter. “We are pleased with Judge Sim Lake’s dismissal of the complaint against…

Case Name: Adams v. Constantin Case Number: 4:23-cv-04785 “Adams alleges that Constantin’s “plan to sell when [a] stock reached a certain price” was new information that made his “earlier representation to Plaintiff false and misleading,” but Adams fails to allege facts about any of Constantin’s…

In his opening remarks to jurors, Gentile’s attorney Matthew Ford said the SEC had for years assured his client that a foreign broker-dealer that shared SureTrader’s policies could accept U.S. customers. The company had required all U.S. customers to sign a form stating that it…