Longtop CFO Loses Bid to Dodge Securities Class Action

Publication Date: 2012-07-02

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Longtop Financial Technologies, the Chinese company whose fortunes were upended last year by a billion-dollar accounting scandal, has yet to file an appearance in federal multidistrict litigation accusing it of massive securities fraud. After reading the most recent opinion in the case, we can understand why Longtop might be avoiding U.S. courts.

Country Pointe v. Beechwood Organization, 21545/05

Publication Date: 2011-01-26

Practice Area: Real Property

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Court: Appellate Division, Second Department

Judge: Before: Dillon, J.P., Angiolillo, Hall, Roman, JJ.

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For plaintiff: Schneider Mitola, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. (Ryan D. Mitola and Marc A. Schneider of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

For defendant: Bauman Katz & Grill, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Daniel Katz and Gerard Romski of counsel), for respondents-appellants. Rosenberg, Calica & Birney, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. (Ronald J. Rosenberg, William J. Birney, and Diana G. Attner of counsel), for respondents S.B.J. Associates, LLC, Greens at Half Hollow, LLC, Jobco Realty and Development, LLC, Greens Golf Club, LLC, KJV, LLC, Steve Kaplan, Neal S. Kaplan, Lee Kaplan, and Sherry Stolzenberg. Sferrazza & Keenan, PLLC, Melville, N.Y. (Joseph Sferrazza and Sarah M. Keenan of counsel), for respondents Alvin Benjamin, Benjamin Development Co., Inc., and Benjamin Millennium Group, LLC.

Case number: 21545/05

Cite as: Country Pointe v. Beechwood Organization, 21545/05, NYLJ 1202479059611, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided January 18, 2011)Before: Dillon, J.P., Angiolill

The Global Lawyer: The Corporate Criminal Plea Sails Overseas

Publication Date: 2011-10-15

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The U.K. Bribery Act arrived this summer in a hail of publicity. But that act won't move mountains without a change in Britain's legal structure. "There's a real need [in the U.K.] for a middle ground between full-on criminal prosecution and civil recovery," said the former U.K. corruption prosecutor Matthew Cowie, now with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom.

Ex-Jenkens Lawyer Skips Retrial, Pleads Guilty in Tax Shelter Scheme

Publication Date: 2012-09-13

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Former Jenkens & Gilchrist tax lawyer Donna Guerin folded her cards yesterday