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WSS New York Office Wins Motion To Dismiss Allegations of Gross Mismanagement On Behalf of Not-For-Profit Corporation’s Former Executive Director
Alexander A. Truitt and Anthony S. Pellegrino of Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg LLP’s New York office won a CPLR 3211(a) Motion to Dismiss, on behalf of the Executive Director of a Not-For-Profit Corporation. The Plaintiff, a Quasi-Public Authority, filed an eleven-count, 400-plus paragraph Complaint containing extreme and provocative allegations of gross mismanagement and disloyalty by […] More
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP Announces the Promotion of Susie Youn to Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP is proud to announce Susie Youn’s promotion to partner. Susie Youn’s practice focuses on securities litigation and arbitration, complex commercial and business litigation, and professional liability matters in federal and state courts. She represents financial services clients, attorneys, accountants, corporate officers, and other professionals in litigation and regulatory matters nationwide. […] More
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP Promotes Christina M. Rieker to Equity Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP proudly celebrates the advancement of Christina M. Rieker to equity partner. This well-deserved transition to equity partner reflects Christina’s unwavering dedication, leadership and outstanding contributions to our firm’s growth and success. Christina M. Rieker practice focuses primarily on the defense of professionals, including attorneys, accountants, appraisers, architects, engineers, physicians, and […] More
WSS Attorneys Recognized in Super Lawyers 2024
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg is proud to announce our attorneys recognized in the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for 2024: William G. Winget, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, Business Litigation Luigi Spadafora, Business Litigation Harris Katz, Professional Liability Alexander A. Truitt, Business Litigation Douglas G. Fogle, Securities Litigation, Professional Liability Zachary S. Knoblock, Securities Litigation […] More
WSSLLP’s Colorado office Successful on FINRA Motion to Dismiss
A FINRA arbitration Panel in Florida issued a rare grant of a broker-dealer firm’s Motion to Dismiss in an industry case. WSSLLP attorneys Derek Anderson and Jennifer O’Shea filed the successful motion arguing that the broker-dealer firm was not associated with the conduct at issue, per FINRA Rule 13504(a)(6)(B), and that the Claimant previously brought […] More
U.S. SUPREME COURT CLAWS BACK SEC’S ENFORCEMENT POWERS
The Supreme Court issued a decision earlier today significantly restricting the SEC’s enforcement powers. The Court’s ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy makes it substantially more difficult for the SEC to seek civil monetary penalties against alleged violators of the antifraud provisions of the securities laws. The Court has ruled that the SEC can no longer […] More
