Christine Simmons

September 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Evan Norris, who led the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York's prosecution team in the sprawling FIFA soccer corruption case, joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore this month as counsel.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy has appointed a new fellow, Caitlin Miner-Le Grand, at the City Bar Justice Center for pro bono immigration representation.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

After an appeals court last year revived a malpractice claim against Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, it's back to dual lawsuits in the firm's long-running litigation against Carl Icahn-controlled CVR Energy Inc.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

September 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The New York Times reported that the Department of Justice wants files related to Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's work in Ukraine.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

September 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The outgoing general counsel of an international shipping conglomerate is launching a six-attorney New York firm, enlisting the help of a New York University professor and four women seeking to re-enter the law or expand their legal practices after working part-time.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

September 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Kasowitz Benson Torres has restructured its management with new positions, appointing Cindy Caranella Kelly, who focuses on civil litigation, and Wallace Schwartz, head of the firm's real estate transactional group, as the firm's co-managing partners of administration who will share duties with founding partner Marc Kasowitz.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

September 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

With a trial on felony charges just weeks away, federal prosecutors and lawyers for former law firm partner Evan Greebel are ratcheting up their rhetoric over some unusual issues, including the defense lawyers' own résumés.

By Christine Simmons

29 minute read

September 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A recent sanctions ruling in a wage-and-hour case reads like a tort litigation take on "Weekend at Bernie's."

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

September 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In a burst of New York lateral activity involving two midsize firms, Los Angeles-based Michelman & Robinson announced it had hired a group of Manhattan partners from Phillips Nizer, which separately announced its own new hires and a lease signing this week.

By Christine Simmons

14 minute read

September 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan federal judge has refused to dismiss a $10 million legal malpractice suit against Seward & Kissel, finding that under the firm's broad terms in an engagement letter, its lawyers might have been expected to conduct due diligence on a party in a deal.

By Christine Simmons

17 minute read