Andrew Denney

October 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Two children are entitled to the Social Security benefits of the man identified as their father even though they might not be his biological children, a federal magistrate judge has concluded.

By Andrew Denney

6 minute read

October 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

While awareness of human trafficking by the courts and the public has grown in recent years, panelists and guests at a two-day national summit held in Manhattan Thursday agreed there is work to be done to change the way the justice system treats sex trafficking victims.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

October 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Law School Dean and President Nicholas Allard has taken a new second job as senior counsel at Dentons for the global law firm's public policy and regulation practice. He has resigned his position as a partner at Squire Patton Boggs.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

October 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Law School Dean and President Nicholas Allard has taken a new second job as senior counsel at Dentons for the global law firm's public policy and regulation practice. He has resigned his position as a partner at Squire Patton Boggs.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

October 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

While awareness of human trafficking by the courts and the public has grown in recent years, panelists and guests at a two-day national summit held in Manhattan Thursday agreed there is work to be done to change the way the justice system treats sex trafficking victims.

By Andrew Denney

4 minute read

October 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn appeals court has upheld a conviction of conspiracy and official misconduct for a former police chief who took part in a scheme to shield a high school student whose father gave money to a police nonprofit from being arrested for stealing electronics.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

October 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys have an ethical obligation to tell their clients if documents such as wills, deeds and negotiable instruments or active case files are destroyed, according to an advisory opinion issued by a committee of the New York City Bar Association.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

October 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn appeals court has upheld a conviction of conspiracy and official misconduct for a former police chief who took part in a scheme to shield a high school student whose father gave money to a police nonprofit from being arrested for stealing electronics.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

October 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys have an ethical obligation to tell their clients if documents such as wills, deeds and negotiable instruments or active case files are destroyed, according to an advisory opinion issued by a committee of the New York City Bar Association.

By Andrew Denney

2 minute read

October 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A man who maintains he was wrongly convicted in a notorious 1990 tourist killing deserves a new trial, a judge said Tuesday, throwing out a verdict in a case that helped crystallize an era of crime and fear in New York City.

By Andrew Denney

5 minute read