Christine Simmons

November 08, 2016 | The American Lawyer

A judge will decide whether former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli can force his former lawyers at Katten Muchin Rosenman to hand over records that he claims will help show his innocence in a securities fraud case.

By Christine Simmons

14 minute read

November 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge will decide whether former pharma exec Martin Shkreli can force his former lawyers to hand over records that he claims will help show his innocence.

By Christine Simmons

14 minute read

November 08, 2016 | The American Lawyer

As Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, law firms across the country are banding together in election protection efforts, readying to staff voter hotlines during what many expect could be a more contentious Election Day than any cycle in recent memory.

By Scott Flaherty, Christine Simmons, Meredith Hobbs and Roy Strom

38 minute read

November 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Japanese bank that filed eight lawsuits against multiple investment banks in 2013 over mortgage-backed securities saw one court victory last week, when an appellate court allowed its case against JPMorgan Chase to proceed, but two other lawsuits were dismissed.

By Christine Simmons

20 minute read

November 07, 2016 | National Law Journal

Organized by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, more than 100 of the country's largest corporate firms and legal departments have enlisted volunteers to answer voter hotline calls or do field work during Tuesday's election protection efforts.

By Scott Flaherty, Christine Simmons, Meredith Hobbs and Roy Strom

38 minute read

November 03, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is taking its business development to the next level by offering clients extensive, in-depth business and leadership training at Harvard University—for free.

By Christine Simmons

18 minute read

November 03, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is taking its business development to the next level by offering clients extensive, in-depth business and leadership training at Harvard University—for free.

By Christine Simmons

18 minute read

November 02, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Carey Dunne, a longtime litigator at Davis Polk & Wardwell who was president of the New York City Bar Association, will become general counsel of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in January. He will replace Benjamin Rosenberg, who is planning to return to Dechert as a partner in its white-collar and securities litigation group.

By Christine Simmons

22 minute read

November 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Magistrate Judge Frank Maas has retired from the bench and joined ADR provider JAMS.

By Christine Simmons

3 minute read

October 31, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Law firm offices in New York are getting smaller, but a renter's market is helping to spur lots of activity and ambitious designs.

By Christine Simmons

39 minute read