The matters described on this page are selected examples of the Firm’s experience and are not intended as a promise or guarantee of any particular result. Every matter is unique, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Results depend on the specific facts and legal circumstances of each case.
None of the results described on this page were based on a cooperation agreement, a motion under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1, or a sentencing reduction for providing substantial assistance to the government.
To protect client confidentiality, names and other identifying details have been omitted or generalized. In investigations and other matters resolved before charges were filed, the jurisdiction has also been withheld to preserve the client’s anonymity.
The Firm secured the dismissal of all charges after extensive motion practice established that the grand jury presentation was legally insufficient. The client was facing 5 to 25 years in prison and SORA Registration. (Broome County, NY 6.15.2023)
Elena Fast (first chair) and Michael Perkins (third chair) represented a client in a high-profile SDNY murder-for-hire trial involving an alleged Iran-backed plot targeting a journalist. The sentence imposed was 30 years below both the Guidelines range and the government’s request. Mr. Perkins traveled to the client’s home country to develop mitigation. (SDNY)
The Firm represented a prominent Ghanaian social-media figure extradited from the U.K. on a federal indictment alleging involvement in a multimillion-dollar romance-fraud and money-laundering scheme. The client received a sentence of 12 months and one day—approximately two years below the applicable Guidelines range. (SDNY)
The Firm secured a complete acquittal on all counts after a high-profile jury trial for a business owner charged with sexual assault and facing 5 to 25 years in prison, with the jury returning its verdict in less than two hours. (Broome County, NY)
Elena Fast represented a client in a $10 billion Medicare fraud case. Working with local counsel, she secured a below-Guidelines sentence by successfully arguing that the loss amount substantially overstated the client’s culpability and role in the conspiracy because the full scope of the enterprise was not reasonably foreseeable to the client. (EDKY)
Represented a prominent Ghanaian social-media figure extradited from U.K. on a federal indictment alleging involvement in a multimillion-dollar romance-fraud and money-laundering scheme. The client was sentenced to 12 months and one day, approximately two years below guidelines.
