Miriam Rozen

January 19, 2017 | National Law Journal

For the college-bound son of a former co-counsel, Nancy Hollander took the time and effort during a friendly dinner conversation in August 2016 to explain distinctions between her client Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. By last week, Josh Earnest, President Barack Obama's White House press secretary was also making distinctions between the two.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

January 19, 2017 | Litigation Daily

When a man from the Office of the White House Counsel called Nancy Hollander to tell her President Barack Obama had decided to commute her client Chelsea Manning's 35-year prison sentence, Hollander, a 38-year veteran criminal defense lawyer failed in one respect.

By Miriam Rozen

10 minute read

January 17, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

In a legal battle unfolding in state court in Houston, four white Bengal tigers, a billionaire, an aquarium, a restaurant, a very small pool and a few artificial tree branches all figure into the allegations.

By Miriam Rozen

6 minute read

January 12, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

When Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon Mobil Corp. chairman and CEO, appeared before the U.S. Senate for the hearings about his nomination to serve as Secretary of State, economic sanctions against Russia dominated the dialogue.

By Miriam Rozen

9 minute read

January 10, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

The notion that an individual who identifies as transgender or a woman who has sought to terminate a pregnancy could be denied as miniscule a request for medical care as asking for a Band-Aid rankles ACLU lawyer Joshua Block.

By Miriam Rozen

8 minute read

January 06, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Backed by a legal team from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, U.S. Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson laid out his answer this week to critics who claimed his financial ties to Exxon Mobil Corp. would create untenable conflicts of interest if he's confirmed.

By Miriam Rozen

10 minute read

January 06, 2017 | National Law Journal

In advance of a Senate confirmation hearing, Rex Tillerson also agreed to relinquish roles with the Ford's Theatre Society, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Boy Scouts of America.

By Miriam Rozen

9 minute read

January 04, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Apache's defense counsel, led by John Zavitsanos of Houston's Ahmad Zavitsanos Anapaikos, pledged to appeal.

By Miriam Rozen

3 minute read

January 01, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Perhaps no federal judge has ruled more often to stall the recent pace of acceptance of the LGBTQ community than O'Connor.

By Miriam Rozen

15 minute read

January 01, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Apple Inc., known worldwide for its iPhones, holds another, less favorable distinction: The company ranks as one of the most popular targets for patent infringement plaintiffs nationwide and particularly in the Eastern District of Texas, where more of these cases have been filed than in any other federal district, and where courts, lawyers and even former judges have big stakes in the litigation.

By Miriam Rozen

31 minute read