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President Trump Appoints New US Attorney For the Southern District of New York

President Trump on Saturday announced his intent to appoint a new US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) to replace Jay Clayton. The post President Trump Appoints...

Judiciary Law 487 Dismissal Reversed

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Ctr., Inc. v Yellowstone Capital W., LLC 2026 NY Slip Op 03292 May 27, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is one of the rare cases where Supreme Co...

Meet the Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Who Is the President's Pick to Serve as Manhattan US Attorney

James McDonald, a former assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, and currently a Sullivan & Cromwell litigation partner, has drawn a favorable response fr...

NYC illegally took newborn from father, keeping them apart for 3 years, court says

A woman walks past the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, which hears cases from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and United States C...

Trump picks James McDonald to lead powerful Southern District of New York after Jay Clayton's departure

President Donald Trump announces intent to appoint James M. McDonald as the next U.S. attorney for SDNY, replacing Jay Clayton who was nominated as DNI director.

Money Lost in New York is Not Sufficient for Jurisdiction in New York

Ardent Harmony Fund, Inc. v BDO Trinity Ltd. 2026 NY Slip Op 02090 [248 AD3d 859] April 8, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is the story of a mutual fund domiciled in th...

Drawing A Line Between Settlement Pressure And Extortion

U.S. v. Luo, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, may force courts to address anew when settlement negotiations become criminal extortion, part...

Trump nominates top SDNY prosecutor to key national intelligence post

File photo of U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, top prosecutor in the influential Southern District of New York, who has been nominated by President Trump to lead the national intelligenc...

Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Who Handled Trump Case Confirmed to Second Circuit

Up until his confirmation, Matthew Schwartz was part of Trump's legal team urging a New York state appellate court to overturn the president's conviction by a Manhattan jury in 202...

Ex-Epoch Times CFO Pleads Guilty in SDNY $67 Million Money-Laundering Conspiracy

The former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times Association, Inc., Weidong Guan, has pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to participating in a conspiracy invo...

SDNY Hands Former Taliban Commander 42-Year Sentence in Hostage-Taking and Terrorism Case

A federal judge in Manhattan has sentenced former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah to 42 years in prison, marking one of the most notable terrorism sentencings of the week and rei...

Morning Docket: 07.15.26

* The DOJ subpoenas the Biglaw firms who surrendered to the Trump administration. It's almost as though cutting a deal with a bad faith actor was bound to cause trouble. [New York...

Ex-Epoch Times CFO Pleads Guilty in SDNY $67 Million Money-Laundering Conspiracy

The former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times Association, Inc., Weidong Guan, has pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to participating in a conspiracy invo...

Morning Docket: 07.14.26

* States take up antitrust challenge to Paramount-Warner Bros. deal after DOJ looks the other way in deference to presidential donors. [Deadline] * Fifth Circuit overturns earlie...

Signature Resolution Expands to New York, Led by Thomas Wiegand and Tyler Meade

As it builds a national footprint, the firm expands into the country's largest legal market, anchored by two accomplished professionals now devoting their practice full time to pri...

Court revives $3M legal brawl over failed East Harlem project

CSN Realty Corp. scored a win in its pursuit to collect a $3 million judgment over a failed East Harlem development project.  The firm filed a lawsuit against Roy Moussaieff and Yo...

SDNY Hands Former Taliban Commander 42-Year Sentence in Hostage-Taking and Terrorism Case

A federal judge in Manhattan has sentenced former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah to 42 years in prison, marking one of the most notable terrorism sentencings of the week and rei...

Supreme Court Confines §1519 Venue for Document Falsification Charges to Location of Alleged Falsification

Deceit? Maybe. Damages? No.

Oberlander v Simon 2026 NY Slip Op 03450 June 3, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is the culmination of years of disputes between Plaintiff and others concerning Felix Sa...

Former NYPD Detective Who Helped Robbery Crew That Targeted Westchester Homes Gets Prison

A former NYPD detective who admitted accepting bribes to help a violent burglary crew that targeted homes across the country, including in Westchester County, avoid law enforcement...

Garment District clothing designer indicted for sweatshop-like hours, refusing to pay employees: DA Bragg

The owner of a luxury clothing brand salon in the Garment District was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing some $54,000 in wages from her employees and forcing them to work s...

New York’s AVOID Act: Strict Deadlines for Third-Party Practice