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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

BY SEIDEN LAW GROUP | NEW YORK, NEW YORK 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.

BY SEIDEN LAW GROUP | NEW YORK, NEW YORK DATE 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,…