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ALEYNIKOV v. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

  1. April 14, 2021

    Ex-Goldman Sachs VP Can Appeal Legal Fee Bid Denial

    A New Jersey federal court on Wednesday paved the way for an ex-Goldman Sachs vice president to challenge the denial of his bid to have the investment banking powerhouse cover his legal bill for criminal cases accusing him of stealing code, granting his motion to make its denial a final, appealable order.

  2. April 24, 2018

    Goldman Sachs Let Off Hook For Ex-VP's $10M Legal Fees

    A New Jersey federal judge ruled Tuesday that Goldman Sachs does not have to pay the legal fees, now pegged at $10 million, incurred by its former vice president Sergey Aleynikov in a nine-year fight with prosecutors over his alleged theft of code, saying chitchat from a Delaware business judge doesn't trump binding precedent from the Third Circuit.

  3. January 16, 2015

    Ex-Goldman Programmer's Legal Fee Fight Do-Over Thwarted

    A federal court has denied summary judgment in ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. programmer and vice president Sergey Aleynikov's $2.3 million legal-fee indemnity bid against the bank, deciding that a fair reading of the Third Circuit's recent reversal in the case compels the rejection.

  4. September 17, 2014

    Ex-Goldman VP Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear $2.3M Fee Case

    A former Goldman Sachs vice president on Tuesday asked the Third Circuit to rehear its decision reversing an order requiring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to pay $2.3 million for his legal bills over charges for theft of high-frequency-trading code, saying the appeals court overlooked decisions contradicting its reasoning.

  5. September 05, 2014

    Goldman's Vague Corporate Titles May Still Cost It Millions

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may have won over the Third Circuit when the court axed an award of legal fees to a former vice president accused of stealing trading code, but the bank could have avoided the mess — and the prospect of further litigation — had it better defined what being a Goldman VP means, attorneys say.

  6. September 03, 2014

    3rd Circ. Reverses $2.3M Legal Fee Award For Ex-Goldman VP

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday reversed an order requiring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to pay $2.3 million for the legal bills of a former vice president facing charges for theft of high-frequency-trading code, saying the frequently bestowed VP title doesn't necessarily make Sergey Aleynikov an "officer" eligible for company-backed indemnification.

  7. October 22, 2013

    Goldman To Pay Ex-Programmer's Legal Fees In Criminal Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge Tuesday ordered Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to pay a former programmer's legal fees in an ongoing New York state criminal case alleging the programmer stole the firm's computer codes, but said he needed more time to rule on the fees stemming from the programmer's federal criminal case.

  8. December 17, 2012

    Ex-Goldman Coder Can't Collect $2.4M In Attys' Fees Yet

    A New Jersey federal judge said Friday that a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. programmer can't yet recoup $2.4 million in attorneys' fees from the bank to defend himself in a criminal case alleging he stole Goldman computer code, saying further discovery was necessary.

  9. September 26, 2012

    Ex-Goldman Coder Sues Firm For $2.4M Theft Defense Fees

    A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. programmer facing renewed criminal charges that he stole the firm's computer code sued the Wall Street giant Tuesday in a bid to recoup $2.4 million in legal fees, claiming he's entitled to the money as a former corporate officer.

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