He worked in the Time Inc. Law Department from 1996 to 2003, first as associate general counsel until 1998, then deputy general counsel for litigation from 1998 to 2000, then vice president and deputy general counsel from 2000 to 2003. He was also a consultant (special counsel) for the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice from 1996 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003. He returned to private practice from 2003 to 2008 as partner at Patterson Belknap, eventually heading the litigation department.[1]
In 2014, he presided over the trial of Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager for hedge fund SAC Capital Advisers, who was convicted by a unanimous jury verdict on 6 February 2014 for carrying out what federal prosecutors called the most profitable insider-trading scheme in U.S. history. On 8 September 2014, Gardephe sentenced Martoma to 9 years in prison, and ordered him to pay nearly $9.4 million. The judge acknowledged Martoma's community charitable work and history of helping others, and the filing of more than 100 letters to the court from supporters, but said he had gone for "one big score" and now had "to deal with the fallout." Martoma's lawyers said they would be appealing the February 6, 2014 conviction.[3] In August 2017, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the conviction.[4]
"Months before his arrest in late 2012, Gilberto Valle, then a New York police officer, sat at his computer, hiding behind fictional online identities and exchanging messages about abducting, torturing, killing and eating women... There may not have been a more sensational trial in Manhattan in recent years than that of Mr. Valle, who came to be widely known as the cannibal cop. He was convicted of kidnapping conspiracy in March 2013 after prosecutors persuaded a jury that he was plotting actual abductions with others in one of the darkest corners of the Internet... In June, the judge, Paul G. Gardephe of Federal District Court, overturned Mr. Valle's conspiracy conviction, saying the evidence supported his contention that he was engaged in only "fantasy role-play." The government appealed, asking that the conviction be reinstated; but the Court ruled 2-1 on December 3, 2015 to uphold Judge Gardephe's ruling overturning the guilty verdict.[5]
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^"Faculty profile". Columbia Law School. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Paul G Gardephe news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paul G Gardephe born October 17 1957 is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Paul G GardepheSenior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkIncumbentAssumed office August 9 2023Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkIn office August 8 2008 August 9 2023Appointed byGeorge W BushPreceded byCharles L BrieantSucceeded byvacantPersonal detailsBorn 1957 10 17 October 17 1957 age 65 Fitchburg Massachusetts U S EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania BA MA Columbia University JD Contents 1 Education and career 1 1 Federal judicial service 2 Notable cases 3 References 4 SourcesEducation and career EditBorn in Fitchburg Massachusetts Gardephe received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1982 He was a law clerk to Judge Albert J Engel Jr of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1982 to 1983 He was in private practice in New York City from 1983 to 1987 He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the U S Attorney s Office Southern District of New York from 1987 to 1992 and served as Chief of the Appeals Unit Criminal Division in that office from 1992 to 1995 From 1995 to 1996 Gardephe held the position of Senior litigation counsel in the U S Attorney s Office Southern District of New York He worked in the Time Inc Law Department from 1996 to 2003 first as associate general counsel until 1998 then deputy general counsel for litigation from 1998 to 2000 then vice president and deputy general counsel from 2000 to 2003 He was also a consultant special counsel for the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice from 1996 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003 He returned to private practice from 2003 to 2008 as partner at Patterson Belknap eventually heading the litigation department 1 Federal judicial service Edit On April 29 2008 Gardephe was nominated by President George W Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Charles L Brieant Gardephe was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 17 2008 and received his commission on August 8 2008 He assumed senior status on August 9 2023 2 Notable cases EditIn 2014 he presided over the trial of Mathew Martoma a former portfolio manager for hedge fund SAC Capital Advisers who was convicted by a unanimous jury verdict on 6 February 2014 for carrying out what federal prosecutors called the most profitable insider trading scheme in U S history On 8 September 2014 Gardephe sentenced Martoma to 9 years in prison and ordered him to pay nearly 9 4 million The judge acknowledged Martoma s community charitable work and history of helping others and the filing of more than 100 letters to the court from supporters but said he had gone for one big score and now had to deal with the fallout Martoma s lawyers said they would be appealing the February 6 2014 conviction 3 In August 2017 a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the conviction 4 Months before his arrest in late 2012 Gilberto Valle then a New York police officer sat at his computer hiding behind fictional online identities and exchanging messages about abducting torturing killing and eating women There may not have been a more sensational trial in Manhattan in recent years than that of Mr Valle who came to be widely known as the cannibal cop He was convicted of kidnapping conspiracy in March 2013 after prosecutors persuaded a jury that he was plotting actual abductions with others in one of the darkest corners of the Internet In June the judge Paul G Gardephe of Federal District Court overturned Mr Valle s conspiracy conviction saying the evidence supported his contention that he was engaged in only fantasy role play The government appealed asking that the conviction be reinstated but the Court ruled 2 1 on December 3 2015 to uphold Judge Gardephe s ruling overturning the guilty verdict 5 References Edit Faculty profile Columbia Law School Retrieved 16 January 2018 Paul G Gardephe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center Nine years prison term given to ex SAC manager CNBC 8 September 2014 Retrieved 8 September 2014 Note Recent Case Second Circuit Redefines Personal Benefit Requirement for Insider Trading 132 Harv L Rev 1730 2019 WEISER BENJAMIN April 16 2015 Gilberto Valle Ex New York Police Officer Talks About His Cannibalism Fantasies in Film New York Times Sources EditPaul G Gardephe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center Legal officesPreceded byCharles L Brieant Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York2008 2023 Vacant Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul G Gardephe amp oldid 1169451909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
