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Sullivan & Cromwell Handling FTX Bankruptcy Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
By Alexander Lugo | November 15, 2022
"Whether it be a federal criminal forum, whether it be the bankruptcy forum, whether it be the regulatory forum, there's going to be a lot of lawyers involved in this no question about it," said Robert Shimberg, a shareholder at Hill Ward Henderson.
4 minute read
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Bankman-Fried's Attorneys Call for Leniency in Sentencing
By Jane Wester | February 28, 2024
Bankman-Fried's attorneys at Mukasey Young, led by Marc Mukasey, described the 100-year sentence recommendation in Bankman-Fried's presentence report as "barbaric" and "grotesque."
3 minute read
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For Sullivan & Cromwell, Pre-Petition FTX Work Bites Back
By Dan Roe | February 27, 2024
Class-action plaintiffs and an appellate judge are curious about the regulatory and M&A work Sullivan & Cromwell did for FTX before the exchange collapsed.
7 minute read
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Bankman-Fried Trial Attorneys to Withdraw From Case Before Sentencing, FTX Founder's New Lawyer Tells Judge
By Jane Wester | February 21, 2024
Bankman-Fried's new attorneys, Marc Mukasey and Torrey Young of Mukasey Young, are set to file his sentencing memorandum.
3 minute read
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Lawsuit Throws Spotlight on Former FTX GC, Calls Him Sullivan & Cromwell's 'Man on the Inside'
By Maria Dinzeo | February 21, 2024
Ryne Miller is not a defendant in the shareholder lawsuit, but it asserts he helped funnel millions of dollars in work to Sullivan & Cromwell after he left the firm to join FTX in 2021.
6 minute read
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Delaware Business Court Insider
Sullivan & Cromwell's 'Man on the Inside': Lawsuit Throws Spotlight on Former FTX GC
By Maria Dinzeo | February 21, 2024
Ryne Miller is not a defendant in the shareholder lawsuit, but it asserts he helped funnel millions of dollars in work to Sullivan & Cromwell after he left the firm to join FTX in 2021.
5 minute read
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White & Case Lands SEC Crypto Leader and Paul Hastings Real Estate Finance Partner
By Patrick Smith | February 21, 2024
The new hires include Ladan Stewart, who headed the SEC's crypto and cyber litigation unit, as well as John Cahill, formerly a real estate finance practice group head at Paul Hastings.
4 minute read
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When Investors Rush In: The Close of Sam Bankman-Fried's Criminal Case Signals More Lawsuits Against Private Equity Firms to Recoup Losses
By Kevin B. Frankel, Molly M. White and Alex J. Scandroli | February 20, 2024
The authors expect a wave of lawsuits against private equity firms by investors in the wake of private actions brought against the collapsed crypto platform FTX.
7 minute read
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FTX Investors Claim Sullivan & Cromwell 'Aided' and Encouraged Fraud
By Michael A. Mora | February 18, 2024
S&C has generated $180 million "or 10% of the total revenue the 900-lawyer firm publicly stated it collected in all of 2022," according to a new lawsuit by FTX investors.
4 minute read
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Delaware Business Court Insider
Crypto Contract Clash Gets Second Look From Delaware Supreme Court En Banc
By Ellen Bardash | February 7, 2024
The case, one attornmey said, uniquely issues of administrative, agency and securities law—and how they apply to a deal made at a time when regulatory standards for the crypto industry are evolving.
5 minute read
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White & Case Helped Distribute Nearly 80% of Celsius Account Holder Funds Before Founder's Criminal Fraud Trial
By Dan Roe | February 7, 2024
The crypto lender emerged from Chapter 11 at the end of January, with former customers receiving bitcoin, stock in a bitcoin mining operation and the rights to legal claims against founder Alex Mashinsky.
5 minute read
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