Mark J. Lesko Notable Cases

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Mark J. Lesko

Mark J. Lesko

Partner

Criminal & Civil Litigation, National Security, Land Use & Zoning, Civil Rights

Phone: 631-231-1199

E-mail: mlesko@lapintalesko.com

Notable Cases

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Led an internal investigation for a professional sports organization that oversaw competitions that uncovered improper conduct by an employee.

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Represented a client charged in a high-profile arson case. The client, who was originally facing a large mandatory minimum sentence, eventually pled guilty to a reduced explosives charge and received a sentence of time served.

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Lead attorney defending a large suburban police department in federal class action employment discrimination case.

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Represented a private equity firm regarding national security issues related to business in the Middle East.

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Conducted an internal investigation for a large international non-profit organization regarding potential OFAC violations.

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Member of the prosecution trial team in U.S. v. Raniere, an eight-week complex racketeering trial where the defendant, the leader of the NXIVM self-help group, was convicted of racketeering, sex trafficking, and other related offenses. The defendant was sentenced to 120 years' imprisonment.

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Supervised U.S. v. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, resulting in the conviction of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel at trial.

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Supervised U.S. v. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and the related prosecution of its CFO.

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Supervised the $6 billion 1MDB Malaysian bond fraud case and the related resolution with Goldman Sachs, including its subsidiary guilty plea.

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Lead prosecutor in U.S. v. Sabhnani, known as the "Muttontown Slave Case," where the defendants were convicted of detaining two domestic servants in a state of servitude after a ten-week trial.