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 a six-month jail disposition for a pharmacist charged with a class A-I felony involving the distribution of oxycodone and facing 8 to 25 years in prison. The defense presented substantial mitigation concerning the personal circumstances surrounding the conduct. (New York County, NY)
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)
Working with local counsel, the Firm secured a probationary sentence for a prohibited person charged with possessing more than 200 firearms. (DSC)
The Firm obtained a misdemeanor plea for a pain-management physician prosecuted for allegedly operating a pill mill. The client was sentenced to probation and a $10,000 fine. (SDNY)
The Firm successfully defeated application of the overdose-death enhancement under Burrage v. United States during plea negotiations. The client was sentenced to three years—substantially below the 24-year Guidelines sought by the government in its initial plea agreement. (SDNY)
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)
The Firm negotiated a 10-year manslaughter disposition for a client charged as a principal with Murder in the Second Degree and facing 25 years to life in prison. The defense conducted an extensive investigation and developed a comprehensive mitigation presentation addressing the client’s background and the circumstances that contributed to the offense. (Kings County, NY)
The Firm represented one of the lead defendants in a large-scale federal narcotics-manufacturing and trafficking prosecution. Although the client faced a statutory maximum of life imprisonment and a Guidelines range calling for life, the Firm negotiated a plea agreement containing a 60-month sentencing cap. The court imposed a 60-month sentence. (SDNY)
The Firm negotiated a plea to a reduced charge in a federal case involving child sexual abuse material. The original charge carried a 15-year mandatory minimum, a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, and an advisory Guidelines range of 360 months to life. The client was sentenced to 165 months. (DNJ)
The Firm secured a 24-month sentence for a client charged in a $40 million fraud case. Aggressive motion practice and forensic analysis of the alleged loss led to a favorable plea agreement, and the Firm’s comprehensive sentencing submission resulted in a sentence more than 50% below the bottom of the Guidelines range. (EDNY)
The Firm secured a misdemeanor plea and noncustodial disposition for a client charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and facing 5 to 25 years in prison, following an extensive defense investigation and a reverse attorney proffer regarding the defense findings. (Westchester County, New York)
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.
The Firm secured probation for a client initially charged with a narcotics offense carrying a ten-year mandatory minimum after its review of the wiretap evidence revealed that case agents had mistaken another individual with a similar name for the client. The client ultimately pleaded guilty to a substantially reduced marijuana charge. (SDNY)
The Firm secured a misdemeanor plea for a client initially facing felony charges for allegedly assaulting a potential federal witness. After extensive litigation regarding territorial jurisdiction and negotiations with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the client received a one-year noncustodial sentence, over the Government’s objection. (EDNY)
