Tom McParland

January 25, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The case would next go to the state Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

January 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Silver was serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence for his conviction on corruption charges.

By Andrew Denney | Tom McParland

3 minute read

January 24, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office have charged Michael Avenatti with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The flamboyant and formerly high-flying lawyer has pleaded not guilty. The trial promises to take weeks.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

January 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman of the Southern District of New York said the proposed class representative had impersonated a lawyer in the months leading up to the litigation.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

January 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The panel ruled that the plaintiffs could not challenge the so-called collective-action waivers under a provision of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which generally protects workers aged 40 years and older from discrimination in the workplace.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

January 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The causes of action, filed originally in Bronx Supreme Court, were removed by a pair of Dechert lawyers representing a real estate firm that reportedly owned the affordable housing complex until 2019.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

January 20, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The filing by Maxwell's lawyers was made entirely under seal but is expected to center on one juror's nondisclosure of his history as a victim of childhood sexual abuse.

By Tom McParland

2 minute read

January 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The decision found that Alix made an early showing to support claims that he and his former firm, AlixPartners, had lost out on bankruptcy advising contracts after McKinsey failed to disclose conflicts in 13 restructuring cases.

By Tom McParland

4 minute read

January 18, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The lawsuit, filed by attorney Douglas Wigdor, alleged that higher-ups at the Post had purposely sidelined the plaintiff, Michelle Gotthelf, in retaliation for sounding the alarm about persistent sexual harassment by longtime editor-in-chief Col Allan.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read

January 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Denerstein will monitor racial disparities in the number of stops by the NYPD and report on the department's compliance with a series of reforms, including the use of body cameras for patrol officers.

By Tom McParland

3 minute read