June 04, 2015 | The American Lawyer
Out of the Wild, and Into Big LawIP litigator Michael Simons recalls his early childhood growing up in a two-room log cabin three-and-a-half miles from the road in Canada's northwest Yukon Territory. The Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner says his upbringing helps him keep things in perspective during difficult trials.
By Nell Gluckman
7 minute read
June 04, 2015 | The American Lawyer
Out of the Wild, and Into Big LawIP litigator Michael Simons recalls his early childhood growing up in a two-room log cabin three-and-a-half miles from the road in Canada's northwest Yukon Territory. The Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner says his upbringing helps him keep things in perspective during difficult trials.
By Nell Gluckman
7 minute read
June 03, 2015 | The American Lawyer
Robbins Russell Hires Apple Monitor Michael BromwichFormer Mayer Brown, Fried Frank and Goodwin Procter partner Michael Bromwich, a key figure in the Apple e-books antitrust case, has joined high-powered litigation boutique Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber.
By Nell Gluckman
4 minute read
June 03, 2015 | The American Lawyer
Robbins Russell Hires Apple Monitor Michael BromwichFormer Mayer Brown, Fried Frank and Goodwin Procter partner Michael Bromwich, a key figure in the Apple e-books antitrust case, has joined high-powered litigation boutique Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber.
By Nell Gluckman
4 minute read
June 03, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Dewey Defense Hammers Ex-Partner on Cross ExaminationA week into the trial of former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, the lawyer for the firm's ex-chairman got aggressive when questioning John Salmon, a former partner and executive committee member, on what Salmon knew about the firm's financial situation.
By Nell Gluckman
4 minute read
June 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Dewey Defense Hammers Ex-Partner on Cross ExaminationA week into the trial of former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, the lawyer for the firm's ex-chairman got aggressive when questioning John Salmon, a former partner and executive committee member, on what Salmon knew about the firm's financial situation.
By Nell Gluckman
4 minute read
June 02, 2015 | The American Lawyer
Dewey & LeBoeuf Defense Puts Hooks Into Ex-Partner on Cross-ExaminationA lawyer for former Dewey & LeBoeuf chair Steven Davis got aggressive during his cross-examination of former firm tax partner John Salmon. Elkan Abramowitz sought to dispel the notion put forth by prosecutors that Dewey & LeBoeuf's executives did not provide partners with financial information about the now-defunct firm as it struggled to remain profitable during the recession.
By Nell Gluckman
7 minute read
June 02, 2015 | The American Lawyer
Dewey & LeBoeuf Defense Puts Hooks Into Ex-Partner on Cross-ExaminationA lawyer for former Dewey & LeBoeuf chair Steven Davis got aggressive during his cross-examination of former firm tax partner John Salmon. Elkan Abramowitz sought to dispel the notion put forth by prosecutors that Dewey & LeBoeuf's executives did not provide partners with financial information about the now-defunct firm as it struggled to remain profitable during the recession.
By Nell Gluckman
7 minute read
May 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal
Dewey's CFO Was Just a 'Blunt' Talker, Defense ClaimsDewey & LeBoeuf's former chief financial officer, Joel Sanders, may have referred in emails to the firm's "fake income" and requested a "clueless auditor" as the firm was struggling to remain profitable, but that is not evidence of fraud, his lawyer Andrew Frisch told a jury.
By Nell Gluckman
5 minute read
May 28, 2015 | The American Lawyer
Hacked Emails Offer a Peek Inside Sony's Legal DepartmentIn messages now posted online, Sony in-house lawyers discuss their outside counsel—not always favorably.
By Brian Baxter and Nell Gluckman
5 minute read
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