Christine Simmons
Christine Simmons writes about the New York legal community and the business of law. Email her at [email protected] and find her on Twitter @chlsimmons
January 05, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Dewey Defendants Say Prosecution's Deal With Witness 'Extraordinary'Two former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives facing retrial are urging a Manhattan judge for permission to cross-examine the lead witness for the prosecution about a new cooperation agreement, calling the deal "extraordinary circumstances" that directly bear on the defendants' rights.
By Christine Simmons
10 minute read
January 05, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Securities Defense Bar Praises Trump's S&C Pick for SECJay Clayton, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is hardly a high-profile figure outside the Wall Street deal-making circles in which he's made his career. Unlike outgoing SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White, Clayton, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, is not a litigator or a member of the white-collar defense bar.
By Christine Simmons
26 minute read
January 04, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Securities Defense Bar Praises Trump SEC PickIn the hours after Donald Trump tapped Sullivan & Cromwell dealmaker Jay Clayton to lead the SEC, securities litigators and others said he could usher in a new era for the agency.
By Christine Simmons
26 minute read
January 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal
Manhattan Judge Removed from Law Firm Sanctions SpatThe First Department granted an Article 78 petition seeking to remove Supreme Court Justice Laura Visitacion-Lewis from a sanctions proceeding involving the Citak & Citak law firm.
By Christine Simmons
4 minute read
January 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Congratulations, You Made Partner! Now What?As firms elevate a new class of partners, seasoned lawyers share their tips for wooing clients, marketing yourself, and finding your place in the partnership.
By Susan Beck, Nell Gluckman, Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, Lizzy McLellan, Katelyn Polantz, Christine Simmons and Roy Strom
129 minute read
December 30, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal
Law Firm Litigation That Quietly Went Away in 2016Large firms frequently file suit—or get sued—in all sorts of litigation, such as legal malpractice claims, bill arguments with ex-clients, partnership disputes and claims by ex-employees. While the suits make headlines at the time they are filed, often they are quietly settled or dismissed.
By Christine Simmons
43 minute read
December 29, 2016 | Daily Business Review
Law Firm Litigation That Quietly Went Away in 2016Large firms frequently file suit—or get sued—in all sorts of litigation, such as legal malpractice claims, bill arguments with ex-clients, partnership disputes and claims by ex-employees. While the suits make headlines at the time they are filed, often they are quietly settled or dismissed.
By Christine Simmons
43 minute read
December 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Law Firm Litigation That Quietly Went Away in 2016Large firms frequently file suit—or get sued—in all sorts of litigation, such as legal malpractice claims, bill arguments with ex-clients, partnership disputes and claims by ex-employees. While the suits make headlines at the time they are filed, often they are quietly settled or dismissed.
By Christine Simmons
42 minute read
December 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal
For Midsize NYC Firms, 2016 Highlighted Need to MergeRegional New York firms in the Am Law 200 are finding it increasingly difficult to compete without a large merger, and 2016 proved to be a tipping point.
By Christine Simmons
28 minute read
December 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Retiring Queens Justice to Join ShibolethQueens Supreme Court Justice Martin Ritholtz will retire at the end of this month and join 20-attorney litigation and corporate firm Shiboleth as special counsel in January.
By Christine Simmons
3 minute read
