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George Stamboulidis, Managing Partner of the firm's New York office, was quoted in an April 12, 2009, New York Daily News article, "New Book, 'Friends of the Family,' on Mafia Cops Claims FBI Hogged the Glory."

According to the article, Michael Vecchione, the rackets bureau chief in the Brooklyn district attorney's office, has rankled the feds by claiming in a new book that federal prosecutors claimed most of the credit for nailing crooked NYPD Detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa. While turf battles between local and federal law enforcement agencies are common, according to the article, Vecchione's stinging criticism is unusual because he still works for the district attorney and is supposed to cooperate with the feds on ongoing cases.

"Public confidence in the integrity of the Brooklyn DA's office is only eroded when a rackets bureau chief writes and shops a book about a murder case he is investigating and preparing for trial," said Stamboulidis, a former federal prosecutor.