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Patricia Kane

Patricia Kane

Patricia Kane is the Courts Editor for the New York Law Journal.

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September 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys 'On the Move': Paul, Weiss Adds Two Asset Management Partners; Restructuring Lawyer Joins Latham & Watkins

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.

By Patricia Kane

4 minute read

September 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Dark Patterns: The Deceitful Art of Manipulating Users

While these deceptive practices may offer short-term gains for companies, they ultimately undermine consumer trust and can lead to significant legal repercussions.

By Peter Brown

6 minute read

September 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Implications of SCOTUS Expert Intent Ruling for the White-Collar Bar

Bonnie Baker discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in 'Diaz v. United States,' involving expert testimony on a defendant's mental state in a criminal case and offers key advice and considerations for white-collar lawyers.

By Bonnie M. Baker

9 minute read

September 06, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Child Support Stipulations: Get It Right In Writing

Nassau County Support Magistrate Sondra Mendelson-Toscano discusses the importance of and best way to craft family law stipulations.

By Sondra Mendelson-Toscano

11 minute read

September 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

College Athletes and Their Unknown Road Ahead

A discussion of the future trends, evolving issues and ramifications that college athletes and the NCAA are currently facing and may face in the future due to recent court decisions including'Johnson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association 'which held that college athletes may be employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act in some circumstances.

By Charles Gfeller, Melissa M. Modzelewski and Olivia C. Tawa

8 minute read

September 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The Oldest Case in the Court System

"This story is a fictionalized amalgam of many actual instances that I experienced in my years as a trial judge serving in the Supreme Court, New York County's Civil Term. It depicts the pressures that existed on all of us before IAS, during and beyond to deal with the case load that kept growing and growing and especially those cases that we commonly called "old dogs," the ones that just wouldn't ever disappear."

By David B. Saxe

13 minute read

September 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Dealmakers of the Year Finalist: Michael Kaplan, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell

"Maintaining long client-attorney relationships, knowing the client well and maintaining composure amid stressful negotiations are characteristics that are key to establishing oneself as a great dealmaker."

By NYLJ Staff

3 minute read

September 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Dealmaker of the Year Finalist: Jayme Goldstein, Partner, Paul Hastings

"A great dealmaker has big picture vision."

By NYLJ Staff

3 minute read

September 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Dealmaker of the Year Winner: Zach Podolsky, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Great dealmakers have a strong command of the law, but they also make an effort to understand their clients' commercial and strategic objectives.

By NYLJ Staff

3 minute read

September 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Dealmaker of the Year Winner: Jennifer St. John Yount, Partner, Paul Hastings

"As an essential part of the practice, Jennifer advises a range of large sophisticated lending facilities for global banks and finance houses and is a leading expert in multi-tranche and multi-lien transactions."

By NYLJ Staff

1 minute read