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March 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Ex-Kaye Scholer Associate Files $21 Million Bias SuitA former Kaye Scholer associate who was hired to support business development has sued the law firm, alleging at least $21 million in damages, claiming she was treated differently because of her gender, her sexual orientation and her advocacy in the LGBT community.
By Christine Simmons
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March 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Ex-Kaye Scholer Associate Files $21 Million Bias SuitA former Kaye Scholer associate who was hired to support business development has sued the law firm, alleging at least $21 million in damages, claiming she was treated differently because of her gender, her sexual orientation and her advocacy in the LGBT community.
By Christine Simmons
2 minute read
March 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Hiscock, Damon Morey Flirt With MergerBuffalo-based Damon Morey is in preliminary merger talks with Syracuse-based Hiscock & Barclay, said Damon's managing partner Peter Marlette, adding, "We're dating, we're getting to know each other."
By Christine Simmons
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March 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Hiscock, Damon Morey Flirt With MergerBuffalo-based Damon Morey is in preliminary merger talks with Syracuse-based Hiscock & Barclay, said Damon's managing partner Peter Marlette, adding, "We're dating, we're getting to know each other."
By Christine Simmons
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March 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Proskauer Rose's Lawsuit Against Ex-Client Is DismissedProskauer Rose was dealt a setback in January in its long-running battle against a former client when a Manhattan judge dismissed its fraud suit against the company's executives. This month, the same judge limited the firm's discovery in a related case in which it is the defendant.
By Christine Simmons
6 minute read
March 17, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Wilmer Adds U.S. Securities Fraud Chief as PartnerWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has hired as a partner Anjan Sahni, the chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District.
By Christine Simmons
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March 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Wilmer Adds U.S. Securities Fraud Chief as PartnerWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has hired as a partner Anjan Sahni, the chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District.
By Christine Simmons
2 minute read
March 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Proskauer Rose's Lawsuit Against Ex-Client Is DismissedProskauer Rose was dealt a setback in January in its long-running battle against a former client when a Manhattan judge dismissed its fraud suit against the company's executives. This month, the same judge limited the firm's discovery in a related case in which it is the defendant.
By Christine Simmons
6 minute read
March 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Circuit Upholds Sanction Against Boies SchillerThe Second Circuit has upheld a decision to impose sanctions totaling more than $270,000 against Boies, Schiller & Flexner for taking a case with a client conflict.
By Christine Simmons
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March 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Circuit Upholds Sanction Against Boies SchillerThe Second Circuit has upheld a decision to impose sanctions totaling more than $270,000 against Boies, Schiller & Flexner for taking a case with a client conflict.
By Christine Simmons
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