Smith Villazor represented Ben Delo, one of three co-founders of BitMEX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2014. In October 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged Ben, the other co-founders, and an employee of BitMEX with violating the BSA because BitMEX failed to…
Smith Villazor LLP, a leading New York litigation and white-collar defense firm, is proud to be recognized by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2022: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide in the Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations in New York category. Chambers writes that the the firm has “excellent…
On March 3, 2022, the New York Appellate Division revived a claim that a New York law firm and two of its attorneys breached their fiduciary duties to Smith Villazor’s clients Sanjiv Mehra and a related trust. Mr. Mehra is the co-founder of the consumer-products brand EOS, best known for…
On September 20, 2021, Smith Villazor LLP filed a motion to dismiss a Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) complaint against BitMEX co-owner Ben Delo pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. As set forth in Law 360, a Delo spokesperson stated that “[t]he CFTC’s…
Smith Villazor LLP, a leading New York litigation and white-collar defense firm, is proud to be recognized by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2021: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide in the Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations in New York category. Chambers writes that the firm has a “notable…
Smith Villazor LLP is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrew Rodgers to Counsel. Andrew joined Smith Villazor shortly after its founding in 2016 and has been a key contributor to the growth and success of the firm. Andrew has been involved in the firm’s most high-profile and complex criminal…
Smith Villazor LLP, on behalf Sanjiv Mehra, co-founder of the consumer-products brand EOS, prevails in an action in New York State Supreme Court to inspect the books and records of The Kind Group LLC, the entity owning EOS’s primary operating company. New York State Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Schecter found…
Smith Villazor LLP, a leading New York litigation and white-collar defense firm, is proud to be recognized by Chambers and Partners in the Chambers USA 2020: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business Guide in the Litigation: Specialist Firms in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations in New York category. Chambers describes the firm as…
On October 25, 2019, Patrick Smith spoke on a panel entitled “Off Ramps from the Prosecution Highway: Directions for Successful Plea Bargaining” that discussed best practices and strategies for obtaining favorable plea agreements for clients at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) 15th Annual White Collar Seminar at the…
