Christine Simmons

March 01, 2013 | Law.com

For more than a decade, the provenance of white-collar defense work has been shifting away from boutiques to large corporate firms that have wooed prominent former prosecutors and built strong white-collar practices. Nevertheless, boutiques continue to form, prompting many in the defense bar to fret over whether there's enough work to go around, while others find security in their niche.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

May 15, 2012 | Law.com

Recruiters were hearing from Dewey partners and associates months before rising costs and falling revenues prompted the firm to replace chairman Steven Davis in April. "There were junior partners who were getting paid very little and we were hearing from them last year," said a senior New York recruiter who wished to remain anonymous.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

February 21, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In a rare move, a judge has ordered the disclosure of communications between attorneys and a New York businessman facing a civil suit alleging he and others misappropriated $13 million in a real estate deal.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 17, 2012 | New York Law Journal

"Defendant's history since this isolated event has been stellar; she has lived a law-abiding life, works to support her family and cares for several dependent relatives," wrote Bronx Criminal Court Judge Ann Scherzer in dismissing the disorderly conduct conviction.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

July 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Two claim the others are refusing to leave the office, blocking rent payments and refusing to report their hours

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

February 14, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Pryor Cashman has been awarded $2.46 million in legal fees after a New York state judge in Manhattan found the firm's ex-client, a coal company that raised overbilling complaints, did not timely object to the fees and did not prove damages from alleged conflicts of interest.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

August 29, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge in the Southern District of New York has found that there's not enough evidence to prove a real estate lawyer used his firm for alleged racketeering activities, calling his use of standard office supplies "incidental."

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

February 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The firm said former JPMorgan Chase deal maker James Woolery, who will also co-chair the corporate department, will be responsible for business development, strategy and external relations.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

October 18, 2012 | Law.com

Responding to criticism that law schools aren't doing enough to prepare graduates for employment, NYU School of Law will offer enhanced opportunities to study abroad, practice area-specific tracks and a new government law clinic. Students expressed mixed feelings, reacting with enthusiasm but wondering whether the offers could directly impact their prospects.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

August 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

DLA Piper is locked in a dispute with an energy executive who claims the firm acted as his company's "ghost counsel" after being ordered to withdraw from a case and continued to bill him.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read