Anthony Lin

March 09, 2005 | New York Law Journal

By Anthony Lin

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December 27, 2006 | National Law Journal

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has moved for summary judgment in a legal malpractice suit by a former bankruptcy client. The National Benevolent Association, one of the largest non-profits ever to file for bankruptcy, sued Weil Gotshal in 2005, claiming the firm pushed it into a "disastrous" Chapter 11 filing rather than exploring a negotiated settlement with creditors. In last week's motion, Weil Gotshal said the group's claims were based on "nothing more than speculation, conjecture and surmise."

By Anthony Lin

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October 01, 2003 | Law.com

The odds are increasing that Mark Belnick will go to trial after all. In August a Manhattan judge upheld the top count of larceny against Belnick, the former GC of Tyco International Ltd. State supreme court justice Michael Obus also rejected Belnick's motion to dismiss six counts of falsifying business records. Next up: a September 22 hearing at which the judge will work out a schedule for the case, possibly including a trial date.

By Anthony Lin

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August 09, 2007 | National Law Journal

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has recruited five lawyers from the New York office of Nixon Peabody, including two partners who will join a new emerging markets practice group. In a separate move, Edwards Angell said it had added an intellectual property partner from boutique firm Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu.

By Anthony Lin

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May 29, 2008 | Law.com

A lawyer who has represented several police unions was arrested Friday on charges of groping two female lawyers. According to the complaint by the Manhattan district attorney's office, Richard A. Dienst is facing counts of forcible touching, third-degree sexual abuse and second-degree harassment. The top count of forcible touching is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in prison.

By Anthony Lin

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June 12, 2008 | Law.com

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has recruited a Columbia Law School dean to fill a newly created pro bono counsel position. Harlene Katzman was previously the dean of Columbia's Center for Public Interest Law, which assists students exploring careers and clinical opportunities in public interest law. The move by Simpson Thacher follows that by Davis Polk & Wardwell, which last month hired former federal prosecutor Ronnie Abrams to fill a similar role.

By Anthony Lin

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February 21, 2006 | Law.com

Partners in the Washington, D.C., office of New York's Kelley Drye & Warren voted Friday to merge with Collier Shannon Scott, an 80-lawyer Washington firm. Collier Shannon partners also voted in favor of the deal, which still requires the approval of Kelley Drye's New York partners, who are set to vote this evening. Kelley Drye Chairman John M. Callagy said Friday it was all but certain the New York office would vote in favor as well.

By Anthony Lin

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February 19, 2011 | The American Lawyer

Yoshihiro Takatori will chair a Japan litigation practice for Orrick. His practice focuses on intellectual property, product liability, and antitrust disputes. Shinsune Yakura also joins Orrick as counsel.

By Anthony Lin

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October 15, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Clifford Chance has laid off 20 litigation associates, 17 in New York and three in Washington, D.C. Mark Kirsch, Clifford Chance's global litigation chair, said his firm resorted to layoffs largely because the uptick expected to stem from the unprecedented economic crisis was not materializing.

By Anthony Lin

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March 29, 2007 | Law.com

Epstein, Becker & Green has recruited seven real estate lawyers from the New York office of Roseland, N.J.'s Lowenstein Sandler. The group is headed by Adrian Zuckerman, the former head of Lowenstein Sandler's New York real estate practice. Epstein Becker has 380 lawyers in 11 offices nationwide.

By Anthony Lin

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