Rebecca Baker

February 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced Monday that his office will distribute nearly $58 million in bank forfeiture funds toward programs that help children.

By Rebecca Baker

3 minute read

February 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Court of Appeals Tuesday unanimously upheld a First Department ruling that said a 750-foot custom-designed crane did not meet the definition of "temporary works," and insurers did not have to cover its collapse in the squalls of Hurricane Sandy.

By Rebecca Baker

6 minute read

February 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Bar Association, partnering with Legal.io, has started using a 24-hour online platform to help potential clients find a lawyer. The site leverages machine learning, a component of artificial intelligence, to understand and direct local legal requests.

By Ricci Dipshan/Rebecca Baker

4 minute read

February 09, 2017 | New York Law Journal

United Against Modern Slavery began about a year ago in the home of Anahita Thoms, counsel to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and her husband, Heiko Thoms, who has served as deputy permanent representative of Germany to the United Nations. The couple became aware of the growing problem of human trafficking through their work and decided to use their connections and resources to bring together attorneys, leaders of nonprofits and UN organizations and charities who are working to help victims.

By Rebecca Baker

16 minute read

February 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Twenty suits owned by former Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, who died in October from cancer, were donated Wednesday to help recently released detainees at Rikers Island find jobs.

By Rebecca Baker

3 minute read

February 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Judge Catherine DiDomenico has been reappointed to the Family Court bench in New York City, while Judge Alison Hamanjian has been named an interim Civil Court Judge, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio's office.

By Rebecca Baker

3 minute read

February 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has promoted several attorneys to leadership positions in the office, including naming Timothy Gough chief of the Homicide Bureau.

By Rebecca Baker

4 minute read

February 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge P. Kevin Castel on Tuesday denied the city's motion seeking to dismiss claims of unlawful entry and excessive force by officers who shot Mohamed Bah, an emotionally disturbed man the police said was armed with a knife.

By Associated Press/Rebecca Baker

3 minute read

January 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A career court officer has been named chief of security for courts outside New York City, and will oversee safety policies and procedures in all trial-level courts in 57 counties.

By Rebecca Baker

2 minute read

January 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Acting state Supreme Court Justice Ellen Biben has been chosen by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to replace former administrative judge Michael Obus, who had overseen the courts that handle Manhattan felonies for eight years.

By Rebecca Baker

5 minute read