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June 22, 2005 | New York Law Journal

When Partners Divorce

Ezra Dyckman and Ronald A. Morris, members of Roberts & Holland LLP, write that financial success is no barrier to discord. In fact, it sometimes seems to foster it, with business seeking respite in divorce almost as often as married couples.
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April 20, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Antitrust

William T. Lifland, senior counsel of the firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reviews recent antitrust decisions of particular interest, including a district court's determination that recent legislation precluded medical school graduates from bringing claims that a residency-matching program eliminated competition in violation of antitrust laws.
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January 07, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Circuit Upholds Denial of Fees To Ex-Lawyer in Malpractice Suit

A federal judge acted within his authority when he denied all fees to a lawyer who won a $2.4 million medical malpractice case but who failed to investigate the future needs of a child disabled at birth and overcharged his client, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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April 11, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Weitz & Luxenberg Responds to Charges It Falsified Documents

THE LAW firm Weitz & Luxenberg yesterday accused asbestos industry lawyers of making "baseless" allegations as part of a "scorched earth" campaign against the firm and other prominent players in the asbestos plaintiffs` bar.
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February 13, 2002 | New York Law Journal

Judges Face Investigations Over Hirings by Receivers

MORE THAN HALF of the judges referred to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct as a result of a two-year probe into fiduciary appointments are being investigated for failing to approve the hiring of lawyers and other persons by court-designated receivers, according to several sources.
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October 16, 2007 | New York Law Journal

The Decline and Fall of Material Adverse Effect Clauses

Jonathan D. Honig, a partner at Feder, Kaszovitz, Isaacson, Weber Skala, Bass & Rhine, writes that the advent of damages cap clauses dramatically reduces the significance of the MAE clause because the upside to the purchaser seeking to enforce the MAE clause is reduced - victory provides a small fraction of the merger value rather than receipt of the full merger consideration.
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October 27, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Accolades

Lawyers Alliance for New York is set to honor Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker and Seyfarth Shaw as well as eight individual attorneys with 2009 Cornerstone Awards this evening at the Pfizer Conference Center on East 42nd Street. The award recognizes pro bono legal aid to nonprofit groups working to improve low-income neighborhoods in New York City.
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July 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Referee Report Faults Holzman but Rejects Most Conduct Charges

A referee has found that while Bronx Surrogate Lee Holzman had approved legal fees based on insufficient information in hundreds of cases, that did not rise to the level of misconduct because it was common practice among New York City surrogates.
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December 15, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Coudert Estate Claims Orrick Dealt Defunct Firm a 'Fatal Blow'

A court-appointed administrator overseeing Coudert Brothers' liquidation plan has sued Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, alleging that it interfered with Coudert's business and aided and abetted in partners' breach of their fiduciary duty. The suit cites e-mails from Coudert and Orrick lawyers, including Orrick's chairman Ralph Baxter, to support claims that Orrick was scheduling breakfasts and meetings with potential lateral partner hires while the firms were in merger talks.
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September 27, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Privilege Protection Rules Falling Short, Monitor Says

In a submission to the Senate Judiciary Committee, former Chief Justice E. Norman Veasey, senior partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, said he agreed, at the request of the Coalition to Protect the Attorney-Client Privilege, to act as a pro bono, "neutral" recipient of actual experiences by defense counsel with the so-called McNulty Memorandum which provided new restrictions on prosecutors seeking privileged information from companies.
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