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On August 5, The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of New York on behalf of their client Angel Alvarez. Angel Alvarez suffered 27 bullet wounds during a block party in Harlem in August 2010, most of them at the hands of the NYPD, yet miraculously survived.…

Matthew Galluzzo was recently quoted as a legal expert in a Globe & Mail newspaper article about the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case. The link to the article is available here.

Partners Matt Galluzzo and Zack Johnson were interviewed by Tamer El-Ghobashy (@TamerELG) of the Wall Street Journal and featured prominently in a story about social media and the practice of law.

Matthew Galluzzo appeared on an episode of Richard French Live on RNN TV on July 26, 2011, to discuss issues pertaining to the prosecution of rape cases and the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case, specifically. The video is available here.

Matthew Galluzzo recently appeared in a Reuters article about prosecuting perjury charges in New York and how the law might apply to Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s accuser. The link is available here: http://tinyurl.com/65w9hoc

The firm and its pioneering use of social media was featured prominently in a Wall Street Journal article on July 15, 2011. The link to the article is here:http://tinyurl.com/6kco78s (paid subscription to WSJ required).

Recently, many protesters in New York City have been arrested and given Desk Appearance Tickets charging them with a violation of Penal Law 195.05, also called Obstructing Governmental Administration. “Obstructing Governmental Administration,” (colloquially referred to as “O.G.A.”) is a very commonly charged crime in New York. While the penal law title is self-explanatory, the application…

Matthew Galluzzo explains the next steps in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case to French journalists (in French).

From The New York Times: NEWS ANALYSIS: Setback for Top Prosecutor as Another Big Test Looms The acquittal of two police officers was a blow to Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., the Manhattan prosecutor, at a time when he is taking on the high-profile case of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Matthew Galluzzo offers some thoughts on the effect…

An interview by Matthew Galluzzo on defending sex crimes cases, which appeared on France 24 television. The links are available here: http://www.france24.com/en/20110525-strauss-kahn-private-detectives-build-defence-case-guidepost-justice-us-france-imf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4szTZTIh4Aw