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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Our Votes Shape The 'Very Heart of the Democracy': New York Celebrates Law Day 2024

Leaders of the bench and bar discuss civic engagement and what lawyers can do to promote and protect democracy.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Trumped Up Charges: Unraveling the Unfairness of Political Prosecution

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has wrongfully prosecuted a criminal justice reform advocate, an NYPD officer, and a former Republican President of the United States, for seemingly political reasons, a Law Journal contributor writes.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Declining Presence of Lawyers in Elected Office: A Trend to Be Reversed

The decline in lawyers serving in legislatures has been driven in part by economics and changes in the legal profession as significant financial incentives exist for lawyers to practice law rather than run for office, a former president of the New York State Bar Association writes.
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Smith, Gambrell & Russell Grows Real Estate, International Practices in New York

The Atlanta-based firm added a pair of real estate attorneys and combined with a small firm focused on representing German businesses in the U.S.
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May 01, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Simpson Thacher Plans Boston Office, Hires Skadden Funds Partner

The New York law firm is the third Am Law 100 law firm to announce a Boston location in the last eight days.
4 minute read
May 01, 2024 | Law.com

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Communication Is Key, and the Human Component Cannot Be Understated,' Says Ilene Farkas of Pryor Cashman

"But being an effective leader is more than that—communication is key, and the human component—identifying, hiring, developing, supporting and retaining talented attorneys—cannot be understated."
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May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Prosecuted for a Proffer

A recent development in the corruption prosecution of Senator Robert Menendez should set off alarm bells in the white-collar defense bar. While prosecutors have often sought to use statements made by counsel against defendants, bringing criminal charges against a client based on information conveyed during an attorney proffer is unprecedented.
8 minute read
May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

How New York Selects and Elects Its Judges

Understanding how elections work is essential to any basic understanding of how democracies function. But New Yorkers, in my experience, know very little about how judges are chosen in our state, even though most people appreciate that the courts have a profound impact on their lives.
9 minute read
May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A Recommitment to Civic Engagement

The ability to exchange ideas with others around the globe in real time is a technological marvel that has provided the world with considerable positive outcomes. Conversely, the digital world has also provided society with situations not immediately apparent in 1996.
6 minute read
May 01, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Giving a Stronger Voice to Smaller Donors

New York's Public Campaign Finance Program, which boosts the value of constituents' small campaign donations with government funding, is in effect for the first time for the 2024 state legislative elections. This is an investment in civic participation at a time when American democracy really needs it.
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