The New York Law Journal recently named Wilson Sonsini partners Moe Fodeman and Michael Sommer to its 2020 list of New York Trailblazers. The list highlights 51 New York-based attorneys recognized as “agents of change” in law.

The profile notes that Moe and Michael, both former federal prosecutors, successfully defended David Levy, the former chief investment officer of Platinum Partners, in a trial brought by the federal government alleging fraud. In 2019, Moe and Michael were able to secure a total victory for their client. Also, the pair succeeded in obtaining restitution for their clients, former owners of a copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who had lost their investments when U.S.-based hedge fund Och-Ziff (now Sculptor) bribed judges there to facilitate in the theft of the mines. The U.S. district judge declared the victims are entitled to the value of their mine today “probably something in the order of several hundred million dollars, or more.”

Please see Moe and Michael's profile or the full list of New York trailblazers for more information.