“Legal experts said the plea agreement is a strong indication that Justice officials expect to target others. ‘Typically, jurisdictions don’t offer individuals cooperation agreements unless they believe they’re going to be able to utilize that person’s information and ultimately gain their testimony,’ said Charles Ross, a New York criminal defense attorney and expert in securities law.”
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August 17th, 2007
August 7th, 2007
Chuck Ross asked by Securities Law 360 for his opinion on Brocade options backdating verdict
“‘It’s a very surprising verdict given the relatively weak case of the prosecution,’ said Charles Ross, a veteran criminal defense attorney who formerly chaired the white-collar defense group at Herrick Feinstein LLP. ‘This conviction may mean more individuals are prosecuted criminally for option backdating fraud.’”
July 19th, 2007
Chuck Ross quoted in USA Today on Brocade Communications backdating case
“‘It would be a real gutsy move for the judge to toss the entire case, and this is an opinionated, strong-willed judge,’ says Charles Ross, a defense attorney at Charles A. Ross & Associates in New York unconnected to the case. ‘The defense has a good shot.’”
July 10th, 2007
Chuck Ross asked by Wall Street Journal to comment on Brocade trial
“Legal experts say judges rarely grant defense motions to acquit a defendant based on a lack of sufficient evidence. But Charles Ross, a defense attorney in New York who represents an executive in another options backdating case and who has been monitoring the Brocade trial, says the fact that Judge Breyer ‘grilled the assistant U.S. attorney and insisted that he file a specific response bodes well for the defense, that the judge is taking this very seriously.’”
July 2nd, 2007
Chuck Ross consulted by Lawyers USA on Supreme Court decision on federal sentencing guidelines
“The decision ‘is something of a setback for defense lawyers and for the continued encouragement of judicial discretion,’ said Charles Ross, a veteran criminal defense lawyer, of Charles A. Ross & Associates in Manhattan. ‘The whole thing is going to continue to be confusing, but I think because of how strongly supportive the majority was of the guidelines, it’s going to encourage sentencing judges to sentence within a guidelines range,’ he said.”