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March 03, 2021 | Law.com

My Weekday Workout: 'The Results I Have Seen Motivate Me,' Says Steve Nadel of Seward & Kissel

"The results I have seen motivate me, and I know I'll feel gratified after working out. And when I don't work out for a while, I regret it."
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February 26, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Students From 52 Law Schools Boycott Seward & Kissel's Recruitment Over Alleged Conflict in Donziger Prosecution

"We, the undersigned law students, refuse to consider employment with the firm until it withdraws from its conflicted position as Chevron's private prosecutor," the student letter issued to Seward & Kissel's partnership says. Donziger, facing federal criminal contempt-of-court charges, helped win an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron in Ecuador. He claims Chevron has been trying to "ruin" him since.
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February 24, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Dentons Dallas Office and Other Big Law Firms Staffing Up for Expected M&A Boom

Corporate attorneys were this week's hottest commodity as industry experts predict a strong M&A season this spring and summer.
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February 12, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Hire Up: Big Law Staffs Up for Expected M&A Boom

Corporate attorneys were this week's hottest commodity as industry experts predict a strong M&A season this spring and summer.
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January 20, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Donziger's Criminal Trial Is Postponed Once Again, as His Motion to Dismiss Counts Is Denied

"Now before the court is Mr. Donziger's current request (to which the government does not object) to adjourn the trial date to May 10, 2021, some 643 days from Mr. Donziger's initial appearance and that same number of days since Mr. Donziger began his home confinement," wrote Manhattan federal court Judge Loretta Preska, who said she was "reluctantly" delaying the trial again.
9 minute read
January 07, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Former Appellate Division Judge John Leventhal Joins Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins as Partner

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
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December 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Backed by New High-Profile Defense Lawyer and Public Rallies, Donziger Fights Contempt Charges as Trial Looms

"No legitimate public policy purpose is served from continuing to pursue [criminal contempt] charges rejected by the federal prosecutor based on a civil discovery dispute," Steven Donziger said. "I've already served a period of home confinement more than five times longer than the longest sentence ever imposed on a lawyer for criminal contempt in New York."
9 minute read
September 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

SBRA Proves Critical in Wake of Hardship Caused by COVID-19

The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 went into effect just in the nick of time when small businesses struggling from the wake of the pandemic need debt relief more than ever.
8 minute read
September 08, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Steven Donziger's Criminal Contempt Trial Postponed

Manhattan federal court Judge Loretta Preska, who had pushed to hold the trial, wrote that "Mr. Donziger and his counsel have employed virtually every conceivable tactic to stop trial from starting as long scheduled."
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September 02, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Donziger Ramps Up Effort to Delay or Dismiss Looming Criminal Contempt Trial

Facing the possibility of prison time if convicted, the lawyer who once won an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron has intensified his battle against the special prosecutor appointed to his criminal case, the civil-case judge who leveled the charges against him, and and the Southern District of New York federal judge presiding over the looming bench trial.
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