Christine Simmons

June 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Two partners of 19-lawyer Bryant Burgher Jaffe are suing the third, claiming he breached their partnership agreement by removing them from their positions in the firm without their votes.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

February 06, 2013 | Law.com

Neither the Coudert Brothers' estate nor Baker & McKenzie can pursue a contingency fee claim for lobbying work the firms said helped secure a $59 million tax refund for Peabody Energy Corp., a Southern District Judge Paul Engelmayer has ruled.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

April 01, 2013 | Law.com

The tone of the internal DLA Piper emails that referred to churning a client's bill "is certainly surprising," said David Brill, the president of the Association of Corporate Counsel's Greater New York Chapter. "But the underlying issue [of bills reflecting work performed] has been front and center for in-house lawyers for some time."

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

September 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Eastern District Judge Brian Cogan's Aug. 31 sanctions ruling doesn't name the lawyer or lawyers whose performance he criticized. Phillips & Phillips partner Williams Phillips and of counsel Jesse Curtis Rose both appeared in the case.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

July 09, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Herzfeld & Rubin claims that Joel Leyden has "illegally appropriated" the law firm's name by registering a website with a domain name nearly identical to its own and posting fictitious news articles on other sites claiming the firm is accused of malpractice.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

December 05, 2012 | New York Law Journal

As businesses and property owners assess damage from Superstorm Sandy, lawyers who have been fielding calls from insurers and policyholders say they are seeing areas of potential conflict and while most disputes could be settled out of court, they predict some lengthy and substantial litigation.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

February 20, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Just as Christopher Paolella was hitting his stride in surmounting the challenges of starting his own firm he received a call in October from an old boss that threw his life into turmoil. Paolella, a partner of Reich & Paolella, learned that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wanted to recommend him to represent a prison inmate whose handwritten petition, against very heavy odds, had persuaded the court to add his case to its docket.

By Christine Simmons

9 minute read

November 12, 2012 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Trustee Program has revised its proposal for law firm fee disclosures by focusing primarily on very large Chapter 11 bankruptcies.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

June 04, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn has a reputation as a well-prepared judge who keeps tight reins on his cases. "Lawyers will frequently get a couple of sentences out before I interrupt with questions," Glenn said in an interview. "That isn't always the most pleasant experience from a lawyer's standpoint."

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

February 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

When Zuckerman Spaeder adds Mitra Hormozi, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, to its roster of partners next week, the Washington-based firm will have 16 lawyers in its New York office, up from three in the fall of 2011 when Steven Cohen was brought on board to build a team that could attract high-level appellate work, investigations, complex civil litigation and white-collar defense and advisory work.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read