Christine Simmons

September 18, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Valerie Caproni has approved a partial settlement between the SEC and Dewey & LeBoeuf's former controller, Thomas Mullikin.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A technology employee for Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has been charged by the Southern District U.S. Attorney's Office for a scheme that allowed him to net more than $300,000 trading on information about potential mergers and acquisitions on which the law firm was advising.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

September 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Five families in Buffalo and Rochester and a charter school advocacy group are suing New York state, arguing its method for funding public charter schools is unconstitutional and has a disproportionate impact on minorities.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 16, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Law firm size is the most influential factor in determining attorney billing rates in New York and across the nation, followed by location, lawyer experience, lawyer position, practice area and client industry, according to a new survey.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

September 16, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Ex-leaders of defunct firm Dewey & LeBoeuf were back in court Monday arguing to dismiss the indictment against them and, in the alternative, to allow the defense to examine the grand jury minutes.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

September 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The First Department has reversed a lower court and granted summary judgment to a landlord seeking to enforce a guaranty for a $100 million lease against shoe retailer DSW. The panel remanded the case for trial before a referee on the amount of damages.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 09, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A Southern District judge has dismissed a former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner's suit against Barclays Bank and ex-firm leaders, citing lack of jurisdiction.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 09, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A five-partner group of intellectual property litigators from Kenyon & Kenyon, including two former management committee members, has left to join Goodwin Procter.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 03, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Partially reversing a lower court, a state appeals panel has ruled that dissolved law firm Arkin Kaplan Rice is still responsible for its office sublease.

By Christine Simmons and Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

September 02, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A judge has dismissed Proskauer Rose and Greenberg Traurig from a lawsuit that accused the firms, respectively, of aiding a fraudulent scheme involving Facebook shares and a sham real estate transaction.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read