Christine Simmons

September 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Manhattan district attorney is recommending the maximum sentence for former Dewey & LeBoeuf chief financial officer Joel Sanders, urging a New York judge that a prison sentence is "absolutely warranted."

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

September 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In its second merger announcement in two weeks, Ballard Spahr has reached a deal to add 25 lawyers from media law boutique Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz.

By Lizzy McLellan and Christine Simmons

31 minute read

September 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In its first litigation partner hires this year, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft announced Monday it had brought on a trio of lawyers, including an attorney from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Christine Simmons

18 minute read

September 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Winston & Strawn has brought on two New York lawyers in its derivatives and structured products group, amid what one called a strong pickup in demand for the practice.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

September 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Shortly after a Manhattan judge gutted a former hedge fund manager's potential damages against Greenberg Traurig, the judge has stayed the upcoming trial to allow for an appeal.

By Christine Simmons

15 minute read

September 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A plaintiffs lawyer whose career was upended over his communications with a criminally indicted former Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner is writing what he called a "deeply personal memoir" about "friendship and betrayal" related to the still-evolving drama.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

September 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Deborah Farone, the longtime chief marketing director of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, is leaving to open her own marketing consultancy for law firms and other professional service providers.

By Christine Simmons

11 minute read

September 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Two longtime Kasowitz Benson Torres attorneys, including a management committee member, are leaving the New York firm this week to join Kirkland & Ellis.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

September 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Aaron Marks, one of the leading partners at Kasowitz Benson Torres, is leaving the firm to join Kirkland & Ellis, he confirmed.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

September 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

In an age where Wall Street banks are sometimes blamed for abuses that led to the recession, the banks' go-to lawyer H. Rodgin Cohen maintains enormous respect from both clients and government regulators alike.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read