Brian Lee

April 28, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Described as a "critical part" of Boies Schiller's office, Nardacci will be tough to replace, her colleagues said. Nardacci has played an instrumental role in consumer class actions and antitrust cases.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

April 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Attorney Peter Kiernan, senior counsel for Venable LLC and former top lawyer in the Paterson administration—who is set to take part in an upcoming NYSBA panel discussion—said Gov. Kathy Hochul should avoid any action that might be dismissed as "a second cynical political maneuver."

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Republicans filed a complaint that asserted the legislature's and governor's enactment of the congressional and senate maps was procedurally unconstitutional, and the congressional map is also substantively unconstitutional as drawn with impermissible partisan purpose.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 26, 2022 | New York Law Journal

A lawyer for Republicans—who have so far successfully challenged the Congressional district map approved by the Legislature—said imbalances could be corrected without disrupting the 2022 elections.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The commission rejected Gonzalez's contention that he should not be removed because there is no requirement that he must be an attorney to serve in his judicial position.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

April 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Pandemic delays combined with the Trump administration's draconian enforcement policies have created a backlog of people facing deportation, said an immigrants' advocate. Meanwhile, Ukrainian refugees' expected convergence on New York City is expected to add to the concern.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

April 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Leading the lender's defense is a Vinson & Elkins partner who was a former assistant chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Fraud Section.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 22, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division for the Fourth Department, ruling on a 3-2 vote, required that the district map be redrawn by April 30.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The high court heard the case after the Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a conviction in a 3-2 vote, ruling the screenshots were improperly admitted. It said the text messages themselves were insufficient to establish the defendant's identity as their author.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

April 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Fourth Department Justice Stephen Lindley, in arguments over New York's congressional redistricting, questioned whether a constitutional amendment calling for a bipartisan process amounted to "mere window dressing," in view of that fact that the measure didn't appear to take away the legislature's sole and exclusive authority to draw maps as they see fit.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read