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May 28, 2002 |

Defense Bar Mobilizes Behind Stewart

Calling the indictment of lawyer Lynne Stewart for supporting terrorism an unprecedented attack on the attorney-client privilege, members of the defense bar are mobilizing support for the embattled Stewart. At a panel discussion Thursday in New York, the newest member of the Stewart defense team, Michael Tigar, told an audience of more than 200 that Stewart is the latest victim in a government assault on civil liberties.
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August 07, 2000 |

'Rambo' Litigator's $50,000 Fine Voided

Judd Burstein caught the legal profession's attention when he was sanctioned $50,000 for "Rambo lawyering," which included a threat to "conduct the legal equivalent of a proctology exam on [another attorney's] finances and billing practices." But last week the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voided the fine saying that, before levying a sanction, a trial court must find clear evidence that the offending party's claims were entirely meritless and based on improper purposes.
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November 29, 2007 |

Serino, plaintiffs v. Lipper, defendants-appellants-respondents

Continuous Representation Doctrine Does Not Extend Accrual Date of Untimely Accounting Malpractice Claims
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May 01, 2002 |

Federal Discovery

T his column reports on discovery d ecisions filed in February and March in New York-area federal courts. Southern District Magistrate Judge Judge Frank Maas held that the provisions governing expert disclosure contained in Rule 26 require production of material reviewed by an expert that would otherwise be protected as "core" work product. Southern District Judge Barbara Jones issued an order precluding experts from testifying to material contained in supplemental expert reports, because those reports refe
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United States of America, Appellant v. William Capers, Defendant-Appellee, 07-1830-cr
Publication Date: 2010-12-07
Practice Area: Criminal Practice
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler and Hall, C.JJ., Trager, D.J.*
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For plaintiff: Anna E. Arreola, Assistant United States Attorney (Katherine Polk Failla, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, New York, for Appellant. Jerrold L. Steigman (Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., on the brief), Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C., New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee.
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Case number: 07-1830-cr

Cite as: United States of America v. Capers, 07-1830-cr, NYLJ 1202475750605, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 01, 2010)Before: Pooler and Hall, C.JJ., Trager, D

Ex-AIG Chief Greenberg Asks for Summary Judgment in New York AG's Case Against Him
Publication Date: 2010-04-12
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Greenberg claims his March deposition proves he had no involvement in the sham transaction between AIG and Gen Re--even though he was an unindicted co-conspirator in the government's 2008 prosecution of the execs who did the deal.

SEC Loses Landmark Credit-Default Swap Insider Trading Case
Publication Date: 2010-06-28
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All eyes were on the SEC in the insider trading case against a Deutsche Bank bond trader and the hedge fund portfolio manager he allegedly tipped off about a VNU bond offering that affected the value of VNU swaps. Friday's ruling in the case doesn't exactly improve the agency's lackluster recent trial record.

Amnesty International USA v. Clapper, 09-4112-cv
Publication Date: 2011-03-23
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Sack, and Lynch, C.JJ.
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For plaintiff: Jameel Jaffer, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, New York (Melissa Goodman and Laurence M. Schwartztol, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Christopher T. Dunn and Arthur N. Eisenburg, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Charles S. Sims, Theodore K. Cheng, Matthew J. Morris, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant. Barbara Moses, Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C., New York, NY; Emily Berman and Elizabeth Goitein, The Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY; Sharon Bradford Franklin, The Constitution Project, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae The Brennan Center for Justice, The Center for Democracy & Technology, The Constitution Project, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and The Rutherford Institute in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Lucy A. Dalglish and Gregg P. Leslie, Counsel for The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Arlington, VA, for Amicus Curiae The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Duane L. Loft, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY; Peter T. Barbur, The New York City Bar Association, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae The New York City Bar Association in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants. Robert A. Atkins and William J. Taylor, Jr., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Law Professors Michelle Adams, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University; Baher Azmy, Seton Hall University School of Law; Fletcher N. Baldwin, Jr., Levin College of Law, University of Florida; Erwin Chemerinsky, University of California, Irvine, School of Law; Norman Dorsen, New York University; David M. Driesen, Syracuse University College of Law; Eric M. Freedman, Hofstra Law School; Lynne Henderson, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas; Seth F. Kreimer, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Alexander A. Reinert, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University; David Rudovsky, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Daniel J. Solove, George Washington University Law School in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants.
For defendant: Douglas N. Letter, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Daniel J. Lenerz, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.
Case number: 09-4112-cv

Cite as: Amnesty International USA v. Clapper, 09-4112-cv, NYLJ 1202487354917, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 21, 2011)Before: Calabresi, Sack, and Lynch, C.JJ.

June 08, 2004 |

United States v. Jon Geibel

Circuit Overturns 81 Insider Trading Counts Against Kentucky Defendants for Improper Venue
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