Results

After a contested bail fight, secured the client's release following nearly 18 months in custody, then persuaded the Court to impose the least possible prison time over the government's request for 108 months.

“I will follow your excellent counsel's recommendation and sentence you to [the minimum].”

The client was initially charged with an offense carrying a ten-year mandatory minimum. Mr. Horowitz secured release on bail despite significant issues, giving the client the opportunity to become sober and rebuild their life.

The client was initially charged with multiple counts of aggravated identity theft, each carrying a mandatory two years. A compelling sentencing memorandum showed the extenuating circumstances behind the conduct.

Together with co-counsel, persuaded the Court that the defense “got it right,” and that a Guidelines sentence would have been “just beyond preposterous.”

Pretrial motions built on foreign evidence compelled the government to disclose DEA information supporting the defense theory and to further investigate its confidential source.

Persuaded the sentencing court to impose a below-Guidelines sentence for a former attorney convicted of conspiring to launder funds believed to be narcotics proceeds.

Meticulous examination of cell phone forensic data led the State to decline to prosecute more serious allegations, and the remaining matter was resolved without criminal consequences or harm to the client's student visa.

Prosecutors initially recommended 1.5 to 4 years in state prison. Expert-driven motion practice exposed flaws in the prosecution's toxicology theory, preserving the client's life and career.

Retained as co-counsel to focus on cell phone forensics and call detail records. Cross-examination forced a prosecution expert to admit that the text message database “was modified sometime after the cell phone was taken into police custody.”

Obtained immunity for a client with potential criminal exposure in a high-profile criminal prosecution. The client was not called to testify at trial.

Identified the lower court's misapplication of First Amendment principles to Internet speech and persuaded the First Department to reverse and dismiss all of the plaintiffs' claims.

Obtained reversal of the trial court's summary judgment order on appeal, then secured a favorable resolution at trial before the close of evidence.

Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a client harmed by the company's conduct.

Qualified as an expert in cyber forensics, Mr. Horowitz distilled several terabytes of device data and server logs into a clear presentation showing that no device seized by the government had accessed the Pulse Nightclub web server. The New York Times called the acquittal “the rarest of defeats” for federal prosecutors.

Retained as co-counsel to analyze terabytes of forensic data. His 18-page declaration challenged the FBI's account of how it located the Silk Road server, and withstood scrutiny from computer experts worldwide.