Liston Abramson LLP

05/29/2026

Liston Abramson LLP partner, Catherine A. Christian, has been interviewed over the past few weeks about the dismissal of Abrego Garcia’s federal indictment, Mahmoud Khalil’s possible Supreme Court appeal to stop his deportation, the reversal of Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction in South Carolina, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect's arraignment, Epstein survivors’ testimony at Florida hearings, the closure of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s criminal probe by the DOJ, investigation of Congressman Eric Swalwell by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and suppression rulings in Luigi Mangione’s case.

Catherine, an MS NOW legal analyst, draws on her wealth of experience as a trial attorney and as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for 30 years, to provide insightful commentary on legal matters and to co-chair the White Collar Defense, Criminal Referrals, and Elder Fraud practices at Liston Abramson LLP.

Please enjoy Catherine’s recent appearances at the following links:

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/south-carolina-s-supreme-court-overturns-murdaugh-convictions-2499908163614

https://www.ms.now/chris-jansing-reports/watch/epstein-survivor-i-kept-my-identity-protected-and-woke-up-with-my-name-mentioned-500-times-2499777091906

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/white-house-correspondents-dinner-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-2499601987850

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/doj-closes-criminal-probe-into-fed-chair-jerome-powell-2497653315955

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/swalwell-and-gonzales-resign-mills-and-cherfilus-mccormick-face-possible-expulsions-2496318531717

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/luigi-mangione-gun-notebook-evidence-murder-trial-1235564921/

05/08/2026

Yesterday, a Manhattan jury delivered a unanimous verdict holding a former diplomat accountable for sexual assault.

The jury found that Eugene Richard Gasana—former Rwandan Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council—raped our client, Benita Uruhisho, and the jury awarded her $5 million in damages.

This case required years of litigation and extraordinary courage on the part of our client. Ms. Uruhisho faced not only the trauma of the underlying abuse but also, as the evidence at trial demonstrated, efforts by the defense to publicly attack her credibility and reputation and intimidate potential witnesses in the case.

We are deeply honored to have represented Ms. Uruhisho. No verdict can erase the harm she has suffered. But this verdict sends a clear message: even powerful individuals can be held accountable.

Congratulations to Liston Abramson LLP attorneys Catherine A. Christian and Gina Kim for their exceptional work as trial counsel, and their team members who contributed to this well-deserved victory, including David Guerrero Liston, Alex Patchen, and Yvette Dempsey.

Above all, we commend Ms. Uruhisho for her courage and perseverance in pursuing justice.

04/07/2026

Liston Abramson LLP partner, Catherine A. Christian, has been interviewed over the past few weeks about the Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling and arguments on mail-in ballots and asylum-seeker rights, President Trump’s statements about Federal Reserve Chair Powell, and the subpoena issued to former FBI Director James Comey by the Department of Justice.

Catherine, an MS NOW legal analyst, draws on her wealth of experience as a trial attorney and as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for 30 years, to provide insightful commentary on legal matters and to co-chair the White Collar Defense, Criminal Referrals, and Elder Fraud practices at Liston Abramson LLP.

Please enjoy Catherine’s recent appearances at the following links:

https://www.ms.now/the-weeknight/watch/retribution-is-not-rational-the-weeknight-on-trump-s-pressure-campaign-against-fed-chair-powell-2493057091805

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/supreme-court-releases-decision-in-conversion-therapy-free-speech-case-2494481475888

03/02/2026

Liston Abramson LLP partner, Catherine A. Christian, has been interviewed over the past few weeks regarding a range of topics including the Clintons’ testimony before Congress, files missing from the DOJ’s Epstein production, the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling, the arrest of former Prince Andrew, the Minnesota educator suit to bar ICE agents from school property, and Olympic bobsled champion Elana Meyers Taylor.

Catherine, an MS NOW legal analyst, draws on her wealth of experience as a trial attorney and her 30 years as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to provide insightful commentary on legal matters and to co-chair the White Collar Defense, Criminal Referrals, and Elder Fraud practices at Liston Abramson LLP.

Please enjoy Catherine’s recent appearances at the following links:

https://www.ms.now/way-too-early/watch/clintons-set-to-testify-in-house-epstein-probe-2489328707884

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/hillary-clinton-to-face-questions-about-epstein-today-from-house-oversight-committee-2489357379751

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/npr-ms-now-trump-related-files-missing-from-doj-s-epstein-file-release-2488895043902

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-tariffs-2488302659816

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/virginia-giuffre-s-family-speaks-out-on-former-prince-andrew-s-arrest-no-one-is-above-the-law-2488061507759

https://www.ms.now/chris-jansing-reports/watch/minnesota-educators-sue-to-bar-ice-agents-from-schools-2485555267698

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVSQHlbEdyj/

01/21/2026

Over the past several weeks, Liston Abramson LLP partner, Catherine A. Christian, has offered legal insights on Jack Smith’s Congressional testimony, the ex*****on of a search warrant on a Washington Post reporter’s home, the DOJ’s delayed release of Epstein documents, the suppression hearings in Luigi Mangione’s case, Nick Reiner’s arraignment for allegedly killing his parents, the decade-long saga between Philadelphia and Ellen Greenberg's parents over her cause of death, the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, and Supreme Court oral arguments regarding President Trump's attempted firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook.

