By Brian Lee | July 3, 2024
James Caras retired last year as special counsel to the speaker of the New York City Council. He is an alum of Simpson Thacher and Akin Gump.
By Emily Saul | July 3, 2024
Fox says the action should be removed as the amount at controversy exceeds $75,000 and none of the parties are domiciled in the same state.
By Emily Saul | July 3, 2024
The plaintiff, a subsidiary of the Russian oil and gas company Lukoil, is represented by Baker McKenzie.
By Andrew Maloney | July 3, 2024
The big picture here, said Fairfax's Kristin Stark, is a "higher level of interest and merger discussion activity." As a result, "we feel pretty confident we're going to see an uptick in completed mergers for the rest of the year."
By Dan Roe | July 3, 2024
"Eat what you kill means you have no leeway to stop killing—no matter how bad you feel," one lawyer told the American Lawyer.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas E. L. Dewey | July 3, 2024
In 'In re Tenaris S.A. Securities Litigation', Judge Kiyo Matsumoto found that the proposed settlement satisfied both procedural and substantive fairness. As to procedural fairness, the court found that the settlement resulted from arm's-length negotiations enhanced by substantial discovery and that lead plaintiffs and lead counsel had adequately represented the settlement class because they had engaged in "vigorous advocacy" on its behalf.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeffrey A. Galant | July 3, 2024
A noteworthy aspect of such planning, and the focus of this article, is the benefit, if any, of planning in advance for the relief from certain federal income tax liabilities potentially available to a married couple who reside together.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By C. Raymond Radigan and Tara E. Mahon | July 3, 2024
A fiduciary of an estate must carefully balance his or her responsibilities to creditors of the decedent and to beneficiaries of the estate. A fiduciary "must act in good faith in the treatment of both" creditors and beneficiaries.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kevin V. Small, Joseph J. Saltarelli and Charlotte Leszinske | July 3, 2024
This is part three in a series of articles explaining the fundamentals of Commercial Division practice. The article addresses key dates and deadlines that arise when litigating in the Commercial Division.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Mimi Lamarre | July 3, 2024
Candidates are now meeting around six to 10 attorneys at a firm, while in previous years they had to meet four or five, noted one recruiter.
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