Seiden Law LLP Expands to New Office

March 21, 2023

Seiden Law LLP is pleased to announce the procurement of a new office space at 322 Eighth Avenue due to the outgrowth of its old office and to accommodate future expansion of its staff. The firm is excited to be moving into the larger workspace in the coming weeks after renovations are finalized on the twelfth floor.

The new location reflects the firm’s maturity, stability, and success and will accommodate its remarkable, rapid growth. We appreciate everyone’s support over the years and look forward to serving our clients at our new workplace

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Guo Wengui is Arrested after Seiden Law Secured $90 Million Judgment

March 17, 2023

Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, also known as Ho Wan Kwok or Miles Guo, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Manhattan for his $1 billion fraud conspiracy on Wednesday. The purported billionaire had defrauded thousands of investors in his fraudulent schemes, directing funds to benefit his media company GTV Media Group and his personal property, which included a 145-foot yacht.

The investigative and legal teams at Seiden Law, led by Managing Partner Robert Seiden, discovered his hidden assets, including his 15-room apartment residence, and helped secure the $90 million judgment against him with Stuart Sarnoff of O’Melveny & Myers LLP. The firm is proud to have achieved justice on behalf of its clients once more. The arrest has been reported in major news sources, The New York Times, The Guardian, the New York Post, CNN, Law 360, ABC News, and Forbes.

Seiden Law Triumphs in Long-Standing Battle Against Hedge Fund

March 13, 2023

Seiden Law won a partial victory in the long-standing battle against a major New York hedge fund last week. The counter claims against the clients were thrown out by the jury after a three-week intense trial in Manhattan States supreme court. Veteran lawyers Mike Stolper, Dave Greenberger, and Jen Blecher, assisted by associate Priya Lehal and paralegals Claudia Varner and Lily Dempsey, challenged an underlying breach of oral employment agreement between the fund Touradji Capital and its former fund managers.

The case will be re-tried in the future as the six person jury hung 4-2 in favor of our client the two former employees Rob Vollero and Gentry Beach.

Priya Lehal As Delegate To UN Women Conference

March 7, 2023

Seiden Law LLP attorney Priya Lehal, who focuses on international law and complex commercial litigation and has played an integral role in high-stakes international lawsuits and spearheads the firm’s pro bono practice group, unpacked the use of technology to empower survivors of sexual and gender-based violence to demand accountability at a Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) conference held on Monday, March 6, 2023, at the United Nations in Manhattan. 

The heavily attended session, “Women and Young Peacebuilders on Technology and Peacebuilding: Global Perspectives,” also featured Iryna Eihelson, Emma Smith, Elahe Amani, Esli Chan, Prabha Sankaranarayan, and Shivani Chelliah.

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Seiden Law Honors Constance Baker Motley for Black History Month

February 8, 2023

Seiden Law is celebrating Black History Month by honoring an African American who has significantly influenced the legal profession and community. This month, the firm reflects on the contributions made by Constance Baker Motley, the first African American female District court judge.

Motley received her undergraduate degree from New York University and her law degree from Columbia Law School. After graduating from Columbia in 1946, she continued her pre-graduation work at the Legal Defense and Educational Fund of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with Thurgood Marshal. For the next 18 years, Motley continued her work, including nine triumphs in civil rights cases before the United States Supreme Court.

Following her work at the NAACP, Motley served as a trailblazer for African American women and a dedicated advocate for women’s rights as judge and politician. She first served in the New York State Senate for two years as the first African American woman to sit in the State Senate. In 1965, during her time as the Manhattan Borough President, the first women in that role, Motley devised a plan to improve the inner city.

In 1966, President. Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Motley to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, making her the first African American woman to be appointed to a federal judgeship. Despite opposition to her appointment, Motley was confirmed as a federal judge after a seven-month delay. She continued her career with her notable contributions in Blank v. Sullivan & Cromwell, Belknap v. Leary, Mullarkey v. Borglum, and Ludtke v. Kuhn, among others.

Motley served to uplift disadvantaged communities during her career and left a deep mark in the U.S. law profession and community, an impact Seiden Law reflects on and hopes to emulate in its pursuit of justice for the same.

