Anthony Lin

January 07, 2002 | New York Law Journal

B rown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner and Anderson Kill & Olick have each acquired smaller, decades-old New York law firms in separate moves.

By Anthony Lin

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April 30, 2007 | Law.com

One of the indicted former name partners of New York's Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman has moved to dismiss federal criminal charges against him. In motion papers filed Friday, Steven G. Schulman took issue with the government's characterization of alleged payments as "kickbacks." He also claimed the government's case is deficient because it fails to demonstrate how the lead plaintiffs' interests diverged from those of other class members.

By Anthony Lin

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July 21, 2005 | Law.com

A former associate who called a partner "abusive and nasty" cannot be sued by her former firm for defamation but may be liable for breaching her duty of loyalty, a New York judge has ruled. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Rosalyn Richter said five-attorney Greenberg & Reicher failed to sufficiently plead its defamation claim against Julie Hyman, but could proceed with its claim of breach of duty of loyalty on the grounds that Hyman may have used firm time and resources to promote her own practice.

By Anthony Lin

3 minute read

October 13, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

A. Paul Victor, one of Weil, Gotshal & Manges' most senior partners, has joined Dewey Ballantine, where he will become a litigation partner. A prominent figure in the antitrust bar, Victor is leaving Weil Gotshal after 38 years, due to the firm's strict policy of mandatory retirement for partners at age 68. "I wasn't ready for that," he said. "I'm having too much fun doing what I'm doing."

By Anthony Lin

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September 27, 2007 | National Law Journal

Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae announced Wednesday that their partners have formally approved the combination of the two firms into Dewey & LeBoeuf, effective Monday. With 1,300 lawyers in 12 countries, the combination is the largest ever between two New York-based firms, both of which have taken active measures in recent years to bolster their competitive position in a crowded marketplace.

By Anthony Lin

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August 13, 2008 | Law.com

Donald Trump has opened a new front in a battle with his former lawyers at New York-based Morrison Cohen. Already embroiled in a billing dispute, Trump has filed a separate $5 million suit against the law firm for listing his name and its prior work for him on its Web site. Trump's lawyer says the real estate developer and reality TV star normally receives "millions" for the use of his name.

By Anthony Lin

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April 18, 2007 | Law.com

On the heels of losing the head of its antitrust practice to a rival firm, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson is losing another top antitrust partner. The Justice Department on Tuesday named Deborah A. Garza deputy assistant attorney general for regulatory matters. The announcement comes a day after Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft said it had recruited Fried Frank's antitrust chair, Charles "Rick" Rule, to head its own practice in the area.

By Anthony Lin

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August 20, 2010 | Law.com

Australian class action firm Slater & Gordon, the world?s first publicly traded law firm, has announced fiscal year 2010 revenue of $111 million -- a 21 percent increase over 2009. In presenting its financial results, the Melbourne-based firm attributed the revenue increase to a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. Just a week before disclosing the revenue figures, Slater & Gordon completed the purchase of 17-lawyer Brisbane personal injury firm Trilby Misso -- its sixth acquisition in the past year.

By Anthony Lin

3 minute read

August 21, 2008 | Law.com

Dewey & LeBoeuf has recruited a co-chair for its executive compensation and benefits practice from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Howard B. Adler, a partner at Fried Frank since 1994, specializes in executive compensation issues arising in mergers and acquisitions transactions. He recently worked on the Blackstone Group's $1.6 billion acquisition of Apria Health Care Group.

By Anthony Lin

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June 05, 2008 | Law.com

A Manhattan federal magistrate judge has ruled that a legal malpractice claim may proceed against a law firm for failing to bring defamation claims on behalf of a client in a high-profile sexual harassment and discrimination case. A former marketing executive for hip-hop magazine The Source claims Thompson Wigdor & Gilly should have brought defamation claims on her behalf, based on defendants' statements that they suspected she "faked" having cancer to keep from being fired.

By Anthony Lin

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