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The American Lawyer

Debevoise Sticks With Lockstep Partner Pay After Compensation Review

Sources said Cleary Gottlieb partners have also discussed their compensation model amid pressure from non-lockstep rivals.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Funding Boost Engenders Cautious Optimism for NYC Prosecutors, Defenders Over Criminal Justice Reform

Prosecutors have said they're worried about maintaining victim and witness cooperation under the new discovery system, which allows defense attorneys to see more information than they could before, unless prosecutors seek a protective order.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Westchester Town Justice Censured After Invoking His Judicial Office in Confrontations

"A profane rant, a demeaning ethnic remark and gratuitous reminders to people that you are a judge, undermine respect for the bench," a judicial conduct official said.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY High Court Decision Spurs Proposal From Cuomo for Stricter Online Disclosure by Sex Offenders

The proposal comes about six months after the Court of Appeals ruled in June that sex offenders in New York don't have to specifically tell the state they're on Facebook.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judiciary Chairs in NY Legislature Plan Busy Legislative Session With List of 2020 Priorities

The pair of lawmakers is also united on the issue of attorney mental health, specifically in regards to removing it as a considered factor for being admitted to the state bar in New York. They're both the main sponsor of a bill to address the issue.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Litigation Finance Sector Saw Growth—and Growing Pains—in 2019

Capital continued to stream into funders' coffers, and Burford Capital was often in the headlines, for both good news and bad.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-Akin Gump Lawyer 'Blindsided' by Allegations She Used Client Funds For Personal Reasons

"The allegations made in the complaint are not an accurate characterization of the work I performed for this client under the supervision of the team," Heidi Liss said in a statement.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Nasdaq Awarded $78M by Manhattan Federal Judge in Breach of Contract Lawsuit

The court said that Nasdaq had "established, in multiple respects," that Exchange Traded Fund Managers Group had kept millions of dollars in management fees, including a $1.5 billion cybersecurity fund known by its ticker symbol HACK.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

A 'Never Trump' Tale, DOJ Is Strained & Katie Porter's Stumpers: 12 Memorable White-Collar Stories

Here's a look back at some of the most-read white-collar stories of 2019 published at The National Law Journal.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Westchester Town Justice Suspended Without Pay by NY Court of Appeals

He was facing charges by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York until he pled guilty in federal court earlier this month. His sentencing is scheduled for March.
3 minute read

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