Christine Simmons

June 09, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Sullivan & Cromwell saw another of its own chosen this week to serve in the Trump administration, as partner Steven Peikin was named a co-director of enforcement for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alongside former Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Stephanie Avakian, now the division's acting director.

By Christine Simmons

11 minute read

June 09, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Fenwick & West has hired James Koenig as a partner and co-leader of its privacy and cybersecurity practice in New York. Koenig said the practice is also hiring non-lawyer privacy and security advisers, making Fenwick the latest firm to say it can offer clients much more than traditional legal advice by having a multidisciplined team.

By Christine Simmons

33 minute read

June 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

After the departure of a four-partner group, New York corporate and securities firm Sichenzia Ross Ference Kesner is rebuilding, bolting on a commercial real estate boutique in Long Island.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

June 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

White & Case is bulking up its restructuring practice, adding partners Philip Abelson from Proskauer Rose and David Turetsky from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, amid increasing work in cross-border restructuring and junior creditor representation.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

June 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Katten Muchin Rosenman's legal advice will likely be the target of heavy scrutiny in the upcoming trial against former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli—unless the government has its way.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

June 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York midsize firm Otterbourg has added Keith Costa as a member in its restructuring and bankruptcy practice and Michael Wenger as counsel in its banking and finance practice.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

June 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York firms led the country in increasing associate salaries last year. But senior associates at the city's largest firms didn't always enjoy the same pay bump, according to new data released Thursday.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

May 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

King & Spalding is facing more litigation alleging ethics issues over its representation of Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp. in a high-profile breach of contract case. FORM Holdings Corp. has sued the firm and two New York partners, Robert Perry and Paul Straus, in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleging a "chronic and extreme pattern" of attorney deceit.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

May 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

King & Spalding is facing more litigation alleging ethics issues over its representation of Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp. in a high-profile breach of contract case. FORM Holdings Corp. has sued the firm and two New York partners, Robert Perry and Paul Straus, in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleging a "chronic and extreme pattern" of attorney deceit.

By Christine Simmons

28 minute read

May 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

In a rare ruling, a New York appeals court on Tuesday sanctioned an attorney in a legal malpractice case, finding he repeatedly pursued a claim despite clear evidence from the record that it was false.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read