Now that he has been ordered to serve 18 months in prison, Evan Greebel’s defense team at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is promising to appeal the verdict and will move for bail pending appeal later this week.

If that fails, Greebel—the ex-partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman and Kaye Scholer accused of conspiring with former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to commit fraud—must surrender himself Oct. 17.