HONORING
Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy
Sher Tremonte
Ashurst Perkins Coie
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2026
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New York, NY 10036
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7:15 p.m.
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THE BENCH
The First Monday Court will hear argument in Kousisis v. United States: Can deception to induce a commercial transaction constitute federal mail or wire fraud, even if the defendant does not intend to cause economic harm and the alleged victim receives the goods or services for which it paid?
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Counsel for Respondent
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