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October 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

State Must Provide Counsel To Referees, Court Decides

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December 31, 2009 | New York Law Journal

NYCLA Backs Environmental Board Changes to Protect Independence of Law Judges

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January 18, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Split Panel Dismisses Deception Claim Against Firm, Partner

A suit accusing Leslie Corwin, a partner at Greenberg Traurig, and the firm of deceiving a Manhattan court in a lawsuit over a hedge fund member's compensation has been dismissed by a state appeals panel, which held that the suit was time-barred.
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March 03, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Efficiencies, Savings Seen in Mandatory E-Filing

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July 11, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Union's Limit on Employee's Legal Recourse Is Affirmed

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January 04, 2005 | New York Law Journal

White-Collar Crime

Elkan Abramowitz and Barry A. Bohrer, members of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, write that, with criminal investigations looming at every turn, the decision about whether to provide evidence in civil proceedings can be a difficult one, fraught with danger and consequences.
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September 21, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Review of Law Firm Partnership Agreements

Arthur J. Ciampi, a partner of Morrison Cohen LLP, writes that analyzing and updating a law firm's partnership agreement is an opportunity for the firm to protect itself against upcoming risk and should be an integral part of its management practices, and he poses several questions to consider during this process.
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August 20, 2008 | New York Law Journal

DOI's Authority to Investigate Private Citizen Is Affirmed

A private citizen who misrepresented Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer's position on the fate of two historic stables at a public hearing can be investigated by New York City, a state appeals court has ruled. The Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously held that the Department of Investigation had the authority to subpoena Virginia Parkhouse, a community group member who volunteered at a city Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing to read a statement on behalf of Mr. Stringer without his permission and then altered its contents.
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June 10, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Claim Proceeds Against Suffolk Over 2-Year Impoundment of Ferrari

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November 14, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Right of Publicity Questions; Seeking Trademarks in Fashion Cases

In his Intellectual Property Litigation column, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison partner Lewis R. Clayton reviews recent decisions involving whether Marilyn Monroe's right of publicity survived her death and the duration of that right in a case over an ad incorporating Albert Einstein's image, whether a single color can function as a trademark, and the evidentiary standard needed for application of the controversial "entire market rule."
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