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New York Law Journal

NYC Corporation Counsel Presented With Award Named for New York Judge Arrested During 1961 'Freedom Ride'

A section of the New York State Bar Association presented Sylvia Hinds-Radix with an award named for late Court of Appeals Judge George Bundy Smith.
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New York Law Journal

Firms Settling Into New Spaces Amid Flurry of Manhattan Leasing Activity by Legal Industry

According to a report this month from Cushman & Wakefield on leasing activity by law firms across the United States, the top 10 list for new leases or renewals based on square footage included five firms either re-signing or moving into new spaces in New York City over the past year.
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New York Law Journal

NYSBA Honors Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson With the Robert L. Haig Award

The award is presented to a long-standing member of the legal profession who has rendered distinguished public service. Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson leads the Equal Justice in Courts Initiative.
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New York Law Journal

Reubens or Cubans?: Akerman's Internal Knicks-Heat Feud Sparks Sandwich Standoff Between Offices

If the Heat win, the New York office has to buy the entire Miami office Reuben sandwiches. But if the Knicks win, the Miami office has to buy the entire New York office Cuban sandwiches.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

See Who Passed New York's February 2023 Bar Exam

Of the 3,660 candidates who took the most recent bar exam, 1,465 passed for an overall passing rate of 40%.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

Uncle Sam Wanted Me: Ripened Reflections of a Lucky Vietnam Draftee

As a 21-year-old Yale Law School student in 1969, Daniel Kornstein received his U.S. Army draft notice. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he chose to serve.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Partners at the 25 Largest Law Offices in New York

Several big law firms had record partner promotion classes last year.
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New York Law Journal

New York City Bar Association President Delivers Opening Remarks in UN's World Law Congress

New York City Bar Association President Susan L. Kohlmann said in remarks to the World Law Congress 2023 at the United Nations that, in all years before 2017, there were 884 climate-related cases filed in a combined 24 countries. By 2021, that number nearly doubled to 1,550 cases, filed in 38 countries.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

One-Woman Broadway Show Spotlights Defense Attorney Who Finds Herself on the Other Side of the V. in Sexual Assault Case

"The system's not working because it's defined by a male experience. They think that someone has to actively say that they're not consenting—you assume that somebody is until they say that they're not," "Prima Facie" playwright Suzie Miller said.
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New York Law Journal

Why Consider Matrimonial Law? City Bar Hosts Summit to Attract Young, Diverse Talent to Challenging Practice Area

The summit is at 6 p.m. on April 17 at the New York City Bar Association headquarters, located at 42 W. 44th Street in Manhattan.
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