According to CoinDesk, Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court for the first time to confirm the change of lawyers. The new chief lawyer Mark Mukasey also represents former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky. Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court for the first time after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy last November, saying that his trial lawyers Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell will no longer represent him. The following month, newly hired lawyer Marc Mukasey will represent him. Bankman-Fried is due to be sentenced at the end of March. Mukasey also represents Alex Mashinsky, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius, who was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with securities fraud, commodities fraud and conspiracy to manipulate the price of the company's token CEL. Mashinsky is scheduled to stand trial this fall.