Christine Simmons

September 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber has dismissed a lawsuit brought by liquidators of two investment funds against DLA Piper for aiding and abetting fraud, finding the liquidators failed to sufficiently allege the law firm had knowledge of wrongful conduct.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 17, 2015 | The American Lawyer

In its first full day of deliberations, a jury weighing criminal charges against three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives asked a judge to review the criteria required for conviction and to provide testimony from a star witness for the prosecution.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

September 16, 2015 | Law.com

Quinn Emanuel and Kasowitz Benson have received more than $406 million in attorney fees and costs for representing the Federal Housing Finance Agency in litigation against banks over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

September 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Quinn Emanuel and Kasowitz Benson have received more than $406 million in attorney fees and costs for representing the Federal Housing Finance Agency in litigation against banks over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

September 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Garfunkel Wild, an 80-attorney firm focusing on health care, has hired a trio of lawyers from the New York State Department of Health for an Albany office that opens Monday.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Garfunkel Wild, an 80-attorney firm focusing on health care, has hired a trio of lawyers from the New York State Department of Health for an Albany office that opens Monday.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The lawyer for Dewey & LeBoeuf's ex-chief financial officer, Joel Sanders—the target of intense witness testimony in a months-long trial against the firm's top three executives—repeatedly asked jurors to question the reliability of prosecution witnesses who he said changed their stories after meeting with prosecutors.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

September 11, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The lawyer for Dewey & LeBoeuf's ex-chief financial officer, Joel Sanders—the target of intense witness testimony in a months-long trial against the firm's top three executives—repeatedly asked jurors to question the reliability of prosecution witnesses who he said changed their stories after meeting with prosecutors.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

September 10, 2015 | The American Lawyer

Who's lying in the Dewey criminal trial? As the jury gets close to deliberating, both sides spent a day pointing fingers.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

September 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The state court system is seeking comment on a proposed rule to allow out-of-state and foreign attorneys to temporarily practice law in New York.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read