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June 17, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Cornelius Blackshear, Late SDNY Bankruptcy Judge, Remembered as Mentor and Pioneer

Judge pioneered the U.S. trustees program in the Southern District of New York, taking what was then a pilot program and turning it into a nationwide model.
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June 10, 2021 | Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: A Rephrased Referendum, a Contested Tax Credit

Pierce Atwood filed suit on behalf of a Maine representative seeking to change a question on an upcoming ballot, Wyatt Tarrant is representing an organization that is challenging a new education-related Kentucky Law, and other work from midsize firms.
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May 17, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Donziger Defense Team Rests Its Case After 10 Minutes, Calls No Witnesses

The gone-in-a-flash defense case was another twist in Donziger's battles with Chevron and, more directly in recent years, with two federal trial judges sitting in the Southern District of New York who have presided over a Chevron-linked civil-fraud case brought against Donziger and his criminal prosecution: Judge Lewis Kaplan in the civil matter and Judge Loretta Preska in the criminal case.
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May 10, 2021 | New York Law Journal

'Near-Certain Conviction': At Opening Arguments in Contempt Trial, Donziger's Lawyers Argue the Deck Is Stacked Against Him

Lawyers for Donziger largely ignored legal and factual arguments related to the contempt charges against him, and instead drummed home the point that the trial itself seemed rigged against the embattled lawyer.
6 minute read
May 10, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Steven Donziger's Criminal Contempt Trial Set to Open This Morning

The long-awaited federal trial of embattled lawyer Steven Donziger, who faces six counts of criminal contempt of court and up to six months in prison if convicted, will kick off with what are expected to be riveting, and perhaps controversial, opening arguments at 10 a.m. today.
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April 21, 2021 | Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: An NFT Art Auction and a Brain Injury Verdict

Auction house Sotheby's made its first-ever sale of non-fungible tokens with the help of attorneys in Seward & Kissel, Morrison Cohen worked with Morelli Law to represent a man who sustained a traumatic brain injury from a work accident, and other work from midsize moves.
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April 12, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Jockeying Begins, Including Request for 4-Hour Opening Statement, as Donziger's Criminal Trial Nears

"This case illustrates the wisdom of the founding fathers in having 'checks and balances' in our government," said Richard Friedman, one of Steven Donziger's numerous lawyers. "I join Amnesty International and other human-rights [organizations] in requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice intervene in this very irregular prosecution."
12 minute read
April 07, 2021 | Law.com

Law Student Climate Change Activists Target Gibson Dunn

Law Students for Climate Accountability has launched a campaign dubbed #DoneWithDunn that asks the law firm to adopt standards for the fossil fuel clients and cases it will take on.
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April 05, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Global M&A Hits $1.3 Trillion in Q1, Making the Biggest Opening Quarter Ever

In case there was any doubt as to how the strong Q4 of 2020 would translate into a transitioning business climate in 2021, the answer is now pretty clear.
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March 17, 2021 | Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: Crash Site Photos and Poultry Processors

Munger Tolles is representing the widow of Kobe Bryant in her suit over photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter; Whiteford Taylor, Conner & Winters and Stinson are defending various poultry processing companies in an antitrust class action; and other work from midsize firms.
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