Jailed Hedge Fund Boss Kamensky Has N.Y. Law License Suspended

Marble Ridge Capital founder Daniel Kamensky has had his New York law license suspended months after pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud and receiving a six-month sentence.

A Manhattan-based state appeals court on Thursday suspended Kamensky’s license pending further disciplinary proceedings that will likely lead to his disbarment, noting that he was convicted of a “serious crime” earlier this year.

Kamensky, 48, of Roslyn, New York, in February admitted that he abused his position as a member of the creditors’ committee in the bankruptcy of Neiman Marcus Group Inc. to pressure Jefferies Financial Group Inc. to abandon a bid for the ...