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Christine Simmons writes about the New York legal community and the business of law. Email her at [email protected] and find her on Twitter @chlsimmons
January 12, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Trial is expected to start Monday in a lawsuit against class action boutique Faruqi & Faruqi brought by a former associate who says a partner repeatedly harassed her when she was a first-year litigation associate and then assaulted her the night of a firm holiday party in 2011.
By Christine Simmons
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January 9, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge Denny Chin has awarded most of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's recent fee request but denied any further fee awards to the estate of Dewey & LeBoeuf. Both firms represented a receiver appointed to take control of properties and assets of an investment firm tied to a Ponzi scheme.
By Christine Simmons
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January 8, 2015 | New York Law Journal
James Carr, who has been head of Kelley Drye & Warren's 15-attorney bankruptcy and restructuring practice since 2005, has been elected firmwide chair.
By Christine Simmons
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January 6, 2015 | New York Law Journal
An insurer's attempts to reverse a magistrate judge's sanctions after he found that an engineering firm "secretly rewrote" a draft report to find a house's defects were caused by long-term deterioration and not Hurricane Sandy damage have been denied.
By Christine Simmons
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January 6, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Janis Meyer, the longtime general counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf who helped the firm wind down its affairs in bankruptcy, is joining Hinshaw & Culbertson as a partner advising firms and lawyers on professional responsibility, ethics and risk management.
By Christine Simmons
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January 5, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Mario Fortunato, who sued New York state for unjust conviction and imprisonment after his murder conviction was overturned in 2010, has settled with the state for $300,000, his attorney said.
By Christine Simmons
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January 2, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Grant & Eisenhofer has brought legal action against Bernstein Liebhard, its co-counsel in Fannie Mae securities litigation, over a fee-sharing dispute.
By Christine Simmons
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January 2, 2015 | New York Law Journal
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a doctor against three New York attorneys who wrote about another judge's scathing remarks against him, finding their statements were privileged or protected opinions.
By Christine Simmons
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Frederick D. Miceli has joined the firm as Of Counsel
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