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New York Law Journal

'Playing Catchup': Partner Promotions Back on the Rise as Profit Margins Swell

The 25 biggest firms operating in New York elevated 30% more lawyers to partner firmwide this past year than they did in the previous 12 months.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Litigation

In this Special Report: "Vaccine Mandates and Religious Accommodations," "Embracing the Gains of Virtual Trials: Part 1," "Fast and Furious: Forum Defendants, Snap Removal and 28 U.S.C. §1441(b)" and "Insurer's Potential Liability for Prejudgment Interest in Excess of Policy Limit."
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurer's Potential Liability for Prejudgment Interest in Excess of Policy Limit

The type of prejudgment interest involved (and the terms of the policy, if interest is part of the underlying claim) will determine whether the insurer is liable for such interest in excess of the policy limits even in the absence of bad faith.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vaccine Mandates and Religious Accommodations

A recent decision from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, involving an employee's refusal to comply with the hospital employer's requirement to get the flu vaccine, gives some insight into how these cases may evolve.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fast and Furious: Forum Defendants, Snap Removal and 28 U.S.C. §1441(b)

Enterprising defendants with quick trigger fingers or sophisticated court tracking software (or their counsel) can continue to interpret the removal statute as its plain language requires, and remove cases to federal court prior to service on a forum defendant.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Embracing the Gains of Virtual Trials: Part 1 

This experiment with virtual trials may feel like a temporary solution to what was a temporary problem. But should it be?
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

White-Collar Crime

In this Special Report: "Revisiting the Criminal Defense Subpoena," "Cryptocurrency Platforms Seek To Set Anti-Money Laundering Standards," "The Importance of the 'How' and the 'Why' in SEC Settlements" and "Strategic Considerations for Foreign Arrests and Extraditions in U.S. Cases."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Strategic Considerations for Foreign Arrests and Extraditions in U.S. Cases

As DOJ looks abroad to support the Biden Administration's national security and criminal justice objectives, the defense bar will continue to be called upon to advise foreign clients, with assistance from local counsel, on risks related to arrest and extradition (as well as the substance of the investigations). This piece addresses some issues to consider, including foreign arrest procedures, contesting extradition, and engaging with prosecutors before a defendant arrives in the United States.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Revisiting the Criminal Defense Subpoena

Criminal defendants can and should be empowered to use compulsory process to uncover the truth themselves.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Importance of the 'How' and the 'Why' in SEC Settlements

This article highlights two recent settled actions—'In the Matter of Andeavor' and 'In the Matter of App Annie'—both of which are generally perceived to involve expansive interpretations of the securities laws. Both of these first-of-its-kind settlements also appear to lack detailed discussion of how or why the conduct at issue gave rise to the specific charged violations of the securities laws.
8 minute read

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