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January 29, 2013 |

A GC's Take on the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos

An increasing number of general counsel and managing partners of law firms participate in the bilateral exchanges that take place at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
4 minute read
May 11, 2007 |

Crossing Cultures

When dealing with Asian clients, be careful how you handle business cards, and be attentive to who sits where. In Latin countries, be prepared for two-hour meals before talking business. In China, save the small talk for after the deal. And in France, you may want to arrive to a meeting fashionably late. Globalization of the legal world has led more lawyers to travel overseas and work with foreign clients, so grasping another country's customs can make or break a deal.
7 minute read
Corsello v. Verizon New York, Inc., 39610/07
Publication Date: 2010-09-21
Practice Area: Real Property
Industry:
Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
Judge: Before: Mastro, J.P., Leventhal, Belen, Lott, JJ.
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, N.Y. (Joseph Serino, Jr., William Pratt, and Susan E. Engel, and Patrick F. Philbin, Washington, D.C., pro hac vice, of counsel), for appellants-respondents.
For defendant: Law Offices of David M. Wise, P.A., Babylon, N.Y. and Reilly Like & Tenety, Babylon, N.Y. (Irving Like of counsel), for respondents-appellants (one brief filed). *1
Case number: 39610/07

Cite as: Corsello v. Verizon New York, Inc., 39610/07, NYLJ 1202472251742, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided September 14, 2010)Before: Mastro, J.P., Leventhal, Be

March 27, 2007 |

Waiver of Arbitration at Issue in Appeal Involving Tort-Reform Advocate's Company

Last week, the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an atypical appeal that involves a company owned by Bob Perry, one of Texas' largest GOP campaign contributors and most outspoken tort-reform advocates. Tort reformers usually like arbitration, but in this case the defendants appealed because they want their day in court. Defense attorney Geoffrey Bracken urged the court to create a workable rule to determine when a plaintiff has waived his arbitration right.
4 minute read
November 25, 2003 |

High Court May Accept Case on Assault Weapon Ban

Tony [email protected] more than six decades, the Supreme Court has ducked the opportunity to examine the real meaning of the Second Amendment's promise of the right to "keep and bear arms."Now, some advocates of gun rights are hoping the Supreme Court will finally bite the bullet and grant review in Silveira v.
7 minute read
March 15, 2001 |

The 'Jackass' Syndrome: Are Televised Warnings Enough?

After watching an episode of MTV's "Jackass" in which the lead character had others set him on fire, 13-year-old Jason Lind and his friend tried to re-create the stunt. The Connecticut boy suffered third-degree burns over his hands and legs. Were MTV's warnings during the broadcast enough to defeat a tort claim against the network? How big a role do First Amendment freedoms play in such a case?
7 minute read
November 27, 2007 |

Law firms cash in on nuclear fuel fiasco

Imagine walking outside on a crisp November morning and noticing that your trash did not get picked up that week. Then imagine that it didn't get picked up the next week either, or the next month, or even the next year. Now imagine that the trash happens to be radioactive. That scenario, on a larger scale, is what the nuclear power industry is dealing with when it comes to spent fuel.
7 minute read
September 15, 2008 |

Roger Winston

Leading Lawyer in Real Estate: Roger Winston of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll.
4 minute read
January 31, 2005 |

Admit It

Admit it—requests for admission evoke a bit of terror. Your opponent is setting you up for disaster. Nothing good can come from this.
8 minute read
July 19, 2011 |

Failed real estate deals driving malpractice claims

Professional liability suits have become the next big thing in the litigation fallout from the commercial real estate bust.Real estate law has always been one of the top practice areas for malpractice claims against lawyers, second only to personal injury, according to an American Bar Association study of professional liability claims against lawyers.
8 minute read

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