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May 15, 2007 |

Pro Bono Contributions to New Jersey Legal Services Programs

Notice to the bar.
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Paul Weiss Wins Appellate Ruling for Lloyd Webber Foundation in Nazi Art Case
Publication Date: 2009-08-13
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The case was fascinating in both facts and procedure. The German grandnephew of a Berlin banker claimed his granduncle had been forced to sell a cache of famous Picasso paintings under economic duress from the Nazi regime. He sued for restitution. The Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim settled with him last February, but a foundation established by Andrew Lloyd Webber won a motion to dismiss his suit on the grounds that he lacked standing. On Tuesday, the appellate court affirmed the dismissal.

April 26, 2005 |

How to Get a Job at the Justice Department

Never one of the DOJ in-crowd, departing Deputy AG James Comey is apt to be replaced by a very different sort of lawyer -- one with references from Judge J. Michael Luttig, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia or Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. The White House is systematically staffing key Justice Department posts with attorneys groomed by a tight circle of judges and ex-government officials seen as guiding lights in the conservative movement. The result: a narrower path to plum DOJ jobs.
13 minute read
January 11, 2012 |

Personal Notes on Lawyers

Proskauer Rose has expanded its antitrust group with the addition of Helene D. Jaffe as a partner and co-head of the practice.
1 minute read
March 25, 2005 |

Heiko Law Offices PC v. AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

Court Compels Arbitration Based On Clause in Mobile Phone Contract
1 minute read
August 03, 2005 |

Staples Inc. v. Moses

Landlord Waived Rights by Failing to Terminate Lease Within Reasonable Time of Prior Tenant's Bankruptcy
1 minute read
September 15, 2010 |

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, analyzes recent decisions, including one where the Attorney General's claims of appraisal fraud were held not to be barred by HOLA, FIRREA or OTS regulations.
13 minute read
September 23, 2003 |

The Fight Within

Decades after Congress passed historic civil rights laws, the debate over equality rages still -- especially within the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. From affirmative action to employment discrimination, cases handled by the division have become symbolic battlegrounds in the ongoing struggle for control of the division, as was apparent during the tenure of former Assistant Attorney General Ralph Boyd Jr.
13 minute read
April 13, 2011 |

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, analyzes recent cases, including a foreclosure proceeding which resulted in a sanctions hearing for the attorney representing the mortgage holder and a decision clarifying landlords' obligations under the Loft Law.
15 minute read
July 06, 2007 |

Belot, petitioner-appellant v. Burge, respondent-appellee

No Error in Position That Habeas Applicant Should Have Filed Unpolished Petition Before Deadline Expired
15 minute read

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