On September 26, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the criminal convictions of our client, former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and awarded him a new trial. The government had charged Mr. Skelos with several counts of public corruption, arguing that Mr. Skelos had pressured companies … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Cynthia Arato was awarded Best in Media & Entertainment at the sixth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards. The Awards recognize the best lawyer across the nation in specific practice areas and are judged on the basis of professional accomplishments as well as advocacy … Read more
On July 25, 2017, Shapiro Arato partner Eric Olney spoke on a Practicing Law Institute panel regarding recent developments in the law of insider trading. The panel addressed topics such as the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Salman, its effect on the Second Circuit’s decision in United States v. Newman, and the pending … Read more
Partner Cynthia Arato has been noted in Chambers USA 2017 as a Recognized Practitioner in the category of Media & Entertainment: Litigation – New York. The Chambers guide identifies leading lawyers and law firms through interviews with lawyers across the U.S. and their clients. Information on the Chambers USA guide can be found here.
Shapiro Arato has represented various defendants against copyright infringement claims over the song “Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2” by the artist Drake (and featuring Jay Z). The plaintiffs’ claims arose over a sample of “Jimmy Smith Rap,” a spoken-word recording by the late-jazz artist of the same name, that appears in “Pound Cake” … Read more
On May 26, 2017, Shapiro Arato filed a supplemental complaint against the FEC on behalf of Level the Playing Field (“LPF”), Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States, and the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. Plaintiffs’ lawsuit challenges the FEC’s dismissal of two administrative complaints against the Commission on Presidential Debates (“CPD”), alleging that … Read more
Shapiro Arato partner Alexandra Shapiro and counsel Daniel O’Neill authored an article on the Supreme Court’s decision in Salman v. United States in the most recent issue of For The Defense, a publication of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The article, “Salman v. United States: The Supreme Court Leaves More Questions About Insider … Read more
Partner Cynthia Arato was recently named to the shortlist of nominees for the 2017 Euromoney Americas Women in Business Law Award in Media and Entertainment. This highly competitive award is given to outstanding women attorneys who are leaders in their respective practice areas. Nominees are evaluated based on their professional accomplishments and overall influence in … Read more
On April 13, 2017, the editorial board of The Charlotte Observer published an op-ed, which discusses the lawsuit filed by Shapiro Arato on behalf of Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian National Committee to open up the presidential debates so that a candidate who is … Read more
On March 20, 2017, Alexandra Shapiro, who argued before the Supreme Court in Salman v. United States, participated in a presentation on the case for the Practicing Law Institute (“PLI”). Salman was the first insider trading case heard by the Court in nearly 20 years and resolved a split between the Second and Ninth Circuits … Read more