Andrew Denney is the bureau chief for the New York Law Journal. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @messagetime
September 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal
A 'Top Mensch' in the Legal Profession: New York's Top Federal Defender Heading to Kaplan HeckerDavid Patton's track record before juries in federal courtrooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn helped secure his new private-sector job, Kaplan Hecker name partner Roberta Kaplan said.
By Andrew Denney
3 minute read
September 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal
A Cautionary Tale of Relying Too Much on Judges to Police Themselves: 'Justice for Sale'A partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel tells the sordid story of how Martin Manton, a potential U.S. Supreme Court nominee, chief judge of our prestigious U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and before that a federal district judge, solicited bribes from litigants and was ultimately convicted in 1939 and went to prison.
By Daniel Kornstein
9 minute read
September 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Decision of the Day: $55,000 Sanction on Counsel Flouting Discovery in Bankruptcy Proceedings Is UpheldThis ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
September 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal
New State Law May Help Civilian 9/11 Survivors Obtain CompensationUnder the new law, compensation may be available to those who worked or volunteered in construction, clean-up, and debris removal; as well as people who lived, worked, or went to school in the exposure zone in the weeks following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City.
By Troy Rosasco
8 minute read
September 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal
A Belated Tribute to 'My Judge,' Retired Presiding Justice Rolando T. AcostaNew York's chief administrative judge recounts his clerkship for Rolando Acosta, who retired from the bench earlier this year.
By Joseph A. Zayas
16 minute read
September 10, 2023 | New York Law Journal
What I Wish I Knew Then: Alvin BraggThe Manhattan district attorney reflects on his journey to become one of the highest-profile local prosecutors in the United States and the advice that influential figures in his life gave him along the way.
By Steve Cohen
13 minute read
September 08, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Litigation Boutique Grows China Practice With Partner Hire From Loeb & LoebBenjamin Qiu, who has deep experience with cross-border transactions involving firms in China, joins the firm as increased regulations on both side of the Pacific are pushing international firms scrutinize their business operations in the region.
By Andrew Denney
4 minute read
September 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Jimmy Carter's 1974 Law Day Speech: A Call for Lawyers to Do the Public GoodWith Jimmy Carter's passing sadly imminent, it is worth pausing to reflect on those qualities of heart and mind that make him a singular figure in American life. Those qualities were on full display two years before becoming president, when he delivered a Law Day speech at the University of Georgia School of Law.
By Henry M. Greenberg
14 minute read
September 06, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Parlez-Vous 'Due Process'?No indigent adult in New York State should have their access to counsel limited by an inability to speak English.
By Philip Katz
5 minute read
September 05, 2023 | New York Law Journal
A New Term at the Appellate Division, First DepartmentAs the Manhattan-based midlevel appeals court looks ahead to a new term, its presiding justice reflects on her nascent tenure at its helm.
By Dianne T. Renwick
7 minute read
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