Christine Simmons

April 29, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Peter Brown, who was head of Baker & Hostetler's information technology practice, has struck out on his own to form Peter Brown & Associates.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

May 14, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Martin Bienenstock chaired Dewey's business solutions and corporate governance department. Following him to Proskauer will be partners Philip Abelson, Irena Goldstein, Timothy Karcher, Michael Kessler and Judy Liu. They will join Proskauer's bankruptcy and restructuring group.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

July 31, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Charles Weiss, who joins Holland & Knight as a partner, practiced for 16 years at Kenyon & Kenyon focusing on patent litigation and litigation in the pharmaceutical industry.

By Christine Simmons

1 minute read

July 19, 2012 | Law.com

Hourly billing rates for associates nationwide have risen in the past year by an average of 7.5 percent over 2011, compared to partner and counsel rates, which rose an average of 3.4 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively, according to a new report.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

May 15, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Employees laid off by Dewey & LeBoeuf reported "pandemonium" and tears in what looks like the largest law firm failure in history.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

April 19, 2013 | Law.com

DLA Piper's public feud with an ex-client who alleged the firm overbilled him has been quietly resolved, a month after the client released headline-grabbing internal emails by DLA attorneys who discussed a "churn that bill, baby" approach to billing.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 28, 2013 | Law.com

Five Linklaters attorneys have joined Pepper Hamilton's white-collar litigation and investigations group in New York. The group includes partners Ruth Harlow and Larry Byrne, who will become a managing director of Freeh Group International Solutions, a risk management firm founded by former FBI Director Louis Freeh and acquired by Pepper Hamilton.

By Christine Simmons

1 minute read

April 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Jonathan Dickstein had pleaded guilty in 2011 to multiple felony counts relating to fraudulently billing for special education services for his autistic son.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 04, 2013 | Commercial Litigation Insider

McDermott Will & Emery has gone to court to compel arbitration with its New York landlord over a real estate tax disagreement, saying the amount in dispute could be more than $16 million over the life of its lease.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 08, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Gordon & Rees lawyers returned to their lower Manhattan offices last week after resolving concerns about air quality and mold spore.

By Christine Simmons

1 minute read