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City Bar Honors Federal Prosecutors With the Henry L. Stimson Medal

The New York City Bar Association recognized the work of prosecutors from the U.S. Attorneys' offices for the Eastern and Southern districts on September…
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New York Law Journal

NYC Law Department Attorneys Presented With Bar Association's Municipal Affairs Award

Last week, the New York City Bar Association presented its annual Municipal Affairs awards to nine assistant corporation counsel for the New York…
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New York Law Journal

Compliance is Making Life Harder for the C-Suite. The City Bar Wants to Foster Discussion Between Regulators and Officers.

Compliance is growing more complex by the year and becoming a greater source of concern for corporate officers as they are increasingly held personally…
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New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Appeals Court Seats Its First All-African American Bench

Justice Valerie Brathwaite Nelson presided over the four-justice panel, which included Justices Cheryl Chambers, Paul Wooten and William Ford.
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New York Law Journal

New York's Judiciary Welcomes a New Class of Court Officers

The new officers were administered an oath of office on Tuesday at a ceremony held in Brooklyn.
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New York Law Journal

New York State Bar Association Mourns the Passing of Court of Appeals Judge Richard Simons

Simons was a pillar of the legal profession. He advocated for the need for a strong and independent judiciary, upheld the rule of law, and provided steady and determined leadership to the courts.
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New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Judge Richard Simons, 95, Remembered for Integrity and Wisdom

Richard Simons, just the second associate judge to serve on the Court of Appeals through a gubernatorial appointment, served as chief judge temporarily and steadied New York's highest court in the wake of a scandal surrounding ex-Chief Judge Sol Wachtler.
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New York Law Journal

'Not Worried About the Color of the Collar': Famed Criminal Defense Attorney Gerald Shargel Dies at 77

"I don't want to be thought of as a white-collar lawyer. I want to be thought of as a lawyer who represents people because they need representation," Shargel said in 2012 during an interview with Michael Stoler for CUNY TV's BuildingNY series. I want to be thought of as a lawyer who's willing to give my all…I'm not worried about the color of the collar."
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New York Law Journal

Tracing a Mayer Brown Restructuring Partner's Unusual Path From Music to Law

"Being able to listen is such a key skill that is essential in both law and music," Joaquin C De Baca said. "Preparation is another important transferable skill, and in both law and music you sometimes don't actually know what the real issues are until you sit down and dig through the details."
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New York Law Journal

Locke Lord and New York Legal Assistance Group Team Up to Help Ukrainian Nationals

A team of 31 attorneys volunteered to assist 26 foreign nationals.
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