Jeff Storey

January 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In a case that turned on the proper balance between accommodating religious observances and zoning regulations, a judge has upheld the removal of a restrictive covenant with a Jewish congregation for a trial period of one year.

By Jeff Storey

4 minute read

January 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In a case that turned on the proper balance between accommodating religious observances and zoning regulations, a judge has upheld the removal of a restrictive covenant with a Jewish congregation for a trial period of one year.

By Jeff Storey

4 minute read

December 31, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A trial judge erred when he ruled that New York City could not offer evidence on the issue of its liability for the suicide of a police officer unless it turned over a complete Internal Affairs Bureau file to the officer's wife, who is pursuing a wrongful death action, an appellate court has ruled.

By Jeff Storey

5 minute read

December 31, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A trial judge erred when he ruled that New York City could not offer evidence on the issue of its liability for the suicide of a police officer unless it turned over a complete Internal Affairs Bureau file to the officer's wife, who is pursuing a wrongful death action, an appellate court has ruled.

By Jeff Storey

5 minute read

October 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The Federal Bar Council is about to unveil a profusely illustrated coffee table book that combines stories from the Second Circuit's rich history with a survey of courthouse architecture.

By Jeff Storey

5 minute read

October 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The Federal Bar Council is about to unveil a profusely illustrated coffee table book that combines stories from the Second Circuit's rich history with a survey of courthouse architecture.

By Jeff Storey

5 minute read

October 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Debevoise & Plimpton litigator David W. Rivkin is a real globetrotter. This year, the prominent practitioner of international dispute resolution and president of the International Bar Association, the first American to hold that post in decades, estimates he has flown approximately 200,000 miles.

By Jeff Storey

15 minute read

October 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Cynthia Arato and Alexandra Shapiro left partnerships at Gibson Dunn and Latham & Watkins respectively to launch their own litigation boutique in January 2009, a seemingly "risky proposition" in the best of times and particularly daunting during the financial crisis. But "for us, the time was right," they say.

By Jeff Storey

10 minute read

October 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Cynthia Arato and Alexandra Shapiro left partnerships at Gibson Dunn and Latham & Watkins respectively to launch their own litigation boutique in January 2009, a seemingly "risky proposition" in the best of times and particularly daunting during the financial crisis. But "for us, the time was right," they say.

By Jeff Storey

10 minute read

September 18, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Vladimir Yelizarov, an associate at O'Melveny & Myers, has founded with friends who also graduated from New York City public schools a nonprofit that encourages underprivileged high school students to pursue college degrees.

By Jeff Storey

10 minute read