Christine Simmons

July 03, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Health care, employment and employee benefits lawyers say last week's U.S. Supreme Court's decision may prompt an immediate uptick in business from some clients who had slowed down their preparations to implement the 2010 health care law but now must rev them up again. But other clients are still in a wait-and-see mode as the presidential election campaign plays out.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

December 07, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In a letter yesterday to President Barack Obama, Jeh Johnson said he would resign effective midnight Dec. 31, and that, after taking some time off, he would return to private practice.

By Christine Simmons and Matthew Huisman

4 minute read

August 02, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Burton Citak and Donald Citak had sought to challenge the integrity of a guardianship proceeding earlier this year, a challenge Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Laura Visitacion-Lewis found to be "a full blown-attack" on the court and individuals involved in the case.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

July 10, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Son who claims to be a journalist in Israel has posted negative news stories after being denied access to his trust

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

September 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The firm maintained that the two attorneys who had a single meeting with the opposing party could not recall the details of that meeting 16 months later, and that the firm immediately created a "Chinese Wall" when notified.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

April 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Finding a distinction between loans and contingency "advances," Justice Emily Pines in Suffolk County has dismissed a lawsuit by three attorneys alleging that a litigation funding business committed criminal usury when it charged them 40 percent interest on payments.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 23, 2012 | New York Law Journal

During the past two months in Supreme Court in Manhattan, law firms looking to collect unpaid fees in the still-tough economic climate have been suing clients, with the Law Journal reporting that as many as seven such suits have been filed in a single week.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

April 24, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Sheila Birnbaum, a trailblazing partner at Skadden, is moving to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where she will be co-head of the firm's products liability and mass torts practice. She is moving with another partner in the group, Mark Cheffo.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

October 25, 2012 | Law.com

Some law firm litigation vendors are taking a page from their clients' handbook - and suing the firms over unpaid bills. This month, a New York-based e-discovery provider sued White & Case in Manhattan Supreme Court, claiming the law firm hasn't paid a $29,139 bill.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

October 07, 2013 | New York Law Journal

For New York attorneys who regularly do business with the federal government, last week's shutdown produced a frustrating loss of momentum. Lawyers keeping an eye on the rollout of Dodd-Frank financial regulations were especially concerned about the CFTC.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read