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A New York judge on Friday threw out charges of grand larceny against two former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, but declined to nix fraud and conspiracy counts, setting the stage for a slimmed-down second trial over allegations they defrauded the law firm’s financial backers prior to its collapse. Law360: acquitted

When it comes to the Second Circuit’s interpretation of due process in the employment context, the difference between a winning and losing argument may turn on how a plaintiff is pigeon-holed, not just the meaningfulness of the process he or she received, meaning both plaintiff and defense counsel should pay careful attention to how the courts in the Second Circuit ...

The two ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP executives facing charges left over from last year’s jury trial each defeated 15 more felony counts Friday, further diminishing the once-massive criminal fraud conspiracy case in the run-up to a much narrower trial — if there will be one at all. Law360: acquitted

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a partial settlement with former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Finance Director Frank Canellas that resolves liability for securities fraud claims related to the firm’s collapse but leaves open the question of penalties, the SEC said Wednesday. Law360: acquitted

Customer Name: Raviv Wolfe / dba Serenity Financial Group Association to Lawsuit Defendant: Former Partner of Serenity Financial Group (Now Abacus) Verification by: Driver’s License (on file) √ Lawsuit Resolution: Positive – Dropped √ When in the Process: During initial meeting with Judge   Lawsuit Synopsis  The civil lawsuit suit brought against me was frivolous and was immediately thrown out ...

As Chief Executive Officer, Raviv Wolfe has led Argon Credit into becoming one of the most highly funded start-up companies in Chicago for 2015. Pulling from nearly 15 years of experience at Wintrust (Co-Founder of Consumer Direct Channel), Heartland Home Finance (AVP), Serenity Financial Group (CEO), America One Bancorp (CEO), Raviv has vast experience leading multiple companies and publicly traded ...

A major Chicago real estate developer is guilty of misleading the city and two banks about his company’s financial health in order to keep money flowing in and stave off foreclosure on some of his properties, a jury found Wednesday following a two-week trial in Illinois federal court. Law360: acquitted

The Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP can’t keep under wraps a suit accusing it of forcing an attorney to resign after he questioned its allegedly unethical conduct in a securities class action against an information technology company. Law360: acquitted

Former Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Chief Financial Officer Joel Sanders, who faces retrial in September on accounting fraud charges, criticized the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Monday for referring to him by name in a “gratuitous” recent statement announcing a deferred prosecution deal with a former underling. Law360: acquitted

An ex-partner with the now-defunct Fineburg McCarthy PC law firm filed a Pennsylvania state court suit Friday against accountants and companies he says wrongfully ensnared him in a criminal case — in which he was ultimately acquitted — over the mafia-led plundering of a mortgage lender. Law360: acquitted