Ryland West is a New York-based photojournalist. He can be reached at [email protected]. Instagram: @Rylander_west Twitter: @Rylander_west
October 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Federal Court That Faces Its Share of Real-Life Horrors Gets Into Halloween SpiritFor the second year, Southern District Executive Edward Friedland and his staff have gotten into the spooky season spirit and turned their workspace into an office of horrors.
By Andrew Denney | Ryland West
1 minute read
September 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal
City Bar Holds 32nd Annual Henry L. Stimson Medal PresentationThe award is named for the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1906-09.
By ALM Staff
2 minute read
July 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Legal Aid Society's Nonlawyer Staff Pickets Offices in All Five BoroughsLegal Aid's nonattorney workers have been working under an expired contract for two years. The major sticking points in negotiations over a new contract have been determining fair pay for workers and settling on a telecommute policy.
By Ryland West | Andrew Denney
2 minute read
July 22, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Pelotons, Gym, Napping Rooms: Latest Law Firm Renovations 'Draw People' In with Home Amenities"We want people to feel like they can come and do everything they need to do in their day," said Blank Rome's Shonette Gaston.
By Ryland West | Mimi Lamarre
4 minute read
March 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal
New York City Bar Association Presents Annual Bernard Botein MedalEach year, the New York City Bar Association, for which Botein previously served as president, presents an award bearing Botein's likeness and namesake to nonjudicial employees who play essential roles in the functioning of the courts.
By Ryland West
2 minute read
January 12, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Crowell Moves Into New Hudson Yards Office, as Firm Prioritizes NY GrowthFirm attorneys moved this month into Crowell's new office at Two Manhattan West, where the firm has taken over two floors or 71,000 square feet.
By Ryland West | Abigail Adcox
3 minute read
October 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal
SDNY District Executive's Office Gets Courthouse Into the Halloween Spirit"It was a perfect representation of my courtroom," U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff told the Law Journal after having emerged from Friedland's office of horrors. "Just another day at the Southern District."
By Andrew Denney | Ryland West
2 minute read
July 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Attorneys at New York City Legal Service Provider for Children Hit Picket LineStriking attorneys say that, in addition to salaries that are out of step with peer legal service providers, they are also juggling massive caseloads that have been exacerbated by turnover at the organization, often causing children to have to meet with a rotating cast of lawyers.
By Ryland West | Andrew Denney
3 minute read
June 28, 2023 | New York Law Journal
'There Is No Comparator': US Solicitor General Recalls Moot Court Arguments Before Scalia at Urban Debate League's Annual GalaElizabeth Prelogar attended the June 8 event at Tribeca Rooftop in Manhattan fresh from a tight 5-4 victory in Allen v. Milligan, in which a majority found that that the configuration of Alabama's congressional districts violates the Voting Rights Act.
By Andrew Denney | Ryland West
3 minute read
April 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal
While Trump Civil Trial Delivers Drama, Copyright Case Elsewhere in SDNY Courthouse Features Free ConcertBritish singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is on trial for a copyright lawsuit in which he is accused of ripping off R&B legend Marvin Gaye's hit "Let's Get It On" to make his own chart-topping "Thinking Out Loud."
By Andrew Denney | Ryland West
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