PARTNER AMIAD KUSHNER SELECTED AS SUPER LAWYERS BLUE RIBBON PANELIST

January 19, 2023

Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers has selected Amiad Kushner, Partner and Head of Litigation, as a 2023 New York Metro Blue Ribbon Panelist in recognition of his success in the international field. Super Lawyers is a patented attorney selection rating service that selects the most prominent five percent of attorneys to its list each year, and its Blue Ribbon Panelists are the most highly ranking attorneys in that top five percent. Those in each practice area with the highest point totals are requested to join the panel to evaluate their peers in the Super Lawyers selection process.

Mr. Kushner has been recognized by Super Lawyers for several and consecutive years for his outstanding work and commitment to providing legal representation in international law, business litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and securities litigation. Mr. Kushner will now rate other candidates in his practice area in this round of the peer evaluation process.

SEIDEN LAW WELCOMES OLIVIA HUANG, ESQ. AS LITIGATION ASSOCIATE

January 6, 2023

Seiden Law is pleased to announce the addition of Olivia Huang, Esq. to the firm as a Litigation Associate in our international arbitration and high-stakes complex corporate litigation group. Certified in International Business Law, Ms. Huang earned her LL.M. degree from Boston University and received an LL.B. degree with a bachelor’s minor degree in Mathematical Economics from Xiamen University, where she was awarded the Guanghua scholarship as valedictorian, and received multiple awards from national moot court competitions. She is admitted to practice in New York State as well as the Southern District of New York.

“We are excited to have Olivia join our rapidly growing legal team,” said Managing Partner Robert Seiden. “She has vast litigation experience in successfully resolving cross-border disputes for clients in the U.S. courts and her enthusiasm, drive, and focus fits in perfectly with our tenacious approach to helping our clients.”

Seiden Law Group Appointed By Israeli Trustee To Recover Stolen Funds From the “Israeli Madoff”

August 5, 2021

Seiden Law Group LLP has been appointed as US counsel to Trustee Adv. Lior Dagan, the court-appointed Trustee in an Israeli insolvency proceeding against Michael Ben-Ari aka Michael David Greenfield (“Greenfield”). Mr. Dagan was appointed by the Israeli courts to lead the global efforts to recover the monies allegedly stolen by Greenfield.  Greenfield, who has recently been dubbed by Israeli media as “the Israeli Madoff,” is under criminal investigation by the Israeli Securities Authority following an alleged 15-year long Ponzi scheme in which Greenfield, through his investment vehicle EGFE Israel Ltd., ensnared hundreds of American and Israeli victims and caused losses that may exceed $150 million.  

As counsel to Mr. Dagan, Seiden Law Group has filed a Chapter 15 case in US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, seeking recognition of the Israeli insolvency proceeding in the US. According to the Chapter 15 filing, Greenfield moved to Israel from the U.S. thirty years ago and began to solicit investment money in Israel from investors in a “guaranteed” return investment scheme. The Chapter 15 filing explains that after being released under house arrest in Israel, Greenfield immediately absconded, reportedly using a false passport, and has concealed his current whereabouts. The case has been referred to the FBI’s New York office.

On August 6, 2021, Bankruptcy Judge Hon. Shelley Chapman granted a powerful court order granting broad powers to Mr. Dagan, to recover assets in the United States that are identified as fruits of the alleged criminal enterprise. Seiden Law Group now moves forward with Mr. Dagan to identify and recover stolen funds, using the full powers provided by the U.S. courts.

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July 2021

Seiden Law Group represents the Libra Group Inc., a U.S.-based conglomerate conducting international business in over 35 countries, worldwide. Seiden Law Group has been leading the Libra Group’s efforts in seeking justice against a former employee that swindled half a billion dollars from the company. The massive scam has spanned Europe, Hong Kong and New York, being brought in multiple courts around the world. The case has been reported on by Business Insurance in the U.S. and Greek Reporter in Greece.

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Hong Liu v. Faraday & Future Inc. et al. (Case number 2:20-cv-08035 in US District Court for the Central District of California)

Seiden Law Group LLP is pleased to announce a successful outcome in its representation of Henry Liu after a hard-fought litigation. The positive result came within weeks of trial thanks to Seiden Law Group’s tenacious and creative lawyering.

Plaintiff Henry Liu had made claims of breach of contract, violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress against his former employer, Faraday & Future, an electric vehicle company set to go public via a SPAC merger later this month.

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