On March 25, 2019, Shapiro Arato Bach LLP obtained a favorable ruling on a novel statute of limitations issue on behalf of its client Cash Money Records, Inc. Plaintiff Aspire Music Group, LLC commenced this action in 2017 contending that it was a party to a written agreement requiring Cash Money and others to pay Aspire a share of profits earned from certain recordings by … Read more
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP is pleased to announce that partner Alexandra Shapiro received The Norman S. Ostrow Award at the New York Council of Defense Lawyers’ 2019 Ostrow Award Luncheon on March 14, 2019. This luncheon celebrates the legal profession’s “defense of liberty and the preservation of individual rights.” The prestigious Norman S. Ostrow Award … Read more
On March 7, 2019, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of our client, Steven Aiello, on bail pending the appeal of his conviction on “honest services” and wire fraud charges. The novel theories of prosecution raise several substantial issues for appeal. Among others, the honest-services fraud count involved … Read more
On January 28, 2019, Shapiro Arato Bach filed its opening brief on behalf of Dr. Edward J. Kosinski, a prominent Connecticut cardiologist, in the Second Circuit appeal of his conviction on insider trading charges filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The appeal raises an issue of first impression about whether … Read more
On January 28, 2019, a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of our client, Andrew Davenport, on bail pending the appeal of his conviction over an alleged commercial kickback scheme. The case was prosecuted principally under the “honest services” fraud statute, a statute the Supreme Court in Skilling v. … Read more
Shapiro Arato Bach and new partner Jonathan Bach were featured on the front page of New York Law Journal Wednesday, following the announcement of the firm name change and Bach’s move from Cooley. A copy of the full article can be found here.
The Litigation Boutique Will Now Be Known as Shapiro Arato Bach New York, January 23, 2019 – Shapiro Arato LLP is pleased to announce that Jonathan Bach has joined the firm, and the firm will now be known as Shapiro Arato Bach. Bach joins from Cooley, where he served as partner-in-charge of the New York … Read more
Shapiro Arato LLP is pleased to announce that Alexandra Shapiro has been named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer on November 9, 2018. The award comes in recognition of her recent win against federal prosecutors in the Second Circuit insider trading case, United States v. Stewart. You can read more about the case … Read more
On November 5, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the conviction of our client Sean Stewart. Mr. Stewart, an investment banker, had been convicted of insider trading based on allegations that he provided material nonpublic information to his father. His defense was that he had never intended for his … Read more
Shapiro Arato LLP is pleased to announce that Cynthia Arato has earned a spot on the 2018 Super Lawyers list of the top 100 attorneys in the Metro New York area. She was also awarded recognition in the category for the top 50 women attorneys in the Metro New York area for the second year … Read more