Christine Simmons

March 19, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs attorneys passionately defended their $42 million request for legal fees for their role in reaching a settlement on behalf of investors in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities during a March 15 hearing in Manhattan federal court.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

April 12, 2013 | Law.com

A former Thompson Hine secretary cannot sue partner George Walsh and his wife because the emails between them regarding the secretary's leave based on symptoms of postpartum depression are protected by spousal privilege and the comments were opinions, a Southern District judge has ruled.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

December 28, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyers with Dodd-Frank Act and regulatory experience are being wooed by private equity firms and hedge funds in need of an in-house compliance team.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

December 28, 2012 | Law.com

Lawyers with regulatory and Dodd-Frank Act expertise are being wooed by private equity firms and hedge funds in need of in-house compliance teams. The demand, which recruiters expect to persist for at least another year, is due to the increase in regulations and a culture shift in how, and when, to undertake compliance measures, says one CCO.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

May 04, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Amidst reports that Dewey is poised to shut its doors following more than 100 partners' exits, highly-placed partner Jeffrey Kessler said in an e-mail "there is no plan to close on May 15" and there are no plans for a vote of dissolution.

By Christine Simmons

8 minute read

September 13, 2012 | New York Law Journal

HSBC had hired Troutman to advise on a $100 million loan to Hassan Nemazee, a prominent fundraiser for Democrats. The bank claims that Robert Chanis, a partner at the time, learned of a discrepancy in the information provided by Nemazee when setting up the loan documents but didn't properly investigate.

By Christine Simmons

5 minute read

June 17, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Many lawyers who have had to scramble to find alternate office space after Hurricane Sandy admit to meeting clients in homes or coffee shops, and several firms say they are still grappling with insurers over business interruption coverage.

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read

March 04, 2013 | New York Law Journal

An advisory committee has proposed that courts be prevented from including a CPLR 3216 warning in a preliminary conference order after noting that many judges are giving a dismissal warning before there is actual evidence of neglect.

By Christine Simmons

7 minute read

January 04, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

An employment lawyer's defamation claim against an adversary who had claimed he files frivolous lawsuits cannot stand because the comments were made during a judicial proceeding and are privileged, a New York State judge rules.

By Christine Simmons

4 minute read

March 08, 2013 | Law.com

A $42 million request for legal fees and expenses has been labeled "wildly excessive" by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office, which claims the 118,000 hours the class counsel say they devoted to a suit against Ivy Asset Management "is an astounding number to develop the same body of evidence that the Attorney General developed in 6,000 hours."

By Christine Simmons

6 minute read