Clark Smith Villazor LLP – a leading white-collar defense and civil-litigation law firm – is proud to announce that Michelle E. Lee has joined the firm as a new associate. Michelle, who recently completed a federal clerkship in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, adds to…
Earlier today, Clark Smith Villazor LLP filed a Stipulation and Proposed Order of Settlement and Dismissal with Supreme Court, Albany County seeking Justice Kevin Bryant’s approval of the settlement reached by CSV on behalf of its four service-disabled veteran clients and New York’s two cannabis agencies and their top executives…
Clark Smith Villazor LLP – a leading white-collar defense and civil-litigation law firm – warmly welcomes Eremi Amabebe as a new associate to the firm. Eremi joins the firm after working as a law clerk for Chief Judge Margo Brodie of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
On October 25, asset manager VR Global Partners, L.P. filed an Amended Complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), and its affiliates violated the securities laws and committed fraud in connection…
On October 13, 2023, a panel of five judges of the Appellate Division for the Third Judicial Department unanimously agreed with Clark Smith Villazor LLP’s four service-disabled veteran clients that the preliminary injunction issued by Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant halting the processing of adult-use cannabis CAURD licenses in New…
On September 28, 2023, Clark Smith Villazor LLP filed a motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to search warrants issued against Amit Dagar, the defendant in a criminal case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The motion argues that the warrants were obtained…
Leading private equity firms Knighthead Capital Management and Certares, along with their joint-venture CK Opportunities Fund, filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court alleging that global financial institution Morgan Stanley and high-speed railroad company Brightline committed fraud and breach of contract in connection with the plaintiffs’ investment in Brightline. The…
Clark Smith Villazor LLP – a leading white-collar defense and civil-litigation law firm – is proud to announce that Abena Slowe has joined the firm as a new associate. The addition of Abena continues the firm’s commitment to add outstanding legal talent. This year, Clark Smith Villazor also welcomed Virginia…
Clark Smith Villazor LLP, with co-counsel Kramer Levin, represented Usama Malik, former CFO of Immunomedics, Inc., who was charged with insider trading in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Following a plea agreement and arguments from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey…
After issuing a preliminary injunction halting the processing of allegedly unconstitutional conditional adult use retail dispensary (CAURD) licenses in the cannabis industry earlier in August, on August 28, the New York State Supreme Court Justice presiding over the case found that Defendants New York State Cannabis Control Board, Office of…
