Publications
Solbakken Comments On Lawsuit To Media Outlets Across The Country
Arkin Solbakken LLP represents a founder of a motorcycle company in connection with a lawsuit against one of its co-founders claiming the right to buy back his stock pursuant to a purported stock repurchase agreement. Lisa C. Solbakken commented on the lawsuit...
Arkin Comments In The Wall Street Journal In Connection With Representation Of Wall Street Analyst
On October 10, 2013, Stanley S. Arkin commented in The Wall Street Journal in connection with Arkin Solbakken LLP's representation of a client who is closing a broker-dealer unit at her firm and starting a hedge fund. The full article can be viewed here.
Arkin Interviewed About Legal Implications Raised By Edward Snowden’s Conduct
On July 31, 2013, Stanley S. Arkin was interviewed about the legal implications raised by Edward Snowden’s conduct. In particular, Arkin discussed the legal issues implicated when one country gives asylum to someone who is a defendant in the United States in a...
Arkin Comments In The New York Daily News About SEC Insider Trading Charges
On July 19, 2013, Stanley S. Arkin commented in the New York Daily News about the Securities and Exchange Commission's charges against hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen. The article states, “‘Considering the intense focus on Cohen and the extraordinary...
Arkin Comments In The New York Times About New York’s Criminal Defense Market
On June 30, 2013, Stanley S. Arkin commented in The New York Times about the changes in New York’s criminal defense market. The article notes that Arkin, alongside a select group of criminal defense lawyers, “dominated the market for white-collar cases” in...
Arkin Comments In The New York Times In Connection With Pending Lawsuit Over Contested Child Support Claims
On April 25, 2013, Stanley S. Arkin commented in the New York Times about Arkin Solbakken's representation of its client in connection with a litigation currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York over over child...
Solbakken Comments In Wall Street Journal On Partnership Dispute Among Owners Of A Real Estate Brokerage
On October 1, 2012, Lisa C. Solbakken commented in the Wall Street Journal about a lawsuit involving a partnership dispute among owners of a real estate brokerage in which Arkin Solbakken LLP's client is a party. The full article can be viewed here.
The Settlement Privilege and the Threat of Legal Action
Is there a time when extortionate threats of meritless litigation become a criminal act that should be exempt from the settlement privilege? Some time ago, one of these authors observed that nearly all manner of communication is apt to contain the seedlings of a...
Should the United States Be Doing This?
A decision earlier this year on a motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the defendants in the case entitled Security and Exchange Commission v. Elek Straub et al. sustains the global reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1. (See Andrew...