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Russell Johnston

Russell Johnston

Partner

One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004

Phone (212) 574-1339
Fax (212) 480-8421

johnston@sewkis.com

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March 11, 2026
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July 22, 2025
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July 21, 2025
Seward & Kissel Highly Ranked by The Legal 500 U.S. 2025 – 12 Practices and 7 Lawyers Ranked
June 17, 2024
Seward & Kissel Highly Ranked by The Legal 500 U.S. 2024 – 9 Practices and 9 Lawyers Ranked
September 20, 2023
Seward & Kissel Appoints Russell Johnston Co-Head of Litigation Group and Michael Watling Co-Head of Government Enforcement and Internal Investigations Group
June 14, 2023
Seward & Kissel Highly Ranked by The Legal 500 U.S. 2023 – 8 Practices and 8 Lawyers Ranked
May 11, 2023
Seward & Kissel partners quoted in Hedge Fund Law Report article on off-channel communications
January 11, 2023
Russell Johnston quoted in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence article titled, “SEC’s new Best Execution rule sets high regulatory bar for crypto firms”
November 1, 2022
Michael Watling and Russell Johnston Join Seward & Kissel’s Government Enforcement and Internal Investigations Group

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