Christine Simmons

October 02, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The suit against Gennady Litvin and two firms where he is a principal partner alleges the firms deceptively induced homeowners to pay a monthly fee by representing the firm would provide a plan so homeowners could avoid foreclosure or obtain a mortgage modification.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

October 01, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Robert Stolz told prosecutors and indicted Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders to return to court Nov. 7, when he will decide dismissal motions.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

October 01, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Minorities remain underrepresented on the state bench, according to a new report from the judicial section of the New York State Bar Association. The report found that whites comprise 67 percent of New York's overall population but 81 percent of its bench.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 29, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Stephen Kass, an environmental partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, is suing New York City and four police officers claiming he was falsely arrested, handcuffed and detained near a protest.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 26, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Dewey & LeBoeuf's former chief operating officer, Dennis D'Alessandro, lost his bid to dismiss a trustee's $9.3 million clawback suit against him.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 26, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Eric Holder Jr. on Thursday said he will resign from the U.S. Department of Justice, where he has served since 2009 as the country's first black attorney general.

By Mark Hamblett and Christine Simmons

10 minute read

September 26, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Eight former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners, in joint arguments, contend they don't have to return the more than $20 million that a bankruptcy trustee is collectively seeking because their legal work provided value to the firm and its creditors.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

September 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron is suing one of its former attorneys, Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, claiming he sent hundreds of fake invoices to a client and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the firm. Denenberg had been running for a seat in the state Senate, but withdrew after news of the suit broke.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

September 22, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Steven Kolleeny, a special counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and a leader of the firm's pro bono asylum program, died Thursday of complications from cancer. He was 58.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

September 19, 2014 | New York Law Journal

An appellate panel has affirmed the dismissal of a malpractice suit against Willkie Farr & Gallagher, holding that the real estate investor plaintiff would not have been insulated from liability by the so-called business judgment rule had he declined to have his hotel company file for bankruptcy as the firm recommended.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read