Christine Simmons

May 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Dennis D'Alessandro, Dewey & LeBoeuf's former chief operating officer, is challenging a trustee who is seeking about $9.3 million that Dewey paid to D'Alessandro before the law firm collapsed.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

May 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The upside of defending five former Bernard Madoff employees in a high-profile six-month trial included tremendous exposure, the opportunity to vigorously defend clients and an intense education in trial practice. The downside was facing a depletion of financial resources.

By Christine Simmons

12 minute read

May 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Two jurors who spent nearly six months in a courtroom deciding the fate of five former employees of Bernard L. Madoff became familiar with—and even fond of—the different styles and strategies of the eight attorneys with whom they shared their days in court.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A condominium association whose members include Sullivan & Cromwell and the ACLU is suing four insurance companies for $25.9 million in damages from Superstorm Sandy.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

May 16, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The firm sued former client Candlewood Timber Group and co-owner Jeffrey Kossak in 2009 to collect about $6.4 million in unpaid legal fees, plus a contingency fee.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

May 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Julian J. Moore, one of the chief investigators of the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption and a lead federal prosecutor in the Bernard Madoff case, has joined investigative consulting firm K2 Intelligence as a senior managing director.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

May 14, 2014 | Law.com

Zachary Warren, the 29-year-old former client relations manager at Dewey & LeBoeuf who was indicted alongside three of the firm's top leaders, is seeking to separate his case from the others, arguing there is an unacceptable risk of "guilt by association" at trial.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Former executive director Stephen DiCarmine and CFO Joel Sanders say they should not have to return $21.8 million that the firm paid them in the years leading up to its bankruptcy, arguing they provided years of value while working there.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

May 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Christine Simmons, a New York Law Journal reporter, writes: A quarter of the way into 2014, several leading New York attorneys said their firms are on target for promising returns this year. But a recent string of firm layoffs coupled with constant rate pressure are reminders of the continuing struggles in the legal industry.

By Christine Simmons

9 minute read

May 08, 2014 | Law.com

Patton Boggs has ended its role in long-running, multibillion environmental litigation against Chevron involving Ecuador with the announcement that it agreed to pay the oil giant $15 million and admitted regret for its role in the case.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read