Brian Baxter

October 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Four months after pleading guilty to tax charges, former Herrick Feinstein partner Harold Levine was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the IRS.

By Brian Baxter | New York Law Journal

3 minute read

October 08, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The firm, sued more than a month ago in California state court by recently departed partner Constance Ramos, is seeking to push her sexual discrimination and retaliation complaint into arbitration.

By Brian Baxter | The American Lawyer

29 minute read

October 05, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Christina Guerola Sarchio, a member of the board of directors at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and chair of the firm's class action strike team, has joined Dechert in Washington, D.C.

By Brian Baxter | The American Lawyer

5 minute read

October 04, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The world's most profitable firm has hired three new partners on both sides of the Atlantic.

By Anna Ward

4 minute read

October 02, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Kirkland & Ellis and Kutak Rock, which have previously partnered up this year on Chapter 11 cases for Gymboree Retail Stores Inc. and Gordmans Stores…

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Steven McKinney, a former chair of the American Bar Association's section on environmental energy and resources, has been charged with fellow Balch & Bingham partner Joel Gilbert and a coal mining company executive in an alleged bribery scheme involving former Alabama state Rep. Oliver Robinson Jr.

By BRIAN BAXTER

7 minute read

September 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Steven McKinney, a former chair of the American Bar Association's section on environmental energy and resources, has been charged with fellow Balch & Bingham partner Joel Gilbert and a coal mining company executive in an alleged bribery scheme involving former Alabama state Rep. Oliver Robinson Jr.

By Brian Baxter

8 minute read

September 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The two firms, which have partnered up on Chapter 11 cases for Gymboree and Gordmans, have now submitted court papers showing how much they intend to charge—and have already been paid—for their roles representing another ailing retailer. Another bankrupt Kirkland client paid $47.5 million to the firm within the past year.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

September 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Steven McKinney, a former chair of the ABA's section on environmental energy and resources, has been indicted with fellow Balch & Bingham partner Joel Gilbert and a coal mining company executive over an alleged scheme to bribe former Alabama state representative and ex-National Basketball Association player Oliver Robinson Jr.

By Brian Baxter

7 minute read

September 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The Ontario Securities Commission, a Canadian regulator, has charged former Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg legal assistant Donna Hutchinson in Toronto with insider trading. Davies Ward is one of the largest law firms in Canada.

By Brian Baxter

3 minute read