Catherine, an MS NOW legal analyst, draws on her wealth of experience as a trial attorney and her 30 years as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to provide insightful commentary on legal matters and to co-chair the White Collar Defense, Criminal Referrals, and Elder Fraud practices at Liston Abramson LLP.

See and hear some of Catherine’s recent appearances at the following links:

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/ag-bondi-confirms-fbi-executes-search-warrant-at-wapo-reporter-s-home-2481317955692

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/shocking-that-the-doj-didn-t-know-there-were-over-5-2-million-epstein-docs-catherine-christian-2479170115656

https://www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/jack-smith-testifies-today-before-house-judiciary-committee-2476648515885

https://www.law360.com/articles/2418978/notable-pennsylvania-cases-of-2025

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/luigi-mangione-miranda-rights-backpack-evidence-thrown-out-1235487894/

12/01/2025

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani recently announced the creation of transition advisory committees to advise his incoming administration on policy and appointments, and to help him chart next steps for city government.

As noted in numerous publications, including Law360, Liston Abramson LLP partner, Catherine A. Christian, has been appointed to the Transition Committee on Legal Affairs.

The CBS News article at the link below includes this quote from Transition Executive Director Elana Leopold:

"Excellence is the guiding light driving this transition, and today's committee appointees are no exception. Together, these leaders will help prepare Mayor-elect Mamdani's administration to take on the city's toughest challenges—from housing access to emergency preparedness to the day-to-day operations of city government that must be exceptional.”

Congratulations, Catherine, and thank you for your continuing commitment to public service!

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani​ announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.

11/26/2025

Liston Abramson LLP is proud to announce the inclusion of our Intellectual Property Group in the Chambers and Partners Spotlight 2026 Guide, the third year in a row that that Chambers has recognized our IP Group. As stated by Chambers, "Liston Abramson LLP has a thriving IP litigation practice. Litigating across the US for companies and individuals around the world, a number of which hail from Israel and the UK, the firm is known for both patent enforcement and defence in US district courts and in Section 337 Investigations by the International Trade Commission. Often adverse to large and well-known multi-national corporations, Liston Abramson LLP works across multiple specialties in the tech space."

https://chambers.com/department/liston-abramson-llp-intellectual-property-usa-spotlight-120:34:7302:1:23277689

11/24/2025

Liston Abramson LLP is proud to announce the inclusion of our White Collar Defense, Internal Investigations, and Criminal Referrals Group in the Chambers and Partners Spotlight 2026 Guide.

As stated by Chambers, "Liston Abramson LLP has a full service litigation group offering expertise in white-collar criminal government investigations, internal investigations and enforcement proceedings. The team expertly handles proceedings before the DOJ, SEC, the CFTC and wider regulators. The firm counts former government prosecutors among its ranks."

Congratulations to David G. Liston and Catherine A. Christian, co-chairs of the firm’s white collar practice!

https://chambers.com/department/liston-abramson-llp-white-collar-crime-government-investigations-usa-spotlight-120:2731:7302:1:23277689

11/11/2025

Liston Abramson LLP is proud to announce the selection of five partners to the 2025 New York Super Lawyers list. This exclusive list recognizes the top 5% of attorneys in New York. Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

10/17/2025

Liston Abramson LLP partner, Catherine A. Christian, has been interviewed in the past few weeks regarding the indictments of former Ambassador John Bolton, NY Attorney General Letitia James, and former FBI Director James Comey, the Charlie Kirk murder, firings of career prosecutors at DOJ, the US Senate testimony of Attorney General Bondi, and ICE enforcement in Chicago.

Catherine, an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst, draws on her wealth of experience as a trial attorney and her thirty years as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in providing insightful commentary on legal matters and in co-chairing the White Collar Defense, Criminal Referrals, and Elder Fraud practices at Liston Abramson LLP.

Here are links to some of Catherine’s recent media contributions:

https://www.msnbc.com/the-weeknight/watch/-he-called-for-their-heads-doj-indicts-new-york-ag-letitia-james-after-pressure-from-trump-249605189613

https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports/watch/trump-s-statements-bashing-comey-are-gift-to-the-defense-former-sdny-judge-249372229767

https://www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/ag-bondi-dodges-questions-about-tom-homan-epstein-files-in-senate-hearing-249275973961

https://www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/dem-sen-slams-bondi-for-answering-questions-with-irrelevant-far-right-internet-talking-points-249278021825

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G79Q6kWVkYI

https://www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/-strong-chance-comey-case-gets-thrown-out-due-to-being-vindictively-prosecuted-trial-lawyer-248641093849

https://www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-reports/watch/breaking-down-the-doj-s-indictment-of-james-comey-248428613540