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Mediators for the Southern District of New York Honored at Eighth Annual James Duane Awards
Judge Holds New York City in Contempt Over Conditions at City Jails
The decision from U.S. District Judge Laura Swain paves the way for a federal takeover.
How My Postpartum Depression Led to Launching My Firm’s Parental Leave Coaching Program
In May 2024 I launched the parental leave coaching program at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a confidential coaching program for U.S. lawyers before, during and after parental leave.
GE Agrees to $362.5M Deal to End Shareholder Claims Over Power, Insurance Risks
The deal between General Electric and investors represented by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check had been reached in the lead-up to a trial that would have seen the company and investors squaring off on when executives became aware of what shareholders called “an undisclosed ticking time bomb."
The American Disabilities Act, Sovereign Immunity and Individual Liability
The authors write "The ADA prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Title I of the ADA prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities by employers—including private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions—with 15 or more employees."
Does NY’s Criminal ‘Revenge Porn’ Law Need Fixing?
A discussion of the recent decision out of Brooklyn criminal court, ‘People v. Marvel B.,’ and its relationship to the New York State Senate’s efforts to amend the state’s criminal “revenge porn” statute to criminalize the making of a threat to non-consensually disseminate/publish sexually explicit images.
My First (or One of My First) Trials
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