On October 1, 2015, former Shapiro Arato associate James Darrow joined the Federal Defenders of New York as an assistant Federal Defender in the Eastern District of New York. James was the first associate hired when the firm was founded in 2009. During his tenure at the firm, James successfully represented high profile as well … Read more
On Tuesday, September 29th, Alexandra Shapiro will speak at a Federal Bar Council program previewing major cases that will be heard during the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015-2016 Term. The program, moderated by the Honorable Paul A. Englemayer, will take place at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City at 5:45 p.m. CLE … Read more
On September 18, 2015, Bloomberg BNA published partners Alexandra Shapiro and Cynthia Arato’s article “How to Successfully Launch a Boutique After Big Law.” The article discusses their success in launching a premier litigation boutique. Seven years after leaving large, international law firms to found their own firm, they cite flexible fee structures, lean staffing and … Read more
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
On July 10, 2015, Law360 published an op-ed by partner Alexandra Shapiro, which discusses the lawsuit filed 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 not affiliated with the Democratic … 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 June 14, 2015, Alexandra Shapiro appeared as a guest on Jim Brown’s Common Sense radio program to discuss the efforts of our client, Level the Playing Field, to open the general election presidential debates to a third candidate through its project Change the Rule. You can find more information on Shapiro Arato’s legal challenges … Read more
On June 8, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court ruling and granted a new trial for our client, former Deutsche Bank broker David Parse, because his constitutional right to an impartial jury was violated. Mr. Parse and three other defendants were convicted in the spring of 2011 in … Read more
On June 4, 2015, Shapiro Arato’s Motion to Dismiss a Declaratory Judgment Action brought against the J.D. Salinger Literary Trust, regarding issues of international copyright law, was the focus of an article in Publishers’ Weekly titled J.D. Salinger Lawyers Fire Back in Copyright Battle. The article can be found here.
On June 2, 2015, Shapiro Arato LLP argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on behalf of our client, Dr. Fred L. Pasternack, in his case against certain drug test administrators. Dr. Pasternack is an accomplished physician. Until mid-2007, he was also a licensed pilot and served as an Aviation … Read more