Christine Simmons

November 19, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, a well-known personal injury firm, is facing implosion and a court-appointed receiver has been designated to oversee firm finances.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

November 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A former technology employee for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who was charged with using the firm's client information to acquire stock and options pleaded guilty Thursday to insider trading.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

November 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

David Denenberg, a Nassau County legislator and lawyer accused of sending fake bills to a corporate client, pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday during his arraignment on eight counts of mail fraud. He waived prosecution by indictment and has entered plea negotiations with the government.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

November 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Eight court employees have been chosen to receive this year's Milton Mollen Commitment to Excellence Award.

By Christine Simmons

1 minute read

November 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

After finding that an insurer's engineer "secretly rewrote" an early report to say defects in a house were due to long-term deterioration and not Hurricane Sandy damage, a magistrate judge has sanctioned the insurer and ordered all defense counsel in any Sandy-related case to provide plaintiffs with all draft, redline and mark-up reports.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

November 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Damon Keith, the longest serving African American judge on the federal bench, will speak about his more than 40 years of service at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's Manhattan offices Wednesday evening.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

November 10, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Zachary Warren, a junior manager at Dewey & LeBoeuf who was charged alongside the firm's top leaders for their alleged roles in cooking the firm's books, will get his own criminal trial, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled, also upholding the vast majority of criminal counts facing the four defendants.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

November 06, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In what is believed to be the first Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy plan confirmed in New York state, Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting's $100 million bankruptcy plan will go forward, including the development of a new Long Island electronic slot machine casino.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

November 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Citing serious concerns about a "rush" to adopt a nationally standardized bar exam, the New York State Bar Association is recommending that the court system delay the decision on adopting the Uniform Bar Exam to allow further study on bar pass rates and the impact on test takers, particularly minority groups.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

November 03, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A bankruptcy ruling barring former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners from using a "value" defense in a clawback suit could have far reaching consequences by encouraging partners "to run for the exits" at the first sign of a law firm's financial instability, according to defense attorneys.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read