On August 4, 2016, the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted our motion to continue bail for our client, former New York State Senator Dean Skelos, pending his appeal of his conviction on federal corruption charges. Judge Wood held that Senator Skelos’ appeal … Read more
Partners Alexandra Shapiro and Cynthia Arato have been recognized in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2016 guide. Lawdragon is a legal media company that provides online news and editorial features, including guides to the nation’s leading lawyers. The list includes elite attorneys from all over the country, chosen through a process of nominations, peer … Read more
On Wednesday, June 1st, Shapiro Arato partner Cynthia Arato appeared before the New York Court of Appeals to argue two questions certified by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The firm represents Dr. Fred L. Pasternack, a pilot who brought suit against two drug testing companies who administered a drug test to … Read more
On May 6, 2016, Shapiro Arato filed its opening brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Bassam Salman. Mr. Salman’s case is the first insider trading case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in over two decades and raises the question of what “personal benefit” to a corporate insider is … Read more
On Wednesday, April 13th, The Independent Voter Project (“IVP”) and FairVote, two non-profit organizations dedicated to voter education and electoral reform, filed amicus curiae briefs in support of Shapiro Arato’s Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of Plaintiffs Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States, and the Libertarian National … Read more
On Wednesday, April 6th, Shapiro Arato filed a motion for summary judgment on behalf of Plaintiffs Level the Playing Field, Peter Ackerman, the Green Party of the United States, and the Libertarian National Committee, Inc. in their lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”). Plaintiffs’ motion challenges the FEC’s dismissals of two administrative complaints alleging … Read more
On Wednesday, February 18th, Alexandra spoke at the New York City Bar Association on the transformative impact that Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor have had on American jurisprudence. The event was hosted by the City Bar’s Committee on Women in the Legal Profession as part of its ongoing breakfast series, … Read more
On February 8, 2016, the National Law Journal named Shapiro Arato as one of 10 litigation boutiques nationwide whose stand-out accomplishments earned them a place on its “Hot List” of law firms for 2016. The firm was lauded for its headline-grabbing cases, prominent clients, and winning a landmark ruling in U.S. v. Newman, among other … Read more
On February 2, 2016, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of our client, Douglas Whitman, on bail pending the appeal of a decision denying him post-conviction relief from his conviction for insider trading. Mr. Whitman is appealing a district court decision denying his motion for habeas relief based … Read more
On December 23, 2015, Southern District Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis granted Shapiro Arato’s motion for sanctions against plaintiff Dwayne Walker and his counsel for refusing to produce discoverable text messages in connection with plaintiff’s lawsuit regarding the Roc-A-Fella Records logo. In its opinion and order, the Court explained that we had alleged that plaintiff … Read more