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In re NYSE Specialists Securities Litigation, 03 Civ. 8264
Publication Date: 2007-07-12
Practice Area: Civil Practice
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
Judge: Robert Sweet
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Case number: 03 Civ. 8264

District Judge Robert W. Sweet U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Becker Meisel LLC Attorneys for Movants Sea Carriers Corporation and Per Barr

February 24, 2006 |

No. 1 Task for Shearman Leader: Keeping the Firm in the Top Tier

With its illustrious history and posh name, Shearman & Sterling strikes many as the epitome of the patrician, white-shoe New York law firm. But the past few years have seen the 1,013-lawyer firm's image tarnished by associate layoffs, partner departures and signs of internal dissent, all capped by a profitability gap between Shearman and its erstwhile peers. Now the firm may be enjoying a fresh start, due partly to firm leader Rohan Weerasinghe and a 22 percent jump in profits per partner.
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Judge Appoints Interim Class Counsel in Trillion-Dollar Libor Class Action Litigation
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
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Class action litigation is beginning to take shape over allegations that major banks manipulated Libor, the benchmark rate used to calculate interest on trillions of dollars in securities globally. On Monday the federal district court judge hearing the litigation consolidated 20 class complaints, and appointed interim class counsel.

Eighth Ave. Garage Corp., Eighth Ave. Garage LLC, M & E NY Holdings LLC, Relative Holding LLC, and Jacob I. Sopher, Plaintiffs v. Kaye Scholer LLP, Michael Sapienza, and Richard C. Seltzer, Defendants, 150228/2009
Publication Date: 2011-03-10
Practice Area: Legal Profession
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Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 60
Judge: Justice Bernard J. Fried
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For plaintiff: Schwartz & Ponterio, PLLC, New York City (Matthew F. Schwartz of counsel) as local counsel to Law Office of Philip B. Seaton, Marlton, New Jersey (Philip B. Seaton of counsel) for plaintiff.
For defendant: Kaye Scholer LLP, New York City (Jennifer B. Patterson and Victoria Haje of counsel), for defendants.
Case number: 150228/2009

Cite as: Eighth Ave. v. Kaye Scholer LLP, 150228/2009, NYLJ 1202485300499, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided February 17, 2011)Justice Bernard J. Friedp class="deci

Eric Reisner v. Litman & Litman, P.C., 18527/07
Publication Date: 2010-10-15
Practice Area: Legal Profession
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Court: Supreme Court, Nassau County
Judge: Acting Justice Daniel Palmieri
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For plaintiff: Joseph Edward Brady, P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff, Howard Beach, NY
For defendant: Furman Kornfeld & Brennan, LLP, Attorney for Defendants, New York, NY
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Cite as: Eric Reisner v. Litman & Litman, P.C., 18527/07, NYLJ 1202473385518, at *1 (Sup NA, Decided September 14, 2010).Acting Justice Daniel Palmieri

March 01, 2000 |

Chain Reaction

The new associate compensation packages could cost firms tens of millions of dollars more than they expected to pay associates. This may be fine for the Silicon Valley firms, with high-tech clients willing to pay almost anything for name-brand firms, and for the New York M&A firms where partners take home upwards of a million dollars a year. But what about the firms that aren't wallowing in dough?
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February 24, 2006 |

Shoring Up a Faltering Shearman

After a tough few years, Shearman & Sterling has a new leader charged with keeping the 133-year-old patrician firm in the top tier.
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Private Equity Firms and Their Pension Obligations
Publication Date: 2013-08-16
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The private equity industry enjoys a charmed life, with a business model that involves minimal risk and huge payoffs. But is it possible that PE firms—which have thwarted efforts to rein in their special privileges—might not always get their way?

Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. v. New England Ins. Co.
Publication Date: 2000-09-22
Practice Area: banking | business law | civil practice : federal | contracts | corporate &amp | securities | insurance law
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Court: 2nd Cir.
Judge: MESKILL, JACOBS and LEVAL, Circuit Judges
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For plaintiff: James W.B. Benkard, Nancy B. Ludmerer and James C. Maroulis
For defendant: Louis G. Adolfsen and S. Dwight Stephens
Case number: No. 592

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. JACOBS, Circuit Judge:Beginning in 1984, New England Insurance Co. and ITT New England Management Co., Inc. (colle

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