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November 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Prosecutors called multiple witnesses on Monday in the criminal trial against former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, to show that a developer that lobbied the senator on real estate tax legislation provided Adam business opportunities.
By Christine Simmons
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November 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
The general counsel of a major real estate developer testified at the political corruption trial of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a powerful legislator from Nassau County, that he felt he had to channel more money to the senator's son, Adam, or a contract with Nassau County would not be approved.
By Christine Simmons
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November 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal
The general counsel of a major real estate developer testified Thursday in the political corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos that while meeting with Skelos about rent legislation, the senator repeatedly asked the attorney to help his son, Adam, find work because he was "struggling."
By Christine Simmons
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November 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan rested their criminal case Wednesday against former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver after jurors listened to testimony about how Silver invested his alleged crime proceeds.
By Christine Simmons
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November 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Jurors in the criminal trial against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver heard audio recordings on Tuesday of Silver repeatedly telling reporters that his only outside income came from representing "ordinary" people in personal injury actions, not corporations and no one with business before the state.
By Mark Hamblett and Christine Simmons
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November 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal
A lobbyist testified Monday that executives for a large New York developer were concerned that if they terminated a fee-sharing arrangement that benefited former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, they would risk alienating one of the most powerful political leaders in the state.
By Christine Simmons
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November 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Prosecutors called lobbyists for a major real estate developer in the criminal trial against Sheldon Silver Friday to demonstrate that their client, Glenwood Management, influenced New York rent regulations while it paid Silver in campaign contributions and in alleged kickbacks.
By Christine Simmons
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November 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Eileen Bransten has dismissed a malpractice complaint against Willkie Farr & Gallagher in which a trader alleged breach of ethics and fiduciary duty.
By Christine Simmons
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November 12, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Prosecutors introduced the second phase of their case against former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Thursday, calling a real estate developer and law firm tied to alleged kickbacks that Silver received.
By Christine Simmons
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November 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Mark Hannemann, Thomas Makin and Matthew Berkowitz joined Shearman & Sterling this week, doubling the number of partners in its intellectual property litigation practice. The three-partner team had spent nearly their entire career at the 100-attorney Kenyon IP boutique, where Hannemann was an executive committee member.
By Christine Simmons
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