Susan DeSantis

October 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Roger Juan Maldonado, a partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell has been nominated to be president of the New York City Bar Association.

By Susan DeSantis | New York Law Journal

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October 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The New York City Bar Association hosted panel discussion “The First Amendment: From Skokie to Charlottesville & Beyond” on Oct. 17. Experts discussed legal issues relating to the First Amendment and hate speech, the current state of the law and how recent developments may lead to change.

By Susan DeSantis | New York Law Journal

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October 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A case that touches on the credibility of New York Police Department officers and how well New York City is supervising them will be heard by a jury in January, Senior U.S. Eastern District Judge Jack B. Weinstein ordered Tuesday.

By Susan DeSantis | New York Law Journal

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October 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Bankruptcy filings are decreasing nationwide but not in the Southern District, where judges are presiding over "a record high number of large mega cases," according to the State of the District report released today.

By Susan DeSantis | New York Law Journal

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October 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Columbia Law School is kicking off what it's calling an ambitious $300 million fundraising campaign that it hopes will draw the best students from around the world, attract the highest-caliber faculty and improve its law library.

By Susan DeSantis | New York Law Journal

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October 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Here is the group photograph from the Oct. 5th event at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York celebrating the permanent installation…

By Susan DeSantis | New York Law Journal

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October 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Here's a list of the new assistant corporation counsels, along with their law schools and divisions.

By Susan DeSantis | New York Law Journal

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October 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Because of a settlement, whether a plaintiff is entitled to prejudgment interest from the moment a defendant concedes liability will not be decided by the Court of Appeals. To properly reflect the legislative intent and the court's previous decisions, the legislature should amend CPLR 5002.

By Steven J. Seiden

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January 12, 2018 | New York Law Journal

By virtue of his two appointments of presiding justices, the governor has cemented the complete exclusion of any African American from having a seat at the statewide policy-making table.

By Ruth Shillingford

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