Case Studies Archive - Page 5 of 5

April 20, 2017

Obtaining a Reversal of Conviction and Sentence Reduction for Securities Fraud

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Ifrah Law represented a former Homestore.com executive, Stuart Wolff, who was indicted for securities fraud. During a six-year battle with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the trial and appellate teams worked together to secure a reversal of the client’s conviction and a new trial. In the months leading up to the second trial, the defense team, which included Jeff Ifrah of Ifrah Law, leveraged irregularities with discovery to obtain dismissal of all charges related to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Homestore’s former accounting firm. As a result, the sentence on remand was reduced by 70 percent relative to the sentence imposed after the first trial. Jeff Ifrah was the only attorney Mr. Wolff retained from the beginning of the case to its conclusion. Mr. Ifrah began managing the legal team after the first trial, continued through the appellate process, and also in the team’s preparation for trial on remand. Jeff Ifrah was responsible for formulating and executing the strategy that resulted in the 70 percent reduction of Mr. Wolff’s sentence. (U.S. v.... Read more

Protesting Procurement Irregularities to Keep a Client in Competition

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A client contractor participated in a procurement competition over a multi-award contract with the Department of the Army that was valued at almost half a billion dollars. After submitting a proposal, our client (along with other bidders) was excluded from the competition because of a deficiency in a proposed labor rate. The other excluded parties… Read More

Domain Name Seizure Reversed, Favorable Settlement Gained

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Ifrah Law’s client, a Russian corporation, was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia with violating the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Act. The company is comprised of a group of financial and investment companies that provide online trading services. The government alleged that the defendants operated a foreign currency… Read More

Upholding the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age

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As Jae Shik Kim was departing the U.S. from Los Angeles International Airport, a Department of Homeland Security agent confiscated his personal laptop. Following the seizure, and a review of data it found on the laptop, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that our client was involved in a conspiracy to evade U.S. trade restrictions… Read More

Successfully Negotiating a $60 Million Sale of iGaming Websites

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Ifrah Law helped our client profitably exit its strong position in the lead generation market within iGaming through a sale of websites and other affiliate related assets from the US-based founders in a transaction worth up to $60 million. The acquisition included generated revenues from licensed operators in the regulated casino and poker markets in… Read More