Shibani Gokhale

August 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The American Bar Association's annual meeting came to a close after the passing of the gavel ceremony this week, symbolically signaling the start of a new year for the ABA with a new president.

By Shibani Gokhale

4 minute read

August 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

John Nevius, who was also a shareholder in Anderson Kill's insurance recovery group, was committed to education and was a popular teacher and mentor at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, his firm colleagues said.

By Shibani Gokhale

10 minute read

August 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Discussion of how lawyers can help solve workplace issues for immigrants and religious minorities was the focus of two panels at the ABA Annual Meeting on Friday, while Sunday saw experts connect the dots between state restrictions on women's rights and lack of access to programs benefiting low-income women and children.

By Shibani Gokhale

19 minute read

August 09, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The American Bar Association has convened in New York City for the first time in ten years. The ABA Annual Meeting will primarily be conducted at the midtown Hilton hotel, but organizers have created the new "CLE in the City" series, hosted at various Manhattan firms.

By Shibani Gokhale

5 minute read

July 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. and county executive Robert Astorino announced Thursday that they will launch a joint task force to tackle the rise of opioid and heroin overdoses in the region.

By Shibani Gokhale

3 minute read

July 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The New York City Council's decision to offer free counsel to low-income tenants facing eviction is being applauded by legal service providers and the New York City Bar Association, which praised passage of the "historic legislation."

By Shibani Gokhale

7 minute read

July 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

It's been a half century since Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein was appointed to the federal bench, but his judgeship hasn't been completely traditional.

By Shibani Gokhale

4 minute read

July 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Profiles of newly elected leaders of the Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester County Bar Associations.

By Shibani Gokhale

23 minute read

July 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Profiles of the new leaders of the Asian American Bar Association of New York; Dominican Bar Association; LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL); Puerto Rican Bar Association; South Asian Bar Association of New York; Hispanic National Bar Association, New York Region; and New York Women's Bar Association.

By Shibani Gokhale

27 minute read

June 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Dozens of lawyers gathered at the New York City Bar Association's third annual Diversity and Inclusion Conference this week with a similar question: What can we do to help?

By Shibani Gokhale

10 minute read