Spring 2026 - For the nineteenth straight year, Nathaniel Marmur was selected as a SuperLawyer in the field of Criminal Defense, White Collar
 
June 1, 2024 – Marmur Quoted in New York Times Article Analyzing President Trump’s Appellate Issues Following His New York State Convictions for Falsifying Business Records
 
June 9, 2023 – Second Circuit Reinstates Golfer’s Personal Injury Lawsuit
          In Quinn v. City of New York, decided today, the United States Court of Appeals held that the lower court had abused its discretion in dismissing Francis Quinn’s lawsuit against the City of New York based on a recovery he had earlier obtained against ConEd.  Mr. Marmur represented Francis Quinn, a professional golfer who had sustained serious and permanent injuries when he tripped in a crosswalk on a pothole that abutted a ConEd gas cap.  After receiving a settlement against ConEd following a mediation, Mr. Quinn proceeded against the City to recoup further damages.  The district court dismissed the case, holding that, given the amount of the ConEd settlement, the mediator had implicitly found that only ConEd was liable for Quinn’s injuries.  The Second Circuit reversed and reinstated the lawsuit against the City, holding that a “magistrate judge's involvement in a settlement conference and settlement recommendation do not constitute judicial endorsement of either party's claims or theories.”

April 20, 2023 – Marmur Wins Major Case in New York’s Top Court
          In People v. Solomon, decided today, the New York Court of Appeals unanimously vacated the defendant’s misdemeanor plea, holding that his constitutional and statutory rights were violated when he entered a plea to a charge that was not contained in an indictment.  As a result, Mr. Solomon no longer stands convicted of any offense.

September 1, 2021 –Second Circuit Reverses $1.85 Million Restitution Award
           In United States v. Goodrich, decided today, the United States Court of Appeals held that the district court had abused its discretion in entering a $1.85 million restitution judgment against Mr. Marmur’s client in a securities fraud case.  The Court found that “the Government ha[d] not adduced sufficient evidence” that Mr. Goodrich was aware of a fraud involving the private placement of securities, and thus he was not responsible for the loss from that fraud.   
 
January 21, 2021 – Second Circuit Quashes Subpoena Against Mr. Marmur’s Client
          In In re Application of Gorsoan Limited.  The underlying action is a complex international civil dispute.  Mr. Marmur’s clients were issued subpoenas and unsuccessfully sought to quash them in the lower court.  Today the Second Circuit reversed the lower court’s decision, holding that the subpoenas sought financial information for an improper “use” in a foreign court, thereby relieving the clients of any obligations under the subpoenas. 
 
December 19, 2019 – Marmur Obtains Conditional Discharge Sentence for Client
          Following a two-week jury trial in which Mr. Marmur’s client, a dentist, was acquitted of the top counts of fraud and larceny, the court sentenced the defendant to a “conditional discharge” on the two counts of conviction, a sentence that is usually reserved for the most minor of offenses that is less onerous even than probation. 
 
August 8, 2018 - Marmur Wins Reversal of Fraud Convictions in Second Department
​           Today, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed five counts of conviction of Olga Milman, who had been found guilty of larceny and scheme to defraud in Suffolk County.  The Court found that the statute of limitations had run on three larceny counts, and that the lower court had erred in failing to give a defense instruction on two scheme to defraud counts.  Mr. Marmur represented Ms. Milman on this appeal.
 
September 12, 2017 - Damages Reduced By $60 Million on Appeal
​          Today, the Appellate Division, First Department, reduced on appeal the award of damages against defendants, Mr. Marmur's clients, in Matter of 91st Street Crane Collapse Litigation. The case, which has been widely followed and reported, involved the deaths of two workers at a building site on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.   The Court found that the jury's award of $95 million materially deviated from reasonable compensation, and drastically reduced the amount to $35 million.  
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May 26, 2017 - Marmur Wins Second Circuit Appeal
​          Today, the Second Circuit unanimously affirmed the trial victory Mr. Marmur secured in 2015 in Zaratzian v. Abadir, a case involving novel applications of the Stored Communications Act and the Wiretap Act as applied to a divorced couple.  As noted below, Mr. Marmur won a jury verdict in federal court in White Plains absolving his client of all liability for allegedly reading his ex-wife's e-mails.  Today, a three-judge panel of the federal appellate court in New York City rejected all of plaintiff's challenges to that verdict and affirmed the defense victory in all respects.
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April 19, 2017 - Marmur Named Distinguished Appellate Alumnus
​          Today, Nathaniel Marmur received the Distinguished Alumnus award from the Fordham Law School Moot Court Board.  The award recognized Mr. Marmur's contributions to the Board while a student at Fordham, as well as his excellence in appellate advocacy as a practitioner over the past two decades. 
Over 100 students, alumni, faculty, and judges were on hand to enjoy a dinner in his honor and a celebration of the outstanding work of the School's Moot Court Board and its successful competition teams.
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​February 14, 2017 - Marmur Wins Major Federal Civil Trial
          Today Judge Loretta A. Preska of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 266-page decision in favor of Mr. Marmur's client -- a major Middle Eastern bank -- following a jury trial that occurred last summer.  The case, which has been widely reported, is Lakah v. UBS AG, et al.  In her decision, Judge Preska ruled that the bank could pursue in arbitration the owners of a company that had issued millions of dollars in defaulted Eurobonds.  Judge Preska found that the bank had successfully "pierced the corporate veil" and thus, after nine years of federal court litigation, the bank prevailed. 
 
July 7, 2016  – Marmur Wins Reversal of Bank Fraud Convictions
​          Today, Mr. Marmur won a major victory for Michael Bouchard, an Albany real estate attorney, when the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed Mr. Bouchard's bank fraud and false filing convictions.  In doing so, the Second Circuit broke ranks with the First Circuit and created new law, expressly holding that a subsidiary mortgage lender was a legally distinct entity from its parent bank.  As Mr. Marmur successfully argued, Mr. Bouchard only dealt with the mortgage company and was unaware of the bank's existence.  In the Court's view that made all the difference, as the federal criminal charges required conduct directed at an insured financial institution, which the mortgage company was not.  

March 17, 2015 – Marmur Wins Major Important Jury Trial
     Mr. Marmur won a five-day jury trial in federal court in White Plains when, on March 13, 2015, he obtained a unanimous jury verdict clearing his client of all liability in a closely-watched case brought under the federal Wiretap Act.  Plaintiff Annabelle Zaratzian sued her ex-husband and Mr. Marmur’s client, Dr. Ramsey Abadir, claiming that he had illegally intercepted her emails over several years spanning the parties’ separation and divorce.  The case raised novel issues under the federal Stored Communications Act (SCA) and the Wiretap Act.  Prior to trial, Mr. Marmur was able to obtain summary judgment dismissing the SCA claim and various state law tort claims, leaving only the Wiretap Act claim to be tried.  Plaintiff sought both statutory and punitive damages, but lost on the fundamental question of liability when the jury, after deliberating just four hours, handed Dr. Abadir a complete and total win.  The trial was reported daily by the New York Post and the defense verdict was featured on the front page of the March 17, 2015 New York Law Journal.

January 8, 2015 – New York’s High Court Gives Big Win to Marmur Law Firm Client
          In its first decision of the 2015 term, the New York Court of Appeals, the State’s top court, unanimously reversed a sanctions order that had been imposed by the Appellate Division, First Department against a Park Avenue law firm.  In reversing, the Court of Appeals held that the Appellate Division had “abused its discretion” in finding that the firm had engaged in frivolous conduct. Mr. Marmur represented the law firm.