Christine Simmons

April 30, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The Gioconda Law Group, a Manhattan boutique that represents luxury designers in counterfeiting suits and cybersquatting cases, brought suit against a Canadian programmer, alleging he had registered a domain name which was a slight misspelling of the firm's domain "to intentionally intercept" the firm's messages.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

July 01, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

After years of looking for the right way to enter the New York market, Ballard Spahr is set to officially launch in the city today with the acquisition of noted white-collar and securities litigation boutique Stillman & Friedman.

By Gina Passarella and Christine Simmons

7 minute read

May 29, 2012 | Law.com

Although a string of law firms have filed for bankruptcy in recent years, Dewey & LeBoeuf is the largest to file for Chapter 11 and it filing raises novel issues, including the firm's bond debt, unusual secured creditors, a criminal investigation and the firm's large global footprint.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

August 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online

DLA Piper is locked in a dispute with an energy executive who claims the firm acted as his company's "ghost counsel" after being ordered to withdraw from a case and continued to bill him.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

July 20, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A new claim in a former hotel maid's civil suit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn based on what his lawyers say is "an obscure, never-before-interpreted New York City law" should be dismissed as unconstitutionally vague, they argue in court papers.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

January 18, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The ALM Law Firm Relief Project has selected three small law firms based on the level of devastation Sandy caused them and the positive impact their communities would experience if the firms could reorganize quickly to receive resources and $2,500 in cash.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

May 18, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Mary Beth Hogan is the only woman on Debevoise & Plimpton's eight-member management committee and the co-founder of the firm's Women's Resource Group, which promotes the advancement of firm lawyers. Outside the firm, she is on the board of directors at Catalyst, the nonprofit organization that studies women's experiences in the workplace among various professions.

By Christine Simmons

10 minute read

August 08, 2013 | Daily Report Online

A matrimonial firm has lost a bid to collect about $52,700 in legal fees after a state judge found its retainer agreement "usurious on its face."

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

November 16, 2012 | New York Law Journal

The national co-head of Katten Muchin Rosenman's intellectual property practice, who wanted to be a fashion designer when she was very young, Ash has represented high-end designers and discount retailers, contributes to fashion trade journal Women's Wear Daily, and as an adjunct professor at New York Law School, teaches a class on IP licensing issues in the fashion field.

By Christine Simmons

9 minute read

May 30, 2013 | New York Law Journal

While marching outside Milbank's downtown office at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, protestors carried signs bearing slogans such as "Milbank Partner Guts Legal Services" and chanting against Joseph Genova. "What's disgusting? Union busting? Who's disgusting? Joe Genova," they shouted, led by a man with a bullhorn, as several police officers monitored the rally.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read