In re 650 Fifth Ave. & Related Props.

WESLEY, Circuit Judge:

This civil-forfeiture action considers whether the Government may seize 650 Fifth Avenue, a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, along with other real property and various bank accounts located throughout the United States. These assets are owned by the Alavi Foundation and 650 Fifth Avenue Company (the "Claimants"), entities that allegedly violated federal law through their relationships with the Islamic Republic of Iran. After a month-long trial, a jury ruled largely in favor of the Government, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York…