Susan DeSantis

May 17, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The president does not have the authority to pardon state offenses, but a presidential pardon could still put an end to a state prosecution. Under Article 40 of New York's Criminal Procedure Law, double jeopardy attaches after a defendant has pled guilty or proceeded to trial in federal court.

By Michael Miller

3 minute read

May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Justice Gammerman was a legend at 60 Centre St. and among the litigation bar throughout New York City and beyond. The stories about him are numerous and entertaining. Part of the reason was his truly wonderful sense of humor.

By Robert Haig

7 minute read

May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Birch Bayh's zeal made him the only person other than James Madison to draft more than one constitutional amendment.

By John D. Feerick

8 minute read

May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Amit Shashank, a lecturer in law at Columbia Law who had a stint as a corporate attorney at Shearman & Sterling, joins Boston-based Life Biosciences after having served as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of global design and engineering company Aricent.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

May 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Michael Bobelian's Battle for the Marble Palace reminds us that the judicial appointment war did not begin with Bork but started at least 20 years earlier, with the appointment by President Lyndon Johnson of Associate Justice Abe Fortas to succeed Earl Warren as chief justice.

By Benjamin E. Rosenberg

10 minute read

May 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal

The article questions the competence and impartiality of Justice Steven Paynter, suggesting that the rate of reversal of his decisions is grossly disproportionate to other judges. This is simply not so.

By John M. Ryan

3 minute read

May 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Why our entire global newsroom is spending the next 12 months diving into issues surrounding the profession's well-being.

By Gina Passarella Cipriani

3 minute read

May 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal

"We believe our model rewards all forms of effort leading to the success of our firm. If ranked on the AM Law 100, we would be within the top 60 firms in terms of average profits per partner," Sean Casey said.

By Susan DeSantis

11 minute read

May 13, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Connecticut is leading a 44-state coalition, alleging price-fixing by 20 makers of generic drugs. Their lawsuit seeks payments of billions of dollars to these states.

By Robert Storace

5 minute read

May 12, 2019 | Law.com

Attorneys in every type of practice may struggle with poor mental health and substance abuse. Here are five lawyers from all different backgrounds who found support to overcome their illnesses.

By Lizzy McLellan | Dan Packel | Dylan Jackson | Susan DeSantis

2 minute read