Christine Simmons

January 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

James Carr, who has been head of Kelley Drye & Warren's 15-attorney bankruptcy and restructuring practice since 2005, has been elected firmwide chair.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 07, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Janis Meyer, the longtime general counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf who helped the firm wind down its affairs in bankruptcy, is joining Hinshaw & Culbertson as a partner advising firms and lawyers on professional responsibility, ethics and risk management.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

An insurer's attempts to reverse a magistrate judge's sanctions after he found that an engineering firm "secretly rewrote" a draft report to find a house's defects were caused by long-term deterioration and not Hurricane Sandy damage have been denied.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

An insurer's attempts to reverse a magistrate judge's sanctions after he found that an engineering firm "secretly rewrote" a draft report to find a house's defects were caused by long-term deterioration and not Hurricane Sandy damage have been denied.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 06, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Janis Meyer, the longtime general counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf who helped the firm wind down its affairs in bankruptcy, is joining Hinshaw & Culbertson as a partner advising firms and lawyers on professional responsibility, ethics and risk management.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Mario Fortunato, who sued New York state for unjust conviction and imprisonment after his murder conviction was overturned in 2010, has settled with the state for $300,000, his attorney said.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Mario Fortunato, who sued New York state for unjust conviction and imprisonment after his murder conviction was overturned in 2010, has settled with the state for $300,000, his attorney said.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Grant & Eisenhofer has brought legal action against Bernstein Liebhard, its co-counsel in Fannie Mae securities litigation, over a fee-sharing dispute.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

January 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a doctor against three New York attorneys who wrote about another judge's scathing remarks against him, finding their statements were privileged or protected opinions.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

January 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Grant & Eisenhofer has brought legal action against Bernstein Liebhard, its co-counsel in Fannie Mae securities litigation, over a fee-sharing dispute.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read