Christine Simmons
Christine Simmons writes about the New York legal community and the business of law. Email her at [email protected] and find her on Twitter @chlsimmons
December 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Turing CEO Martin Shkreli, Kaye Scholer Partner Arrested in Securities ProbeMartin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, is in custody following a securities probe. A Kaye Scholer partner is also under arrest.
By Associated Press and Christine Simmons
3 minute read
December 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal
New Rules Allow Foreign Lawyers to Practice in NYState court officials have approved new rules authorizing lawyers outside the state to practice in New York on a temporary basis and to allow foreign lawyers to register as in-house counsel. The rules take effect Dec. 30.
By Christine Simmons
2 minute read
December 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal
New Rules Allow Foreign Lawyers to Practice in NYState court officials have approved new rules authorizing lawyers outside the state to practice in New York on a temporary basis and to allow foreign lawyers to register as in-house counsel. The rules take effect Dec. 30.
By Christine Simmons
2 minute read
December 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Attorney Convicted of Wire Fraud in Maxim DealA jury on Monday convicted Harvey Newkirk, a former Bryan Cave counsel, of wire fraud relating to a deceptive scheme to purchase Maxim magazine, while acquitting him of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Christine Simmons
5 minute read
December 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge Denies Bid for Sanctions Against NXIVMSuzanna Andrews, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair who wrote about controversial executive coaching organization NXIVM, claimed the organization and its attorneys intentionally misled the court in an ultimately dismissed suit it brought. But a judge found Andrews did not comply with a strict procedural requirement.
By Christine Simmons
4 minute read
December 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Attorney Convicted of Wire Fraud in Maxim DealA jury on Monday convicted Harvey Newkirk, a former Bryan Cave counsel, of wire fraud relating to a deceptive scheme to purchase Maxim magazine, while acquitting him of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Christine Simmons
5 minute read
December 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Judge Denies Bid for Sanctions Against NXIVMSuzanna Andrews, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair who wrote about controversial executive coaching organization NXIVM, claimed the organization and its attorneys intentionally misled the court in an ultimately dismissed suit it brought. But a judge found Andrews did not comply with a strict procedural requirement.
By Christine Simmons
4 minute read
December 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Professor Asks Judge to Unseal Documents in AmEx LitigationEasterm District Judge Nicholas Garaufis has ordered attorneys to file redacted court documents in an antitrust case against American Express, after a law professor who is not a party to the litigation sought to unseal the documents or intervene. The professor, Myriam Gilles of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, is also the wife of the plaintiffs attorney whom Garaufis removed as class counsel in August.
By Christine Simmons
7 minute read
December 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Jenner Names First Woman Managing Partner in NYJenner & Block has named Susan Kohlmann as managing partner of the firm's 67-attorney New York office, succeeding Richard Ziegler, who led the office for the past eight years.
By Christine Simmons
2 minute read
December 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Professor Asks Judge to Unseal Documents in AmEx LitigationEasterm District Judge Nicholas Garaufis has ordered attorneys to file redacted court documents in an antitrust case against American Express, after a law professor who is not a party to the litigation sought to unseal the documents or intervene. The professor, Myriam Gilles of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, is also the wife of the plaintiffs attorney whom Garaufis removed as class counsel in August.
By Christine Simmons
7 minute read
