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
February 17, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Former Dewey Junior Manager Avoids Trial in Deal With DAThe Manhattan District Attorney's office will drop charges against former Dewey & LeBoeuf junior manager Zachary Warren under a one-year deferred prosecution agreement.
By Christine Simmons
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February 16, 2016 | The American Lawyer
Junior Dewey Defendant Avoids Trial, Lands Big Law JobInstead of facing trial for alleged fraud and conspiracy related to Dewey & LeBoeuf's demise, former Dewey junior manager Zachary Warren is bound for Williams & Connolly this fall as an associate.
By Christine Simmons
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February 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Blank Rome Acquires 107 Dickstein Shapiro AttorneysBlank Rome has absorbed the remaining lawyers at Dickstein Shapiro, including 13 in New York. Dickstein, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based firm founded in 1953, said Friday that it was no longer engaged in the practice of law.
By Christine Simmons
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February 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Proskauer, Ex-Client Settle Malpractice LitigationProskauer Rose has settled a malpractice lawsuit brought by a former client, Overseas Shipholding Group, which claimed the firm's advice cost the oil tanker company hundreds of millions of dollars in tax liability.
By Christine Simmons
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February 11, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Napoli, Bern Firms Told to Stop Soliciting Each Other's ClientsMonths after the feuding partners of Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik signed a settlement agreement and joined separate firms, a court-appointed referee has prohibited the partners from soliciting each other's clients.
By Christine Simmons
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February 10, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Hedge Funds Win Judgment Against DeutscheTwo related hedge funds won a $22.1 million judgment against Deutsche Bank AG in a dispute tied to contract rights in credit default swap agreements.
By Christine Simmons
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February 09, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Gibson Dunn Hired to Help Defend Kaye Scholer PartnerEvan Greebel, the Kaye Scholer partner who was arrested alongside former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli, has added Gibson Dunn & Crutcher to his defense team.
By Christine Simmons
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February 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Winner of Modern Courts' John McCloy Award NamedHarlan Levy, a partner in Boies, Schiller & Flexner and former chief deputy attorney general, has received the Fund for Modern Courts' 2016 John J. McCloy Memorial Award, which recognizes lawyers who have made outstanding contributions to improving the administration of justice in New York state.
By Christine Simmons
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February 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal
New Firm Will Offer Claims Administration, MonitorshipsTwo former Southern District prosecutors are launching a firm that will provide monitorships and claims administration to government agencies and corporations.
By Christine Simmons
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February 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal
DA Fights Attempt to Avoid Retrial of Dewey ExecutivesManhattan prosecutors are seeking to crush efforts by two former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives to avoid a second trial, arguing in new court papers that ample evidence shows the executives intended to deprive lenders and investors of millions of dollars.
By Christine Simmons
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