On July 17, 2015, Shapiro Arato LLP obtained an award of attorneys’ fees for our client, Roc Nation, LLC, in a former sound engineer’s copyright lawsuit against Roc Nation and others. Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York previously granted a motion to dismiss and … Read more
Shapiro Arato represents Plaintiffs Level the Playing Field (“LPF”), Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States, and the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. in connection with their efforts to create an opportunity for an independent or third party candidate to participate in the 2016 presidential debates. The lawsuit filed on their behalf charges that … Read more
On April 3, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the government’s petition for rehearing en banc of United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 2014). Both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission had sought rehearing of the Court’s holding on the definition of … Read more
On March 12, 2015, Shapiro Arato LLP filed a motion on behalf of our client, Michael Kimelman, to vacate his 2011 conviction and sentence for insider trading. The motion argues that Mr. Kimelman did not commit any crime and is actually innocent under the Second Circuit’s recent decision in United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d … Read more
On February 19, 2015, Shapiro Arato LLP filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opposing the government’s petition for a rehearing of United States v. Newman, 773 F.3d 438 (2d Cir. 2014). (Additional information about our successful representation of Anthony Chiasson in the Newman case is available here … Read more
Shapiro Arato represents Level the Playing Field (“LPF”) in connection with its efforts to create an opportunity for an independent candidate to participate in the 2016 presidential debates. LPF is a non-profit, non-partisan corporation that seeks to enhance and strengthen our democracy by creating an opportunity for more competition in our political system. One major … Read more
Marc Isserles, a co-founder of the firm, is leaving to begin a full-time mediation and ADR practice on the New York JAMS panel. At JAMS, Marc will focus his attention on mediating disputes in a wide variety of substantive areas, including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property and licensing, insurance coverage, and employment. We thank Marc … Read more
On January 5, 2015, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro spoke on a Practicing Law Institute briefing entitled “Insider Trading in the Wake of United States v. Newman & Chiasson.” Alexandra’s presentation focused on the appellate strategy in the case, the import of the Court’s holding relating to the “personal benefit” requirement, and potential next steps.
Shapiro, Arato & Isserles represents Level the Playing Field (“LPF”) in connection with its efforts to create an opportunity for an independent candidate to participate in the 2016 presidential debates. LPF is a non-profit, non-partisan corporation that seeks to enhance and strengthen our democracy by creating an opportunity for more competition in our political system. … Read more
On November 5, 2014, Cynthia Arato’s Representation of Madison Square Garden Featured in New York Post article. The article can be found here.