Jim Walden
Why did Molly Bloom go to jail?
Dec 25, 2017 · However, Bloom says that, similar to the film, her criminal attorney, Jim Walden, did vouch for her for $250,000 that she didn't have. "It saved my butt," says Bloom. -Vice. Idris Elba's character Charlie Jaffey (left) is almost entirely fictional.
Who is Molly Bloom?
Jessica Chastain plays Molly Bloom and Idris Elba plays her attorney in Molly's Game. The film Molly's Game (up for two Golden Globes on Sunday) is based on a memoir by Molly Bloom , an Olympic-level skier whose athletic career ended in a dramatic wipe-out.
Is Charlie Jaffey based on Molly Bloom's lawyer?
Oct 14, 2021 · A year later, in 2014, thanks to the advice of Jim Walden, Molly Bloom’s lawyer, she pleaded guilty to the charges of practicing an illegal underground poker game and was therefore sentenced to one-year probation and was charged a fine of $1000.
Is Molly Bloom’s game based on a true story?
Who was Molly Bloom's lawyer in real-life?
Molly's Lawyer While Molly certainly did hire lawyers over the course of her court cases, Jaffey is an agglomeration, Sorkin's way of integrating his point of view into the movie. In fact, Sorkin didn't even interview Bloom's real-life lawyer, Jim Walden, to allow himself one wholly fictional element.Apr 3, 2020
Who is Dean Keith in Molly's game in real-life?
His character is called Dean Keith in the film which is a fiction. Many people now believe that Darin Feinstein, a co-owner of the infamous Hollywood nightclub, The Viper Room, is the true-life version of Keith.Apr 20, 2020
What is Molly Bloom doing now?
Where is Molly Bloom today? Molly Bloom lives in Colorado. She did not throw in the towel despite everything that happened, she has picked herself up and is helping women get coworking spaces where they can thrive together as she is passionate about networking. Her initiative is known as The Full Bloom.Oct 14, 2021
Who is Devin Effinger?
Devin Effinger overcame childhood trauma and a near-fatal heroin addiction. He's now working on his Ph. D. in neuroscience through the University of North Carolina.Apr 11, 2020
Overview
Private sector
Following his work at the Department of Justice, in 2002 Walden entered private practice as a partner at O'Melveney & Myers LLP. He spent nearly four years there before joining Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in 2006. Walden co-chaired Gibson Dunn's White Collar-Criminal Defense & Investigations practice in addition to leading the office's pro bonoefforts. In 2015, Walden started his own firm, Walden Macht & Haran LLP. The firm was founded with a focus on white-collar cri…
Early life and education
Walden received his B.A. from Hamilton College. He graduated magna cum laude from Temple University School of Law in 1991 where he was first in his class.
Law career
Following law school, Walden clerked for Anthony J. Scirica in the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Walden then joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He served in this capacity for nearly nine years before turning to private practice. Walden spent three years as a partner with O'Melveny & Myers LLP before joining the New York office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in 2006. In 2015, Walden left Gibson Dunn to found Wa…
Career as a federal prosecutor
While an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, Walden led the prosecution of Li Yun-chung, a significant figure in an international heroin ring. U.S. Customs authorities conducted the then-largest seizure of heroin in U.S. history on June 20, 1991, in Hayward, California. Approximately three-quarters of a ton of heroin was seized with a street value of $2.5-$3 billion. Li was indicted in U.S. District Court in May 1996.
"Good government" cases
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy: Tax Incentive Task Force
On January 24, 2019, the office of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that Jim Walden was selected as Special Counsel to a Task Force assigned to investigate the tax incentive program of the state's Economic Development Agency.
In his time at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, and continuing at the firm he founded, Walden brought se…
U.S. v. Mark Hazelwood, et al
Walden was hired as legal counsel to Mark Hazelwood, the former president of Pilot Flying J, in a criminal case stemming from a federal investigation into a diesel fuel discount program, which prosecutors claim was designed to defraud trucking companies doing business with Pilot Flying J. Hazelwood maintained his innocence and went to trial. In February 2018, while represented by previous trial counsel, Hazelwood was found guilty for his alleged role in the scheme on charge…
Representation of Brittany Kaiser
Walden represents Brittany Kaiser, the former director of business development for SCL Group, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica. Kaiser acted as a whistleblower about her knowledge of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal which exposed more than 87 million Facebook accounts to abuse and may have impacted the outcome of the 2016 US presidential campaign. She is alleged to have discussed the 2016 US Presidential Election with Julian Assange of Wikilea…
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