News & Events

In a cover article for its August 2008 edition, UK business magazine ACQ has profiled Morvillo Abramowitz as the “go-to”  firm for white collar defense. The full article may be found here.

On August 7, 2008, in conjunction with ALM Law Journal Newsletters and Law.com, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Jonathan S. Sack, Barry A. Bohrer, Stephen M. Juris, and Judith Mogul presented a live CLE “webinar” concerning common issues arising in connection with regulatory and governmental investigations.  The topics discussed included the ethical and statutory obligations of in-house counsel, practical considerations relating to internal investigations and the retention of investigative counsel, and common issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and dealings with governmental authorities.  Information regarding the presentation is available here.

On July 14, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Robert J. Anello and Catherine M. Foti received the New York City Bar Association’s 2008 Thurgood Marshall Award for Capital Representation. The award is presented annually in recognition of exemplary service to the cause of justice in the United States, and was awarded to Mr. Anello and Ms. Foti for their pro bono representation of an individual on death row. Morvillo Abramowitz also was recognized for supporting its attorneys in their pro bono work.

On July 1, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Stephen M. Juris participated in C5’s London conference concerning Market Abuse & Insider Dealing. Mr. Juris discussed the tensions between corporate and individual interests that commonly arise in connection with internal investigations and governmental inquiries.

On June 2, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz principal Barbara Moses served on the faculty of the New York County Lawyers’ Association program, “Winning Cases in Federal Courts.” Ms. Moses’s topic was “Commencing an Action in Federal Court.”

Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Barbara Moses, Jodi Peikin, Catherine Foti and Judy Mogul appeared in “New York’s Women Leaders in the Law” in New York Magazine.

The section is featured online on New York Magazine’s web site at nymag.com/womenleaders, on the New York Law Journal’s web site at www.nylj.com/womenleaders

On April 10, 2008, Morvillo, Abramowitz Principals Barry A. Bohrer, Stephen M. Juris, and Jonathan S. Sack conducted a CLE program for JPMorgan Chase concerning issues that commonly arise in the context of governmental investigations relating to the valuation of illiquid securities, and have been raised with increasing frequency as regulators react to investment banks’ writedowns of mortgage-backed securities. Using the recent subprime crisis as a backdrop, Messrs. Bohrer, Juris, and Sack discussed the various types of potential liability under the securities laws, as well as practical considerations concerning the role of corporate counsel and the representation of individual employees.

On March 6, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Jeremy H. Temkin spoke on the Criminal and Regulatory Fallout of the Subprime Meltdown at the Subprime-Backed Securities Litigation Conference. The conference was sponsored by LexisNexis Mealey’s, and was held at the Harvard Club of New York City.

On November 27, 2007, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Robert G. Morvillo Chaired an ethics program at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York dealing with the ethical problems that typically arise during the course of criminal investigations and cases. Conflicts of interest, document destruction, and false representations will be discussed as examples of conduct presenting ethical dilemmas.

On October 30, 2007, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Robert J. Anello Co-Chaired an ethics program at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York focusing on issues of professional responsibility that affect corporate counsel on a daily basis. Specific topics addressed included “Corporate Miranda” warnings, special problems concerning the representation of employees in internal investigations, the risks associated with waiver of the attorney-client privilege, and new developments regarding the “no contact” rule.