Christine Simmons

May 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

"The record reflects that defendants were negligent," said Magistrate Judge Joan Azrack about the now dissolved McKernan & Gatins and its partners. "Making matters worse, the only explanation any of the defendants provided plaintiff for suing the wrong defendant was a false one."

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

April 11, 2013 | New York Law Journal

New York Law's announcement is the latest example of law schools ramping up their curriculum in the face of criticism that students are not developing enough practical skills and that the traditional third year of law school is a waste of time.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

March 27, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The law firm in a public statement said: "We hold ourselves to the highest legal and ethical standards. The behavior as described is unacceptable to DLA Piper and our clients. The emails were in fact an offensive and inexcusable effort at humor, but in no way reflect actual excessive billing."

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

May 28, 2013 | New York Law Journal

An Eastern District judge has ordered a Brooklyn solo practitioner to be held in contempt of court and referred him for possible discipline after the attorney repeatedly ignored a magistrate judge's orders and failed to pay a previously imposed fine.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

January 14, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Eastern District Judge Leonard Wexler found that the exclusions apply to all claims in two suits filed against Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Einiger and its partners because they arise out of out of separate business ventures linked to the firm's founding attorneys.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

April 30, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The Gioconda Law Group, a Manhattan boutique that represents luxury designers in counterfeiting suits and cybersquatting cases, brought suit against a Canadian programmer, alleging he had registered a domain name which was a slight misspelling of the firm's domain "to intentionally intercept" the firm's messages.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

July 01, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

After years of looking for the right way to enter the New York market, Ballard Spahr is set to officially launch in the city today with the acquisition of noted white-collar and securities litigation boutique Stillman & Friedman.

By Gina Passarella and Christine Simmons

7 minute read

May 29, 2012 | Law.com

Although a string of law firms have filed for bankruptcy in recent years, Dewey & LeBoeuf is the largest to file for Chapter 11 and it filing raises novel issues, including the firm's bond debt, unusual secured creditors, a criminal investigation and the firm's large global footprint.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

August 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online

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

July 20, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A new claim in a former hotel maid's civil suit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn based on what his lawyers say is "an obscure, never-before-interpreted New York City law" should be dismissed as unconstitutionally vague, they argue in court papers.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read