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Sixth Circ.: District Courts Have Broad Discretion to Grant Compassionate Release

For decades, only the Bureau of Prisons, or BOP, could file motions under the statute. That changed in 2018 when Congress passed the First Step Act, which allows prisoners to file their own motions for compassionate release.
6 minute read

International Edition

Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Compulsory Retirement in The COVID Era

There are several issues law firm managers must consider when mulling compulsory retirement for underperforming partners.
5 minute read

International Edition

Why Are Women Still Failing to Reach Top Jobs at Law Firms; What Will and Won't Help?

Firms won't improve diversity through initiatives designed just to tick the diversity box.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am representing a client and I discovered the client has committed fraud in certain answers and documents. Can I continue to represent the client?
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

A Judge's Tips for Arguing Remote Appeals in the Second Circuit

If you are arguing audio-only or via Zoom, here are tips to prepare before taking your case to the Second Circuit.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "U.S. Bank Nat'l Assoc. v. Goldman Sachs Mortgage," where the agreement imposed an obligation of reasonableness as to enforcement undertaken by the trustee, and "47-351 Operating Corp. v. Merino," where an Airbnb occupant overstayed his reservation.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Issue of Sua Sponte Dismissals In Foreclosure Actions

A not so uncommon event in mortgage foreclosure actions is the dismissal of the case, or the compelling of some measure by the court, sua sponte, that is, on its own—without a motion having been made for that relief. The sheer reported volume of appellate division reversals of trial court sua sponte dismissals confirms that such occurrences are, if not definable as a problem, certainly an issue.
11 minute read

International Edition

London's Status as Disputes Hub in 'Serious Jeopardy' Despite Impending Brexit Deal

While the UK and the EU may be on the verge of reaching a deal on Christmas Eve, London's role as a preferred legal disputes hub is still at risk.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I had represented a corporation and that corporation is now defunct and does not exist anymore. Do the privileged conversations and information learned during my representation of the corporation still remain in the attorney-client privilege since the corporation is now defunct?
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "Columbia University v. D'Agostino Supermarkets," a decision involving a clash of competing public policy considerations: freedom to contract, enforceability of settlement agreements and the unenforceability of illegal penalties.
17 minute read

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