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Delegates Back Changes in Disciplining Judges
After spirited debate, the New York State Bar Association's governing body on Friday adopted several recommendations advanced by the New York County Lawyers' Association that would alter the Commission on Judicial Conduct's procedures for disciplining judges. The state bar's House of Delegates endorsed proposals to give judges notice of investigations at an earlier stage, to expand judges' discovery rights and to separate the commission's investigative and adjudicative functions.Tenants Have No Right to Notice of Blight Determinations, Court Says
A long-term commercial tenant with a right to purchase a property does not have to be given written notice that the property has been targeted for condemnation in a redevelopment scheme, the state Supreme Court rules.Minorities in real estate urged to build relationships
Last Man Standing: Case Against Tax Lawyer Who Worked for KPMG Proceeds
In July, when Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that prosecutors had bullied KPMG over legal fees, the government's case against the accounting firm imploded, but the case against tax lawyer Raymond "R.J." Ruble may just be heating up. Ruble, a former partner at Brown & Wood (now Sidley Austin), faces trial in October on 43 counts of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the IRS. He allegedly worked with KPMG to cook up and sell illegal tax shelters, and hid a portion of his earnings from his firm and the feds.View more book results for the query "*"
Backdating cases trigger feud between law firms
Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins is attempting to derail settlement discussions in two cases involving allegations of stock-options backdating, charging that the defense attorneys clandestinely excluded the firm from agreements that would resolve its lawsuits. Attorneys for the defendants counter that Coughlin Stoia is pursuing such actions to obtain attorney fees, which would be nonexistent in the event of the settlements.Law Firm Sued by Action Star's Former Producer
The former producing partner of action movie star Steven Seagal has sued the law firm of Loeb & Loeb for $25 million, alleging malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty. Julius R. Nasso, who last fall pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to trying to extort money from Seagal, is claiming Loeb & Loeb represented him and the actor both as partners in Seagal-Nasso Productions. The firm then allegedly violated its obligations to Nasso by taking Seagal's side in a subsequent dispute.UMDNJ Federal Monitor Describes An Ingrained Culture of Patronage
Last Monday, Herbert Stern offered ample justification for the broad mandate U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie gave him to monitor the scandalized University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Stern gave a vivid account of how the school did business: patronage-based hiring, expense-account abuse and no-bid contracts to politically connected vendorsState Bar Honors Public Service
The New York State Bar Association's Committee on Attorneys in Public Service honored two New York City lawyers with 2012 Citations for Special Achievement in Public Service at a Sept. 19 reception.Trending Stories
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