Partner Nina Marino will be participating in an upcoming Fireside Chat as part of the Criminal Justice Section’s new event series spotlighting prominent local criminal practitioners. Ms. Marino will discuss her distinguished career as a white-collar defense attorney, as well as her work empowering female attorneys nationwide. The conversation will...
On October 23, 2025, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, along with 30 others, were arrested in connection with federal gambling and organized crime probes in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY). 1 Days later, on October 28, the NBA issued an...
Nina Marino, founding partner of white collar boutique Kaplan Marino PC, secured a full acquittal for engineering firm founder Dennis Mitsunaga in a 12-week jury trial in Hawaii, and ensured that charges were dismissed against a lawyer accused by the district attorney's office in Orange County, California, of running an...
We’re honored to introduce The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America.And honored is a complete understatement. It’s been a thrill searching far and wide for the best litigators the U.S. has to offer – in antitrust, intellectual property, white collar and investigations, securities and corporate governance litigation, and a...
Partners Richard Kaplan, Nina Marino, and Jennifer Lieser are proud to announce the launch of their brand-new website! The powerhouse boutique law firm, located in Los Angeles, is honored to share its latest accolades, news, and cases in criminal defense. Learn more about their team attorneys, media mentions, featured publications,...
Brian McEvoy, a former federal prosecutor and current white-collar criminal defense lawyer with BakerHostetler, joins Nina Marino (Kaplan Marino) and Joe Whitley (Womble Bond Dickinson) to discuss the Tenth Annual Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute (September 4-6, in Braselton, GA) and how it came to be. They also discuss why...
Founding Partner Nina Marino was honored to be invited to speak at this year’s Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference on “Are You Not Entertained? Unraveling the Legal Complexities of Reality Crime Shows.” She was joined by esteemed colleagues, Kelli Sager, David Sternbach, and Matthew Murphy.
Honolulu’s former elected prosecutor, an island businessman, and his company’s associates have been found not guilty in an alleged pay-for-prosecution scheme that the feds said threatened to put a woman in prison on bogus theft charges.
Los Angeles’s famous attractions include Venice Beach and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but the city’s courthouses also double as tourist attractions for people interested in not only the law, but celebrities accused of breaking it. The City of Angels’ celebrity population makes it home to high-profile cases and unique...
Nina and Joe discuss with Jim Feldman on the United States' sentencing guidelines on the JustPod Podcast.
