Christine Simmons

March 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer named New York litigation partner Adam Siegel as its next U.S. regional managing partner, overseeing the firm's New York and Washington, D.C., offices.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Five lawyers at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson have been promoted to partner effective March 1.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 10, 2014 | Law.com

A day after Dewey & LeBoeuf's former leaders were indicted on grand larceny and fraud charges, criminal defense experts weighed in on the challenges and strategies in defending such cases, especially when damning emails are presented as key evidence.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

March 06, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Those with direct and indirect interests in the events at issue in the charges filed against three former Dewey & LeBoeuf leaders Thursday try to make sense of the stunning developments.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

March 05, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, a 150-attorney firm headquartered in Los Angeles, has opened a New York office with six-attorneys from Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 04, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Debevoise & Plimpton had a successful 2013 on all financial fronts, with gross revenue increasing by 1.9 percent, to $688 million, and profits per equity partner soaring 11.3 percent, to $2.31 million.

By Christine Simmons and Sara Randazzo

5 minute read

March 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Meister Seelig & Fein, a 60-attorney firm, has added three attorneys from Ostrow Kaufman, a now-closed intellectual property boutique.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 03, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Attributing the dip to delayed payments and to market volatility, Cadwalader posted a slight decline in profitability last year. But revenues were up for a third straight year.

By Julie Triedman and Christine Simmons

5 minute read

February 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

After its former client sued the firm for malpractice, Proskauer Rose and four of its partners have sued the client's senior executives, claiming they solicited legal advice based on "materially false...representations" and have harmed the firm's reputation with their "meritless" claims.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

February 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan judge has refused to dismiss a legal malpractice suit against Cullen and Dykman which asserts the firm had a conflict of interest by representing two parties in a dispute among siblings that resulted in damages to the plaintiffs.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read