Christine Simmons

August 12, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The firm, which says its server shut down when its 470 Park Avenue South office lost power, alleges the insurer wrongly denied the firm business interruption coverage and then took part in mediation with no intention to settle.

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August 07, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer said its insurer denied coverage by asserting the loss of power was caused by flood damage to the utility's property, while the firm's downtown location did not fall within a flood evacuation area.

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September 28, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A judge has refused to stay enforcement of a prosecution subpoena for Twitter information from Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris, who was arrested last year in a march over the Brooklyn Bridge.

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December 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Philadelphia-based Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman is combining with Georgoulis & Associates, a six-attorney construction law firm in lower Manhattan.

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July 09, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Woods Oviatt Gilman, a 70-attorney firm, has tied up with Fix Spindelman Brovitz & Goldman, a small corporate and commercial real estate firm. The two firms have worked together for years, referring cases to one another and acting as co-counsel, firm leaders said.

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October 03, 2012 | Law.com

Coupled with a 9 percent interest, the total award against John Weir is expected to be above $300,000, said Renee Phillips, the firm's attorney and an associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

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July 23, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A judge on July 20 ordered the former partners of dissolved 12-attorney Arkin Kaplan Rice who continue to share office space to roughly split rent payments for the time being.

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December 13, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Malcolm Harris was one of about 700 people arrested in a 'Occupy Wall Street' march last year over the Brooklyn Bridge.

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January 30, 2013 | Law.com

Tara Higgins, Torsten Marshall and Rafael Galvan joined Orrick's energy and infrastructure group in New York. Higgins will become co-head of Orrick's U.S. energy practice.

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September 10, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Michael Friedman, Larry Halperin, Joon Hong and Nicholas Whitney began Monday at Chapman and Cutler, which opened its New York office in 2009 and now has 19 lawyers.

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