Christine Simmons

June 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is bringing on a four-person restructuring team. Brian Kelly, who was special counsel at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, is joining Stroock as a partner Monday, while Samantha Martin, who was an associate at Morrison & Foerster, has come aboard as special counsel.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

June 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

As prosecutors prepare to try former Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Keila Ravelo for fraud this fall, they are urging a federal judge in New Jersey to bar Ravelo from attacking a potential witness, attorney Gary Friedman, and to exclude arguments that could prompt sympathy with jurors.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

June 22, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Two partners who were practice group leaders at Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto have joined the New York office of Minneapolis-founded IP boutique Merchant & Gould.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

June 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lior Ohayon, who was co-leader of Stroock's corporate practice and chair of its private funds group, plans to join Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner in its asset management practice this week. The move continues a string of fund attorney exits from Stroock amid a recent leadership change.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

June 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan judge has dismissed claims against Stroock & Stroock & Lavan brought by Brown Rudnick related to a legal malpractice dispute, trimming a defendant from a 5-year-old case that entangled three law firms and investment firm Stonebridge Capital.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

June 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, a five-year-old boutique that continues to be flush with litigation work from the financial crisis, will double its office space when it moves into three subleased floors from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in midtown Manhattan by the end of the year.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

June 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Nicholas McQuaid, a deputy White House counsel to President Obama, joined Latham & Watkins as a partner on Monday, continuing Latham's hiring streak in New York.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

June 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Marc Kasowitz, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, is facing two ethics complaints with the New York and Washington, D.C., bars over his reported advice to White House staffers.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

June 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Kasowitz's career-defining undertaking in Washington, D.C., has raised new questions about the trajectory of his New York firm.

By Christine Simmons

30 minute read

June 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Barclay Damon, a growing Northeast regional firm, has rolled out new initiatives for associates that range from changes to compensation and bonuses to policies geared toward child care and working from home. "It's a hit to profitability in the short term," managing partner John Langan conceded. But, he added, "It's an investment in our future."

By Christine Simmons

9 minute read