Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP

Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP named partner Milton Williams, representing clients CCTV and Rajendra Singh, together with Mark Hansen of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC, prevailed by securing dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Harbinger Capital (“Harbinger”) and Philip Falcone against CCTV, Singh, and Apollo Global Management (“Apollo”) for over $2 billion dollars. Plaintiffs had alleged that Apollo, several of its principals, CCTV, and Singh all defrauded Harbinger by making misrepresentations and omissions to induce Harbinger to purchase telecommunications satellites which were inoperable.??WMHW partner Williams successfully persuaded New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, to affirm an order of dismissal previously issued by Supreme Court Justice Robert Reed.?Apollo, represented by O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Jonathan Rosenberg, also emerged victorious.

Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP attorney Deanna Paul joins Andrew Craft on FOX to discuss the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, and whether his removal has a legal basis or would amount to retaliation for First Amendment-protected speech.?

Congratulations to Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP Partners Jim Walden and Milton Williams on being named to City & State New York’s 2025 Law Power 100 list. The list identifies the key figures in New York’s legal sphere as well as top judges, high-profile attorneys, leading advocates and distinguished academics. Click below to read the full list.?

What does the first month of Trump 2.0 predict for SEC Enforcement? Find out in our Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP Client Alert authored by Barry Rashkover. ? Thursday, February 20, 2025, marked the completion of Donald J. Trump’s first month as President for a second term.?Although only one month might be a slender foundation upon which to make predictions about what this means for SEC enforcement – especially since SEC Chair nominee, Paul Atkins, has yet to be confirmed and take office – some trends seem to be emerging:?(1) fewer enforcement actions and, of those, a focus on fraud and retail investor harm; (2) reinventing the SEC’s approach to crypto and a focused approach to cyber-related misconduct; (3) likely more influence from the White House; and (4) continued turmoil with litigating SEC actions as Administrative Proceedings. ? Click below to keep reading.?

Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP is proud to celebrate its ten-year anniversary! Founded in 2015 by?Jim Walden,?Timothy Macht, and?Sean Haran, WMHW now boasts 18 partners and over 24 attorneys. “We founded the Firm with the goal of having flexibility to represent the most sophisticated companies, as well as individuals in pursuit of justice.?Our mission has always been to serve our clients well, to attract talented, dedicated, and well-rounded lawyers and staff, and to focus on meaningful and challenging work.?We are grateful to everyone at the Firm who has joined us in pursuing these goals and to all our clients and friends who continue to support us and help us thrive,” said founding partner and Executive Committee Chair Sean Haran.?“As we now look to the future, we are excited for new opportunities and challenges as we continue to pursue our clients’ interests and have fun along the way.” Click below to read more.

Highlighting a 2016 milestone: Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP’s representation of NYC school parents in a class action lawsuit against the NYC Department of Education. Wide-spread concerns over violence, bullying and harassment in public schools led to the suit, which resulted in a settlement that established landmark anti-bullying protocols in the largest school system in the United States. Click below to read Jim Walden discuss in the New York Daily News.

The countdown to Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP’s ten-year anniversary continues! In 2017, lead by Partner John Curran, WMHW was appointed to lead the Department of Financial Services’ monitorship of the Agricultural Bank of China, which successfully concluded on the original date established by the DFS Consent Order. ? Stay tuned for more highlights as we continue the countdown to WMHW’s ten-year anniversary.

Today we remember a 2018 highlight: “Icarus,” a documentary featuring Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP’s representation of Russian whistleblower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, one of the most significant whistleblowers in sports history, winning an Oscar for Best Documentary. The WMHW team includes Jim Walden and Avni Patel. Click below to learn more.

As we celebrate Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP’s ten-year anniversary, we are highlighting milestones from each year that have shaped the Firm. Looking back on 2019, we remember NJ Governor Phil Murphy selecting WMHW, lead by Jim Walden, to serve as Special Counsel to a Task Force examining deficiencies of New Jersey’s tax incentive programs. Click the link in the comments to read more.

In 2020, Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP’s Whistleblower Practice Group was formed. Lead by WMHW Partner Dan Miller, the Whistleblower Practice Group represents whistleblowers nationwide under the Federal False Claims Act, State False Claims Acts, and other whistleblower statutes. Over the course of their careers, including at prior firms, our attorneys have helped secure the recovery of more than $3 billion by exposing fraud and corruption in cases across the country. ? Stay tuned for more highlights as we continue the countdown to WMHW’s ten-year anniversary.?