Cyrus R Vance Jr

May 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and Elizabeth Roper of Baker McKenzie discuss cyber risk and oversight for public and private companies.

By Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and Elizabeth Roper

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March 31, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and Elizabeth Roper of Baker McKenzie take a close look at the National Strategy and identify some takeaways and areas to watch in the coming years.

By Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and Elizabeth Roper

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June 21, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the New York County District Attorney, writes: In many cases in Manhattan and all over our state, witnesses are frightened, asked to lie, or asked to tailor their accounts so as to minimize their impact on the defendant at trial, and that is only for those who come forward at all. These problems provide a crucial backdrop to the current debate over expanding criminal discovery.

By Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

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October 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., New York County District Attorney and president of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, writes: While the federal government has reacted to business crimes with new policies, laws, and regulations designed to combat ever-changing scams that are limited only by human ingenuity, the near-silence from New York has been striking. Our state, the financial capital of the nation, has done little to adapt its laws to the modern problems white-collar crime presents.

By Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

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April 07, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the New York County district attorney, writes: The Criminal Court of the City of New York is one of the busiest courts in the world. Despite its enormous caseload, the New York State Legislature authorized, back in 1982, a mere 107 judges to handle this docket for all five boroughs, many of whom have already been reassigned to fill the needs at the Supreme Court level. We plainly need more judges.

By Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

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