Christine Simmons

May 08, 2012 | New York Law Journal

With its employees now on notice that they could be terminated, the firm is still exploring a variety of options for alliances with other law firms, a consultant hired by the firm said yesterday. Operating on its own is a tougher possibility, he added.

By Christine Simmons

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July 25, 2013 | New York Law Journal

David Greenwald, a deputy general counsel from Goldman Sachs Group, will serve as the firm's cochair with current chair Valerie Ford Jacob until March 2015, when Greenwald will take over as chairman while Jacob will become senior partner.

By Christine Simmons

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July 08, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In the midst of a four-year fee dispute between Debevoise & Plimpton and its former client Candlewood Timber Group, Candlewood has filed a separate suit against the firm, alleging a Debevoise partner provided false testimony in depositions and court documents.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

August 03, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A music company that brought a lawsuit against a warehouse business but dropped the case on the first day of trial must pay the defense's legal fees, a state court has ruled.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

June 19, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Within weeks of the new disclosure mandate, several organizations voiced concern that the rule's definition of pro bono appeared to exclude free legal services to nonprofit groups that serve the poor and would discourage pro bono work for these groups.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

January 03, 2013 | Law.com

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Kern said it is well settled that only in limited circumstances can statements made in a courtroom be the subject of a defamation action, and those circumstances did not apply to solo practitioner Richard Savitt's claims that attorney Matthew Blit files frivolous suits against high-profile figures to extract money from them in a "shakedown."

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

September 27, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Civil Court Judge Frank Nervo said Manhattan divorce attorney Donald O'Sullivan filed his retainer agreement much later than required and sent billing statements to his client so infrequently as to violate the court's rules governing attorneys in domestic relations matters.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

October 10, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Epstein Becker & Green's conduct tied to a legal malpractice case against Greenberg Traurig raises ethical concerns, but it doesn't warrant Epstein's disqualification in the case, a state judge has ruled.

By Christine Simmons

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April 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The results of a survey by defense firm Bond Schoeneck & King buck the conventional wisdom that workers pursue litigation during times of layoffs and high unemployment, but the 20 percent decline in the last decade generally mirrors national figures.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

August 22, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Louis York said on Monday that a construction company established that attorney Edward Fogarty Jr. "was negligent in going ahead with a patently meritless claim" against a surety company in New York "without making any attempt to see if a viable claim remained in New Jersey."

By Christine Simmons

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