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Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney

Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime

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November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Former Prosecutor Spared Jail in Assault Conviction

A former Manhattan prosecutor who was found guilty of assaulting a woman in a bar has avoided a jail sentence and has instead been sentenced to 10 days of community service and ordered to complete an alcohol abuse treatment program.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Two LI Attorneys Disbarred for Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Two Suffolk County attorneys who were convicted of felony charges for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that prosecutors said fleeced lenders out of millions have been disbarred by the Second Department.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Panel Suppresses Handgun Tossed During Police Chase

A Queens judge should have suppressed a firearm that a man, convicted in 2008 of criminal possession of a weapon, tossed from his waistband during a foot pursuit by police, an appeals court ruled in vacating the man's indictment.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

NYC's Five District Attorneys Ask for 32 Percent Pay Raise

After eight years without a raise, New York City's district attorneys are asking officials to boost their pay from $190,000 to $250,000.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

November 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Panel Suppresses Handgun Tossed During Police Chase

A Queens judge should have suppressed a firearm that a man, convicted in 2008 of criminal possession of a weapon, tossed from his waistband during a foot pursuit by police, an appeals court ruled in vacating the man's indictment.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

November 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

NYC's Five District Attorneys Ask for 32 Percent Pay Raise

After eight years without a raise, New York City's district attorneys are asking officials to boost their pay from $190,000 to $250,000.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

November 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Small Stock Shares Require No Recusal, Committee Says

Judges are not precluded from presiding over cases involving large companies in which they or their spouses own small numbers of shares, according to a recent opinion by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

November 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Big Deals: Walgreens Acquires Rite Aid for $9.41B; KeyCorp Expands With $4.1B Bank Buy

Walgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world. Also, KeyCorp will expand deeper into the Northeast with a $4.1 billion deal to buy First Niagara Financial Group and create the 13th largest commercial bank in the United States.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

November 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Big Deals: Walgreens Acquires Rite Aid for $9.41B; KeyCorp Expands With $4.1B Bank Buy

Walgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world. Also, KeyCorp will expand deeper into the Northeast with a $4.1 billion deal to buy First Niagara Financial Group and create the 13th largest commercial bank in the United States.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read

November 04, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Small Stock Shares Require No Recusal, Committee Says

Judges are not precluded from presiding over cases involving large companies in which they or their spouses own small numbers of shares, according to a recent opinion by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read


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