In January 12, 2011, the members of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers (“NYCDL”) elected partner Alexandra A.E. Shapiro to a two-year term as Secretary-Treasurer of the organization. The NYCDL is a not-for-profit professional association with a membership of about 200 lawyers whose principal area of practice is the defense of criminal cases, particularly … Read more
On July 1, 2010, in a unanimous ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the conviction of the former Chief Marketing Officer of U.S. Foodservice and granted a new trial. Our client, Mark P. Kaiser, had been convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York … Read more
On March 2, 2010, in a unanimous ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a district court decision that permitted the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) to regulate Unity08 as a “political committee” under the Federal Election Campaign Act (“FECA”). Unity08 is a group that sought during the 2008 … Read more
Shapiro, Arato and Isserles LLP is pleased to announce that two of its partners were recently selected for inclusion in the annual list of The Best Lawyers in America. The 2010 edition identifies Alexandra A.E. Shapiro as one of the best lawyers in the specialty of Appellate Law and Cynthia S. Arato as one of … Read more