Category: Latest Significant Matters

Adam Ford, Khudainatov’s lead counsel, told Forbes in an email that the yacht “was seized based upon false premises driven by political motivation.” Read the full article

Our partner Jamie Solano had a great time speaking about the SEC’s recent enforcement actions at the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance’s Crypto Investors Summit. October 23, 2023 at THE PLAYERS, 16 Gramercy Park South, NY, NY.

Brijesh Goel said most first-time nonviolent offenders are eligible to be placed in a minimum-security federal prison camp, but his status as a “deportable alien” means he would be housed in a low-security prison with violent offenders who are serving up to 20 years. “Thus, as…

Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Brijesh Goel asked a judge to give him no prison time for his insider trading conviction and apologized to the bank for his actions. Goel himself also expressed regret for his ruined career. Read the full article

“The government’s decision to drop Count 21 against Mr. Constantinescu signifies an admission that the government had misleadingly inflated the profit calculations alleged in the indictment by approximately $90 million, a bloated number used to garner headlines,” Constantinescu’s counsel Matthew Aaron Ford of Ford O’Brien Landy…

Adam Ford, Partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP and counsel for Ladd, wrote: “While we are disappointed that the court ruled on questions that we believed were better suited for a jury, we are pleased that the judge agreed the core allegations of wrong-doing require…

Ford O’Brien Landy LLP is pleased to announce that 5 of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers distinguishes leading professionals who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and demonstrated…

Kevin O’Brien, a partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP in New York and former federal prosecutor who is not involved in the Fat Leonard case, said instances of government misconduct, particularly failures to produce relevant discovery, “seem to be on the rise today.” Read more…

“You just can’t say we can’t have a trial because people have strong opinions about Trump,” said Kevin O’Brien. “There has to be a way to reach a level of jury knowledge and objectivity that is satisfactory to the task at hand. If you can’t,…

Attorney Kevin O’Brien was featured in The Hype Magazine on September 10, 2023, highlighting his legal experience, background as a prosecutor at the Department of Justice, and how he helps clients facing SEC investigations. As former Platinum Partners Chief Executive Officer Joseph SanFilippo put it…