On September 28, 2017, Alexandra Shapiro presented “Insider Trading After Salman” at the offices of Stradley Ronon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The program was co-hosted by the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL) and moderated by Stradley Ronon partner Jeffrey McFadden. Ms. Shapiro, who argued before the Supreme Court in Salman v. United States, reviewed … Read more
There was extensive coverage in major media outlets of yesterday’s Second Circuit decision granting former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos a new trial. Selected articles can be found below: New York Post – September 26, 2017 Dean Skelos’ corruption conviction The New York Times – September 26, 2017 Dean Skelos’s 2015 … Read more
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
On September 8, 2017, Shapiro Arato filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court for the New York Council of Defense Lawyers (“NYCDL”) as amicus curiae in support of the petitioner in Marinello v. United States, No. 16-1144. NYCDL, of which partner Alexandra A.E. Shapiro is former President, is a not-for-profit professional association of approximately … Read more
On August 31, 2017, Shapiro Arato filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court for InterDigital, Inc.; Power Integrations, Inc.; Xperi Corporation; Fallbrook Technologies, Inc.; and Cummins-Allison Corp. as amici curiae in support of the petitioner in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, et al., No. 16-712. As leading innovators … 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