In the News Archive
- April 13, 2020
The business of law is personal, and the human interaction cannot be fully replaced by technology, particularly for those that practice on an international scale. Lewis Baach senior partner Eric Lewis, who usually travels the globe to meet with clients, offers his personal take on how he and his firm are coping during the pandemic.
Bloomberg Law - April 10, 2020
The pundits will debate whether government delays enabled the coronavirus to spread so widely. Perhaps experts and politicians failed to implement earlier, less onerous measures that could have slowed its spread and lessened its impact because the eventual scope seemed unimaginable to them. It was only after the pandemic was well underway that decision makers acted with great urgency — too late to avoid crisis and hardship.
There is a similar lesson for insurers and reinsurers: the potential for an unprecedented avalanche of COVID-19 insurance claims is clear, and the industry can and should take steps now, without waiting for specific claims and losses, to blunt the impact of the wave of claims and lawsuits that has already begun and is rapidly expanding.
Law360 - March 17, 2020
- February 3, 2020
This article sets out the basic process for obtaining extradition to the United States and reviews certain recent cases that suggest that the United States is trying to leverage its political power to bring defendants to the United States either to fulfill political agendas or where the United States’ interest is tangential at best in view of the demonstrable interest of other countries.
New York Law Journal - January 13, 2020
In 2020 and beyond, foreign banks should expect the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, to expand its use of so-called special measures.
Law360 - November 21, 2019
Partner Adam Kaufmann was quoted in ProPublica's article on the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation of the Trump Organization and its focus on CFO Allen Weisselberg.
ProPublica - November 20, 2019
The San Diego Union-Tribune quoted senior counsel Jeffrey Tenenbaum in its piece on a California nonprofit's controversial project.
The San Diego Union-Tribune - November 19, 2019
Poly Prep Country Day School is being sued again for past instances of sexual abuse by a student who claims that the school protected his abuser, a priest and former teacher. The suit, brought under the Child Victims Act, was filed in Kings County Supreme Court by attorneys at the firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC. The Child Victims Act gives victims a one-year window to file for claims of sexual abuse that took place past the statute of limitations.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - November 16, 2019
John Moscow commented on the potential charges faced by Rudy Giuliani.
Spectrum News - October 22, 2019
The Washington Post quoted partner Adam Kaufmann in its piece on Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's investigation into President Trump.
The Washington Post - October 2019
Six LBKM professionals have been selected to the 2019 New York and Washington, DC Super Lawyers lists - an honor limited to 5 percent of the lawyers in each state. In addition, one LBKM professional has been selected to the 2019 New York Rising Stars list.
- October 2019
Four Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss professionals have been recognized as Global Leaders in Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery 2019. Who’s Who Legal is one of the world’s leading directories of legal practitioners.
- October 15, 2019
Bolton may be guilty of serious errors of judgment and defects of character. But he refused to play Trump's game — and now he might be the country's most valuable savior
The Independent - October 11, 2019Bloomberg News
- October 6, 2019Law360
- September 30, 2019
Arthur Middlemiss spoke to Corporate Counsel regarding the September 27, 2019 consent order entered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission detailing corruption offenses by Barclays PLC.
Corporate Counsel - September 24, 2019New York Law Journal
- September 23, 2019
A New York-based law firm that has focused on insurance litigation matters allegedly pocketed $1 million that was meant as a settlement payment in another case, a New Jersey-based insurance carrier has contended in New York state court.
Law360 - September 19, 2019
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, head of the nonprofit practice at the DC-based law firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, was quoted in this article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on the steps nonprofit organizations can take to mitigate risk associated with fundraising.
The Chronicle of Philanthopy - September 3, 2019
LBKM partner Waleed Nassar has been recognized as a 2019 “Equality Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal in its inaugural list of top lawyers who serve as “agents of change” and have made an impact on equality through new legal strategies or innovative court cases.
- August 29, 2019
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Capozzolo — who headed a tax fraud case against former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm and other high-profile investigations — was retained by the city when Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas launched an investigation last year, in conjunction with an audit into the city’s payout practices by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office.
LI Herald - August 23, 2019
Partner Cristián Francos was highlighted by Global Investigations Review as a lawyer of note and a member of Argentina's investigations bar.
- August 8, 2019
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, head of the nonprofit practice at the DC-based law firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, appeared on NPR Affiliate WOSU Public Media to discuss the steps nonprofits can take to prevent the type of misappropriation alleged in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
WOSU - August 6, 2019
Law360 asked Eric Lewis and other law firm leaders about the most common career blunders they see new attorneys make.
Law360 - July 31, 2019
CBS2's Marcia Kramer interviewed former NYPD chiefs Diana Pizzuti and Joanne Jaffe regarding their discrimination lawsuit against the City of New York and NYPD officials.
CBS2 - July 24, 2019
John Moscow spoke to Law360 regarding the investigation of Tyco International by the Manhattan district attorney's office under Robert Morgenthau.
