Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
November 01, 2023 | New York Law Journal
With Firm Winding Down, Longtime Stroock Defense Attorney Joel Cohen Heads to Defense BoutiqueThe announcement of Cohen's move comes just after Stroock announced that–following a string of grim developments for the 147-year-old firm that has included botched merger talks and mass departures of talent–the firm is forming a wind-down committee to oversee a potential dissolution or restructuring.
By Andrew Denney
3 minute read
October 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Former Counsel to New York City Mayor Back at WilmerHale to Lead New PracticeBrendan McGuire advised Mayor Eric Adams as his administration grappled massive influx of more than 100,000 migrants into a city with a "right to shelter" law and a potential federal takeover of the jail complex on Rikers Island, where inmate deaths have spiked in recent years.
By Andrew Denney
3 minute read
October 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Family Court Finds Father in Neglect After Toddler Tested Positive for FentanylThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
October 30, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Upholding $3M Personal Injury Verdict, Judge Says Insinuating Her Past Medical Experience With Jurist Role Is 'Unethical'This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
October 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Students Clash Over Searches by Drug-Sniffing Dogs at St. John's Law's Annual Milton Mollen Moot Court CompetitionTaking top honors at the competition for first and second best oralist, respectively, were St. John's Law 2Ls Takunda Muziwi and Daniella Sesto.
By Andrew Denney
2 minute read
October 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Defendant Awarded $1M in Sanctions After Plaintiff Engaged in Frivolous ConductThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
October 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal
SDNY District Executive's Office Gets Courthouse Into the Halloween Spirit"It was a perfect representation of my courtroom," U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff told the Law Journal after having emerged from Friedland's office of horrors. "Just another day at the Southern District."
By Andrew Denney | Ryland West
2 minute read
October 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal
'What's Left Unsaid: My Life at the Center of Power, Politics & Crisis': Former Andrew Cuomo Aide's Tell-All Book ReviewedThis insider's view of the political storm that led to Cuomo's forced resignation raises serious questions about the roles played by power politics, a compliant media, and an attorney general who wished to be governor, in orchestrating the forced resignation of a duly elected governor.
By Barry Kamins and Diana Fabi Samson
12 minute read
October 25, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: Verdict Stands Against 2016 Trump 'Troll'; No Basis for New Trial DemonstratedThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
October 24, 2023 | New York Law Journal
A Look Inside Bygone Era of The Queens DA's Office: 'No One Can Stand a Toss'This book is a former Queens prosecutor's tell-all from his early years as an academic "underachiever" to becoming his office's chief ADA, which he considers the highlight of his career.
By George Heymann
6 minute read
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