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New York Law Journal

Memorial Service to Be Held for Judge Thomas Griesa

The service will be held on April 2.
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New York Law Journal

Sandra Townes, First Black Woman Appointed to Eastern District Bench, Dies at 73

The trailblazing judge died last week after a battle with cancer.
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New York Law Journal

A Tribute to Richard Farrell, Legal Brooklyn's "Mr. Chips"

Dick Farrell, who died this month at age 80, was Brooklyn to his core. He had no trappings of a Manhattan "Limousine Liberal." What you saw was what you got, no pretense or phoniness.
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New York Law Journal

Leon Lazer, NY Jurist, Scholar and Legal Influencer, Dies at 96

Lazer's influence on New York law and courts is still in evidence today.
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New York Law Journal

William Schwartz, Lawyer for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Dead at 84

William Schwartz, 84, a lawyer in the New York office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, died Dec. 20.
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New York Law Journal

SDNY Judge Who Oversaw Argentina Debt Battle Dead at 87

Judge Thomas Griesa, a longtime federal judge who oversaw the legal fights over Argentina's debt, died Sunday at the age of 87.Griesa, who was…
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New York Law Journal

A Tribute to a Chinatown Icon

Norman Lau Kee was one of the pioneers of the legal profession in Chinatown. He was a grandson of Chinese immigrants, a successful academic, a World War II veteran and most significantly, was part of a very small vanguard of Asian lawyers who first provided legal representation for Chinatown residents beginning in the 1950s.
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New York Law Journal

James Cullen, Real Estate Lawyer and General Who Fought Torture, Dies at 72

Cullen, a leading real estate lawyer and former brigadier general who practiced with Anderson Kill, took a vocal stand against torture in 2004 after Abu Ghraib photos were made public.
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New York Law Journal

William Perlmuth, Former Chairman of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Dies

William Perlmuth, former chairman of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and a partner for 35 years, died Nov. 24 at his home in Manhattan. He was 88.
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