Christine Simmons

September 13, 2012 | New York Law Journal

HSBC had hired Troutman to advise on a $100 million loan to Hassan Nemazee, a prominent fundraiser for Democrats. The bank claims that Robert Chanis, a partner at the time, learned of a discrepancy in the information provided by Nemazee when setting up the loan documents but didn't properly investigate.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

June 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Many lawyers who have had to scramble to find alternate office space after Hurricane Sandy admit to meeting clients in homes or coffee shops, and several firms say they are still grappling with insurers over business interruption coverage.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

March 04, 2013 | New York Law Journal

An advisory committee has proposed that courts be prevented from including a CPLR 3216 warning in a preliminary conference order after noting that many judges are giving a dismissal warning before there is actual evidence of neglect.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

January 04, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

An employment lawyer's defamation claim against an adversary who had claimed he files frivolous lawsuits cannot stand because the comments were made during a judicial proceeding and are privileged, a New York State judge rules.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

March 08, 2013 | Law.com

A $42 million request for legal fees and expenses has been labeled "wildly excessive" by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office, which claims the 118,000 hours the class counsel say they devoted to a suit against Ivy Asset Management "is an astounding number to develop the same body of evidence that the Attorney General developed in 6,000 hours."

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

October 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Under the proposed rule, once registered, in-house counsel could appear before any tribunal or court in the state on pro bono matters, without the need to seek pro hac vice admission, associate with a legal services provider or work under the supervision of a New York-licensed attorney.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

September 04, 2013 | Commercial Litigation Insider

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft failed to defeat a malpractice suit brought by Red Zone, an investment vehicle run by the owner of the Washington Redskins, after a state judge found the firm did not prove it gave adequate warning that a side letter it reviewed may not have limited Red Zone's liability in a proxy fight.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

August 20, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Since Justice O. Peter Sherwood set a date for the dissolution of Arkin Kaplan Rice at a July 20 hearing, ruling on income and rent disputes, attorneys for the ex-partners have collectively sent at least eight letters to the judge, accusing the other party of violating the ruling.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

March 26, 2013 | Law.com

A former DLA Piper client who is challenging the firm over fees has filed with the court what he claims are internal emails by DLA attorneys who discuss deliberate overbilling, with one attorney allegedly writing about another's "churn that bill, baby!" approach.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

September 14, 2012 | Daily Report Online

HSBC Bank claims Troutman Sanders failed to investigate details in a loan transaction, allowing a now-imprisoned investment banker to steal $75 million from the bank, according to a malpractice suit filed against the law firm in Manhattan Supreme Court.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read