Christine Simmons

March 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Latham & Watkins is bringing in as litigation partners Serrin Turner, the Southern District assistant U.S. attorney who secured the conviction of the founder of black market website Silk Road, and Douglas Yatter, a chief trial attorney at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 29, 2016 | Law.com

With the most serious charges now dismissed against the remaining Dewey & LeBoeuf defendants, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has lost critical leverage in a case with only three remaining criminal counts.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

February 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Eastern District Judge John Gleeson, a former federal prosecutor who joined the bench in 1994, will join Debevoise & Plimpton after he steps down from the bench next month, according to multiple sources.

By Andrew Keshner/Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Merri Moken and Maria Palmese have left to join Holland & Knight and Wuersch & Gering.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Loeb & Loeb is suing to confirm a nearly $180,000 arbitration award against former partner Gregory Blasi after he unsuccessfully argued that he was fraudulently induced to join the firm.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

February 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Under the agreement, Francis Canellas is enjoined from future violations of securities law. The partial settlement with the SEC resolves all liability issues for Canellas but leaves open the commission's request for monetary relief, which it could pursue at a later date.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A law firm that sublet Manhattan office space from the now defunct Dickstein Shapiro has sued Dickstein and its partners, claiming the landlord is charging double the sublease rent for the space.

By Ben Bedell/Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 24, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan judge said he would likely sentence Luigi Rosabianca, a disbarred lawyer charged with stealing more than $4.4 million, to four to 12 years in prison if he pleads guilty. But the judge may be open to considering mitigating factors before finalizing a sentencing offer.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read

February 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Court officials and practitioners expressed relief over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's appointment of 10 judges to the state's Appellate Division, with some noting that years-long appellate vacancies have triggered case backlogs and caused tremendous strain on other judges.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

February 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan, a Milwaukee-based law firm with up to 130 attorneys in 18 cities at one time, is closing at the end of this month, and some of its attorneys in New York and New Jersey plan to move together to another firm.

By Christine Simmons

2 minute read