He has extensive experience of trials (including a 12 -
week fraud trial in the Commercial Court), interim applications (including freezing orders, Norwich Pharmacal and other disclosure orders, and cross-examination on assets), contempt of court and committal applications, and post-judgment measures for enforcement and asset recovery.
Not exact matches
After a highly publicized five -
week jury
trial that was the most closely watched of a wave of corporate
fraud trials, Stewart was found guilty in March 2004 of conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigators, and was sentenced in July 2004 to serve a five - month term in a federal correctional facility and a two - year period of supervised release (to include five months of electronic monitoring).
Last
week disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty of multiple counts of
fraud in his second
trial.
CHINATOWN — Embattled City Comptroller John Liu all but officially declared he will run for mayor Tuesday night — just
weeks before federal
fraud cases against his former campaign treasurer and a top fundraiser are set to head to
trial.
Silver was convicted in November on all seven counts of honest services
fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five
weeks of
trial last fall.
Jia «Jenny» Hou, Liu's former campaign treasurer, was found guilty of attempted wire
fraud, obstructing justice and making false statements to the FBI after a two -
week trial in Manhattan federal court, while Xing Wu «Oliver» Pan was convicted of conspiring to commit wire
fraud and attempted wire
fraud last
week.
Silver is scheduled to go on
trial next
week on seven charges of mail
fraud, wire
fraud, money - laundering and extortion connected with what the indictment terms «monetary transactions involving criminal proceeds» of at least $ 4 million.
Silver, 71, was convicted on all seven counts of honest services
fraud, extortion and money laundering that he faced over five
weeks of
trial in Federal District Court in Lower Manhattan.
Mr. Boyland, 45, whose father and uncle had both held his Assembly seat before him, was convicted in March 2014 on 21 counts, including extortion, bribery and mail
fraud, after a four -
week trial.
Skelos and his son Adam have been accused of conspiracy, extortion, wire
fraud, and bribery, and their
trial should go to a jury in the next few
weeks.
A doctor convicted of
fraud in last year's French blood transfusion
trial should be allowed to continue as director of East Anglia's regional blood transfusion centre, an inquiry concluded last
week.
After a four
week trial, the jury found for the defendant on all
fraud claims and awarded $ 150,000 on the contract claim, an amount which was significantly less than the offer of judgment made by Lightfoot two months before
trial.
Another substantial
fraud case has been a 12 -
week trial before Mr Justice Eder in the Commercial Court: Otkritie v Urumov [2014] EWHC 191 (Comm).
After a four
week trial, the jury awarded $ 150,000 on the contract claim and found for Orkin on all
fraud claims.
Successful defense of over $ 40 million in claims for breach of an alleged partnership agreement,
fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against a large Southern California homebuilder in a multi-state litigation, including a six
week jury
trial, two state court appeals, a Ninth Circuit appeal, an Idaho state court action and appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court.
Represented major elevator and escalator manufacturer in eight -
week trial against industry competitor alleging civil
fraud, theft of trade secrets, and unfair trade practices arising out of appropriation of diagnostic technology.
Called in shortly before
trial, we dedicated
weeks to help present Grigsby's case to a panel of arbitrators who then awarded him $ 43 million * for his partners» securities
fraud and minority shareholder oppression.
Represented public works contractor claiming unpaid retention, change order work, and
fraud against school district and individual defendant, and defended contractor against breach of contract and false claims by district in three -
week California state court jury
trial.
In 2006, Mr. Fenster obtained a $ 4 million jury verdict and successfully defended all counterclaims after a 5
week jury
trial in a trade secret /
fraud case involving after - market video game accessories.
Obtained jury verdict after two -
week trial in Indiana state court in favor of an engineering firm subject to claims of professional negligence,
fraud, and breach of contract seeking more than $ 2 million in compensatory damages as well as punitive damages.
Defended pharmaceutical manufacturer against breach of contract and
fraud claims asserted by a drug broker in Ohio federal court that settled after one
week of
trial.
Mr. Foran also litigated a three -
week fraud and consumer protection jury
trial in the Southern District of New York, prevailing on all claims and winning an eight - figure punitive damages verdict.
He also acted in a # 14m mortgage
fraud case, which followed a BBC Panorama investigation into corruption regarding a block of flats in south east London, in which all defendants were acquitted following a 10 -
week trial.