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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
February 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal
James Garrity Jr., co-head of Morgan Lewis & Bockius' bankruptcy and restructuring practice, has been reappointed as a bankruptcy judge for the Southern District.
By Christine Simmons
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February 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Weitz & Luxenberg hired legal ethics expert Roy Simon to conduct an independent review of its payments to former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Simon said he found the firm did nothing wrong.
By Christine Simmons
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February 9, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Arent Fox has named Andrew Silfen as managing partner of the 76-attorney New York office. He will continue to lead the bankruptcy and financial restructuring group and serve as an executive committee member.
By Christine Simmons
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February 5, 2015 | New York Law Journal
A jury has awarded $140,000 to a former Faruqi & Faruqi associate, finding the law firm and a partner liable under New York City law for discrimination.
By Christine Simmons
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February 3, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Fredric Green, the longtime chief of the sex crimes bureau at the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, has been appointed chief of the Special Prosecutions Division and a second deputy district attorney.
By Christine Simmons
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February 2, 2015 | New York Law Journal
The Brooklyn storage facility engulfed by a fire over the weekend could have contained tens of thousands of boxes of New York court records and was one of four main storage facilities for the state court system.
By Christine Simmons
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February 2, 2015 | New York Law Journal
The number of New York lawyers promoted to partner at the largest law firms in the state is holding steady, while several firms are increasing partner promotions firmwide.
By Christine Simmons
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January 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Leon Silverman, a former Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson partner and co-chair of the firm, died Thursday at age 93.
By Christine Simmons
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January 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal
In recommending $8.8 million in legal fees for 14 law firms, including Sidley Austin, DLA Piper and Nixon Peabody, Southern District Magistrate Judge James Francis said that a reasonable billing rate "need not be the lowest possible rate, but, rather, must merely fall within a range of reasonableness."
By Christine Simmons
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January 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein has narrowed former associate Alexandra Marchuk's discrimination suit against class action boutique Faruqi & Faruqi and the partner she says harrassed her, dismissing claims against the firm's principals.
By Christine Simmons
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