Christine Simmons

May 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Half of Dewey & LeBoeuf's leadership announced yesterday they are leaving. Richard Shutran and Jeffrey Kessler, partners in Dewey's office of the chairman, found positions at other firms.

By Christine Simmons

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April 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has thrown out a real estate investor's malpractice suit against Willkie Farr & Gallagher, finding the firm was not negligent in its advice.

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April 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Wendy Goldstein, who chaired Epstein Becker & Green's health care and life science practice steering committee and the firm's pharmaceutical industry health regulatory group, will be the first health care lawyer in Cooley's New York office.

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October 25, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Stutman Treister & Glatt has opened a New York office, led by former partners from Greenberg Traurig and Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman.

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July 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A high-end clothing retailer claims Winston & Strawn failed to advise that it would be subject to certain taxes, leading the retailer to accept a lower-than-appropriate buy-out settlement with its landlord.

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April 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The Securities & Exchange Commission has named as co-directors of its enforcement division Andrew Ceresney, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, and George Canellos, who was acting director of the division.

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March 12, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The store, Leggiadro, claimed that in negotiating an early termination and buy-out of the store's lease with the landlord, Winston & Strawn failed to advise that Leggiadro would be subject to a corporation tax.

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October 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Citing "considerable evidence that a conflict of interest" exists, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge has disqualified Greenberg Traurig from a case in which it represented a corporation, its majority shareholder and a director.

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April 04, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Eugene Nardelli, who retired from the Appellate Division, First Department, in 2011, said he expects to consult on appellate work and advise on trial tactics.

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January 29, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Wesley Johnson Jr., who formerly headed the firm's Paris branch, succeeds Willis Goldsmith, who turned over the position in accordance with firm guidelines that state partners must step down from office and practice leadership positions when turning 65.

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