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Surprise! The judge has more questions about BofA's disclosure decisions--especially because the SEC's version of events doesn't always jibe with the New York AG's.
Reinstatement of Attorneys From the 2008 Pro Hac Vice Ineligible List - February 2009
Notice to the bar.In 2001 Senator Peter Fitzgerald recommended Patrick Fitzgerald for the Chicago U.S. Attorney's job precisely because Fitzgerald--then a Manhattan assistant U.S. attorney best known for terrorism prosecutions--had not even the remotest connection to the state's entrenched political establishment. Pat Fitzgerald didn't know Illinois, and Illinois didn't know Pat Fitzgerald. Seven years later, the prosecutor has had a profound influence on the state. For his long-standing insistence that those who wield power are not above the law, Patrick Fitzgerald is this week's Litigator of the Week.
Cite as: People v. Thomas Clay, 10361/06, NYLJ 1202499230076, at *1 (App. Div., 2nd, Decided June 28, 2011)Before: By Skelos, J.P.; Dickerson, Eng and Lott, JJ.
The Gamble on Contingency Cases
Mark Lipowicz persuaded senior partners at Philadelphia's Duane, Morris & Heckscher to join the stampede of state tobacco cases, as co-counsel to the state of Pennsylvania, on contingency. The assignment was atypical for Duane, Morris, a general practice firm that had grown up on the backs of local banks, manufacturers, and insurers. In the end, Duane, Morris didn't have to bet the ranch. As part of the $206 billion tobacco settlement announced last year, the firm will pocket $25 million.Breaking up banks may be profitable but difficult
The stocks of five of the six biggest U.S. banks — JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley — are languishing at or below tangible book value, meaning their pieces are worth more than the whole.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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