Christine Simmons

March 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York litigators and appellate experts praised D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland, nominated Wednesday by President Barack Obama for the U.S. Supreme Court, as a brilliant and moderate judge, a consensus-builder with a meticulous and non-ideological approach to law.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

March 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The director of the Justice Department's U.S. Trustee Program has upheld the suspension of John Pereira, a long-serving bankruptcy trustee in New York, after finding Pereira failed to offer interpreter services to a debtor and berated other debtors with "almost cruel" comments.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

March 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Evan Greebel, the attorney who was arrested alongside former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli and charged with wire fraud conspiracy, has resigned from Kaye Scholer.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Morrison & Foerster, already battling a malpractice suit brought by an investment bank over the fraudulent public stock offering at Puda Coal, has been sued by a second bank involved in the same deal.

By Christine Simmons

36 minute read

March 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Blank Rome partner Peter Valente's role will be to ensure the rock legend's will is properly executed and that the interests of Alexandria Jones, 15-year-old daughter daughter of Bowie and his wife, Iman Abdulmajid, are protected in a probate proceeding.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A group of attorneys from a law firm that dissolved last month have created their own firm, Gerber & Partners. Led by founding partner Steven Gerber, the firm's 12 attorneys will focus on employment litigation for management, general litigation, commercial real estate and trusts and estates.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Liner LLP, a 75-attorney Los Angeles-based law firm, has opened a New York office with former Dickstein Shapiro attorneys Jeffrey Schulman and Mikaela Whitman, who represent policyholders in insurance recovery disputes.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

King & Spalding has named Edward Kehoe as the new managing partner of its 116-attorney New York office. He succeeds Robert Perry, who held the role for eight years and who will continue in the intellectual property practice.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

March 03, 2016 | Law.com

Law firm partners have always contributed capital for their firms to finance large expenses, operations and renovations. But consultants, legal advisers and banks say they are seeing an increase in partner borrowing for capital contributions and disputes between law firms and outgoing partners who want their capital back.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

March 03, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Daniel Silver, the federal prosecutor who led an investigation and prosecution of HSBC for money laundering and sanctions violations, joined Clifford Chance as a partner Tuesday.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read