Christine Simmons

June 12, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Under the new guidelines from the U.S. Trustee Program, firms will be asked to disclose rate increases and their effect on the bill, but firms can exclude "step-up" raises due to advancements or promotions.

By Christine Simmons

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August 21, 2012 | New York Law Journal

David Lichtenstein, chairman and CEO of the Lightstone Group, filed suit against the firm in June alleging $104 million in damages, claiming the firm inappropriately advised Lichtenstein to put a hotel company he once led into bankruptcy.

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June 08, 2012 | New York Law Journal

An attorney for a woman who has been jailed since Feb. 22 for allegedly running a Manhattan prostitution ring argued yesterday before the First Department that her $2 million bond is unreasonable.

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August 09, 2013 | Law.com

Jacoby & Meyers, which is pushing for nonlawyer ownership of law firms in the United States, has established an affiliated firm in London with plans to expand into Europe. It will be the first U.S.-based consumer law firm to expand internationally, Jacoby's Keith Givens said.

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February 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

After about 15 years of practicing at white-collar defense firm Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, former named partner Barry Bohrer begins his practice today at Schulte Roth & Zabel.

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October 02, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, Bruce Millman will take charge of Littler Mendelson's New York office, succeeding Craig Benson, who will return to his employment litigation practice.

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January 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Michael McEvoy, who has served as chair of the firm's tax group, succeeds retiring managing partner Maureen Alston, who has led the firm for the past nine years.

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March 05, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Matt Kanny, chair of Manatt's litigation division, said in a statement that the trio of Michael Gordon, Eli Mattioli and Andrew Morrison "add to the growing group of litigators in Manatt's New York office."

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April 18, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Neil Binder and Wendy Schwartz, lately of Richards Kibbe & Orbe and Reed Smith respectively, this month opened Binder & Schwartz, a litigation and investigation boutique.

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February 13, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The group includes partners Adrian Zuckerman, who served as co-head of the national real estate practice at LeClairRyan; and Mitchel Hill, who led the real estate investments group at Troutman Sanders.

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