A new top antitrust cop is on the beat. The Senate voted 71-0 on Friday to confirm R. Hewitt Pate to replace Charles James as the assistant attorney general for antitrust at the Department of Justice. "I'm very happy and humble to have an opportunity to serve and to be confirmed by the Senate," Pate said. He is expected to be sworn in within the next week.
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While running the San Francisco Marathon recently, David Newdorf observed that long-distance running and litigation have a lot in common. So he organized his thoughts into a list called "What Every Litigator Can Learn From the Four Stages of a Marathon."
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A major electric utility, Cinergy Corp., has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement of a lawsuit over alleged illegal pollution from its coal-burning power plants. The settlement stems from a four-year Environmental Protection Agency investigation involving some of the country's largest electric utility companies. Two other power companies targeted by the EPA previously reached similar settlements.
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Preparing for the 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto is relying on a distinctively Canadian deal form: the public-private partnership.
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The City of New York v. Mickalis Pawn Shop, LLC, 08-4804-cv
Publication Date: 2011-05-06Practice Area:Civil Practice
Industry:Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second CircuitJudge: Before: Sack and Wesley, C.JJ, and Eaton, Judge.**Attorneys:For plaintiff: Frederick a. Brodie (Kenneth W. Taber, of counsel), Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, New York, N.Y.; Eric Proshansky, Assistant Corporation Counsel (Richard J. Costa, Ari Biernoff, of counsel), for Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, N.Y., for Plaintiff-Appellee City of New York.For defendant: Justin S. Kahn, Kahn Law Firm, Charleston, S.C., for Defendant-Appellant Mickalis Pawn Shop, LLC. John f. Renzulli (Scott C. Allan, of counsel), Renzulli Law Firm, LLP, White Plains, N.Y., for Defendant-Appellant Adventure Outdoors, Inc.Case number: 08-4804-cv
Cite as: The City of New York v. Mickalis Pawn Shop, LLC, 08-4804-cv, NYLJ 1202493061134, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 4, 2011)Before: Sack and Wesley, C.JJ, and
In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963
Publication Date: 2011-01-26Practice Area:Business Law
Industry:Court: U.S. District Court, Southern DistrictJudge: District Judge Robert W. SweetAttorneys:For plaintiff: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA Attorneys for Lead Securities Plaintiff State of Michigan Retirement Systems: By: Jeffrey C. Block, Esq., Patrick T. Egan, Esq., Justin Saif, Esq., Berman Devalerio, Boston, MA By: Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq., Julie J. Bai, Esq., San Francisco, CA By: Thomas A. Dubbs, Esq., James W. Johnson, Esq., Michael W. Stocker, Esq., Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY Co-Lead Counsel for the Derivative Plaintiff: By: David A.P. Brower, Esq., Brower Piven, P.C., New York, NY By: Marc M. Umeda, Esq., George C. Aguilar, Esq., Shane P. Sanders, Esq., Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Esq., Robbins Umeda LLP, San Diego, CA Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Mark K. Gyandoh, Esq., James A. Maro, Jr., Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA Interim Liaison Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NYFor defendant: Interim Liaison Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Michael Minikes, Kathleen Cavallo, Stephen Lacoff, and Robert Steinberg: By: Eric. S. Goldstein, Esq., Brad S. Karp, Esq., Lewis R. Clayton, Esq., Douglas M. Pravda, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY By: Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Esq., F. Michael Kail, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Attorneys for Defendant James E. Cayne: By: David S. Frankel, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan D. Schwartz: By: Jay B. Kasner, Esq., Susan Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: By: Michael Chepiga, Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan C. Greenberg: By: Ronald Richman, Esq., Jill L. Goldberg, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Warren J. Spector: By: David B. Anders, Esq., Meredith L. Turner, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Mayer: By: Richard A. Edlin, Esq., Ronald D. Lefton, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants Henry S. Bienen, Carl D. Glickman, Michael Goldstein, Donald J. Harrington, Frank T. Nickell, Paul A. Novelly, Frederic V. Salerno, Vincent Tese and Wesley S. Williams, Jr.: By: Randy M. Mastro, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Michael Alix: By: Scott D. Corrigan, Esq., Jeffrey P. Wade, Esq., Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey M. Farber: By: Michael R. Young, Esq., Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP: By: Max R. Shulman, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NYCase number: 08 MDL 1963
Cite as: In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963, NYLJ 1202479404634, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 9, 2011)District Judge Robert W. Sweetp class="decided
A list of opinions issued by the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in their 2003-2004 terms, with summaries and organized by practice area.
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Welcome to our 12th annual Lawyers on the Fast Track supplement! We take this opportunity each year to shine a light on the next generation of Pennsylvania attorneys, those who are already making an impact on the legal community and will only grow in stature as they advance in their careers.
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Brown for Freedom of the Press; Fuller convictions headed for appeal; DOJ gets whistleblower training; Halligan's second strike; Cruz to speak at RNC; TD Bank goes after Pearl posthumously; and a new office for Holland & Knight in this week's column.
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