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U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Justin S. Weddle Kevin M. Downing Stanley J. Okula, Jr. Margaret Garnett Assistant
Argued: April 27, 2001(Question Certified to the New York Court of Appeals: August 21, 2001)Defendant-appellant Phillip Siegel appeals from an order entered on May 12, 2000 in the United States
Former Judge Helps KPMG Survive Shady Tax Shelters
Five months after retiring as chief federal judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, after 10 years on the bench, Sven Erik Holmes Mr. Holmes was back in a federal court, without his robes, and under drastically different circumstances. This time, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan looked on as Mr. Holmes, now the chief legal officer for KPMG LLP, signed a document to keep his company from being criminally prosecuted.District Judge William H. Pauley U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Counsel of Record: Counsel for Plaintiff: Christopher G. Kelly, Esq.
SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules 16b-3 and 16b-7
In June, the SEC proposed amendments to rules 16b-3 and 16b-7 to clarify the types of transactions that are excluded from §16(b) liability following a 3rd Circuit decision that significantly narrowed the scope of the two exemptions in transactions involving public companies and their insiders. Weil, Gotshal & Manges attorneys discuss the amendments, why they should be adopted and the opposition that can be expected.District Judge John F. Keenan U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: For the Plaintiff: Of Counsel: Christopher J. Gray, Esq
Litigation Department of the Year: Gibson Dunn
When other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher -- helmed by marquee partners like Ted Olson -- for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues. "I call them lifeboat lawyers, because our careers depend on them," says Wal-Mart Executive Vice President Thomas Mars. For those rescues, and a broader record of excellent work for hard-pressed clients, The American Lawyer names the firm its Litigation Department of the Year.Big-Firm Associates Hang Out Shingle
Christopher Parnagian and Robert O'Hare did not leave big firms because they had to. They left because they thought they could make a start-up firm a success. Six months later they have no regrets and much advice for associates who are willing to keep up the hard work but want to do so on their own terms.If you are not forced out and do not hate big firm culture and you are interested in starting your own firm, you cannot wait too long to leave," O'Hare said.Death Row Appeal Reaches Court
ALBANY No case on the Court of Appeals April-May calendar has the headline-grabbing potential of People v. Harris , the first death penalty matter to reach the state`s highest tribunal since capital punishment was reinstated in 1995. But the calendar is chock full of cases of import and interest.Surrogate Anthony A. Scarpino WESTCHESTER COUNTY Surrogate's Court Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Attorneys for JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
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