Christine Simmons

October 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Loretta Preska delivered an upbeat assessment of the district Thursday, briefing attorneys and judges on case filing trends, court appointments, the clerk's office and the bankruptcy court. But some parts of the court remain understaffed or under-funded, said Preska, whose term as chief judge ends in 2016.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Loretta Preska delivered an upbeat assessment of the district Thursday, briefing attorneys and judges on case filing trends, court appointments, the clerk's office and the bankruptcy court. But some parts of the court remain understaffed or under-funded, said Preska, whose term as chief judge ends in 2016.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A journalist who wrote about a controversial executive coaching company called NXIVM is seeking sanctions against the company and its prominent Albany attorneys, saying they never should have filed a lawsuit against her over access to its website.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A journalist who wrote about a controversial executive coaching company called NXIVM is seeking sanctions against the company and its prominent Albany attorneys, saying they never should have filed a lawsuit against her over access to its website.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Several defense attorneys said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance would likely retry three Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, and they and some jurors suggested he pare down the indictment, present fewer witnesses and call in some accounting experts.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

October 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The mistrial in the criminal case against three Dewey & LeBoeuf executives will delay or complicate several related actions, including the trial against a junior manager at Dewey and a Securities and Exchange Commission suit against the defendants.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Within a day of a judge declaring a mistrial in the case against three Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders, eight jurors discussed the dynamics during 21 full days of deliberations, heated discussions in close quarters and holdouts on the jury.

By Christine Simmons and Nell Gluckman

7 minute read

October 20, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Monday's mistrial will delay or complicate several related actions, including the trial against former Dewey & LeBoeuf employee Zachary Warren and a civil SEC suit against the defendants.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 20, 2015 | The American Lawyer

After Monday's mistrial, jurors in the Dewey & LeBoeuf case said the deliberations were rife with divisions from the start.

By Christine Simmons and Nell Gluckman

7 minute read

October 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

After nearly four months of testimony and 21 grueling days of deliberation, the fraud trial against Dewey & LeBoeuf's former leaders ended in a mistrial on Monday.

By Nell Gluckman and Christine Simmons

10 minute read