Law360.com - July 24, 2019Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairswww.washlaw.org
- July 23, 2019
Adam Kaufmann, Art Middlemiss and John Moscow remember "The Boss," longtime Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau.
New York Law Journal - July 22, 2019
John Moscow shares a memory of Robert Morgenthau in the Washington Post's obituary.
www.washingtonpost.comThe Washington Post - July 19, 2019www.bloomberglaw.comBloomberg Law
- July 16, 2019
Founding partner Eric Lewis was asked, as part of Law360's ongoing interview series, “What one trait is most important for a law firm partner?”
www.law360.comLaw360 - July 3, 2019
An amended complaint filed in Miami-Dade County alleges that Amicorp, an international trust services company, actively participated in a multi-million-dollar real estate fraud which victimized many Latin American families.
www.businesswire.com - June 17, 2019
Citing “egregious” misconduct by state prison officials in trying to evade a court order to produce public records concerning its efforts to obtain lethal-injection drugs, an Indiana judge has directed the state’s Department of Correction to pay more than a half million dollars in plaintiffs’ attorney fees.
www.deathpenaltyinfo.orgDeath Penalty Information Center - June 13, 2019
Marion Circuit Judge Sheryl Lynch awarded $538,000 in attorney fees to plaintiffs who sued the DOC to obtain records pertaining to the lethal injection protocols that would be used at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City in the event an execution was carried out. Lynch’s order was issued Wednesday.
www.theindianalawyer.comThe Indiana Lawyer - May 30, 2019
Jeff Tenenbaum, chair of the nonprofit practice at the DC-based law firm Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, was interviewed by Ernesto Gluecksmann – host of the Through the Noise podcast – about his nonprofit organizations practice at the firm. The podcast debuted on May 30, 2019. Through the Noise is a podcast that explores hurdles, solutions and the process of cultivating success for nonprofits through conversations with executive directors, CEOs and other nonprofit professionals.
Through the Noise podcast - May 28, 2019www.independent.co.ukIndependent
- May 13, 2019New York Law Journal
- May 6, 2019Support for capital punishment is diminishing among the American public, but Trump’s Supreme Court shows no sign of abolishing executions, writes Eric Lewiswww.independent.co.ukIndependent
- April 26, 2019
“The new government of Tamaulipas is committed to taking all measures to stamp out corruption and return the proceeds of corruption to the people from whom they have been stolen,” Kaufmann said in a press release. “There are many ways that the United States courts can be used in a proactive way to trace and seize ill-gotten assets.”
www.brownsvilleherald.comThe Brownsville Herald - April 1, 2019www.complianceweek.comCompliance Week
- March 29, 2019
Colleges and universities must recognize the risk of potential corruption in their admissions process, and build intelligent controls to guard against fraud. Lewis Baach’s Arthur D. Middlemiss explains that schools should employ cost-efficient compliance measures and warns of the dangers in failing to do so.
www.bloomberglaw.comBloomberg Law Insight - March 21, 2019Bloomberg Law: Big Law Business
- March 18, 2019
“This action should be a wake-up call to advisory firms who deliberately make false material assertions on a Form ADV,” said Lewis Baach partner Jason Berland. “This is particularly true when a firm blatantly fails to designate an appropriate individual to be responsible for administering compliance programs. In a situation, such as the one here, where one of the chief compliance officer designees was allegedly unaware he was designated, civil money penalties should be a real concern.”
ACA Insight - 2019Top 40 Young Lawyers
The On The Rise program recognizes ABA young lawyer members who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership, and legal and community service.
- December 26, 201810. Judge strikes down DOC lethal injection secrecy statutewww.theindianalawyer.comThe Indiana Lawyer
- December 12, 2018
Art Middlemiss heads a team of attorneys representing Good Morning America Co-Anchor, Lara Spencer against the fraudulent use of her name and likeness in skincare ads. “If I tell you that I'm selling you one thing, but I really sell you another thing, that's fraud,” Middlemiss told GMA. “I'm telling you that I'm selling you a product that's endorsed by a celebrity, when it hasn't been endorsed by a celebrity. That's a fraud.”
www.goodmorningamerica.com - November 30, 2018www.instar.comThe Indy Star
- November 30, 2018www.theindianalawyer.comThe Indiana Lawyer
- November 28, 2018
Mr. Lewis reflecting on what he looks forward to each day in his job: "One of the things I like about our firm and a firm our size is the continuity and trust of the people I work with, most of whom I've worked with for a long time. I think all of us buy into the concept we have here, which is being very public spirited, very flexible, very supportive, and trying to use our skills not only on commercial matters but also trying to do some good as well.”
www.law360.comLaw360 - November 28, 2018
Anthony Capozzolo and John Moscow are quoted in ABC News about the recent Manafort cooperation agreement and sentencing issues.
ABC Newswww.abcnew.go.com