Former Goldman Sachs investment banker receives lenient sentence in SDNY insider trading case.
June 11, 2019
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Patrick Smith ranked in 2019 Chambers USA Guide White Collar Crime and Government Investigations
April 26, 2019
Smith Villazor and Yorkville Advisors Team Up to Support Oliver Scholars
October 25, 2018
Smith Villazor is pleased to announce that, together with Yorkville Advisors, we are giving $50,000 to Oliver Scholars, a truly worthwhile organization that prepares high-achieving Black and Latino students from underserved New York City communities for success at top independent schools and prestigious colleges. More on Oliver Scholars and this…
SEC Abandons Remainder of Enforcement Action Against Yorkville Defendants
May 21, 2018
On Friday, May 18, 2018, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels signed the parties’ stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice of all claims against Yorkville Advisors, LLC, Mark Angelo, and Edward Schinik. In late March, Judge Daniels had “smack[ed] down SEC fraud claims” leaving “a tiny sliver of the original claims.”
Patrick Smith ranked in 2018 Chambers USA Guide White Collar Crime and Government Investigations
May 3, 2018
Peers say: “He is really whip smart, just incredibly creative and incredibly effective. He is a really, really well-rounded defense lawyer.“
Yorkville Decision Knocks Out SEC Valuation Fraud Charges
March 31, 2018
On Thursday, March 29, 2018, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels dismissed the central claims of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against defendants Yorkville Advisors, LLC, founder and President Mark Angelo and Chief Financial Officer Edward Schinik. As explained in Reuters, the judge found “‘no material evidence of…
Rodney Villazor and Brian Burns publish “‘Weys’ to Suppress Electronic Data” in The Federal Lawyer (Jan/Feb 2018)
February 26, 2018
“Weys” to Suppress Electronic Data, The Federal Lawyer (Jan/Feb 2018)
Patrick Smith leads defense of former Deutsche Bank subprime trader charged in civil FIRREA fraud suit by U.S. Attorney’s Office (EDNY)
September 12, 2017
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice charged Paul Mangione, a former subprime trader at Deutsche Bank, with civil fraud for conduct relating to $1.4B in securitized loans during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The action is brought pursuant to the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). In the…
SEC closes FCPA probe into Patrick Smith’s client, Net1 UEPS Technologies, a global payments company
August 10, 2017
As noted in Corporate Counsel, “The SEC closed its probe first, in June 2015, in a letter from Charles Cain, then-deputy chief (now acting chief) of the SEC’s FCPA unit, to Net1 outside counsel Patrick Smith.”
Patrick Smith ranked in 2017 Chambers USA Guide White Collar Crime and Government Investigations
June 5, 2017
Interviewees note that Pat “really knows his stuff” and is “very effective in trying cases, but is also a problem solver.”