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'Let Right Be Done': When Prosecutors Have a Higher Duty
In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen writes: Most prosecutors believe that a defendant who has been convicted is guilty and that defense counsel does little more than look for loopholes to get their (guilty) client off, or at least, the best deal possible. I certainly did! And, typically, prosecutors proceed with this professional mind-set in good faith. The rules of professional conduct don't require otherwise. Maybe.Sidley Snags Cam Kerry, Plus More Lateral Moves
Sidley Austin has hired Cameron Kerry, a former general counsel and acting secretary at the U.S. Commerce Department and younger brother of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, as senior counsel in Boston and Washington, D.C. The Am Law Daily looks at Kerry's hire and more in our latest roundup of lateral moves throughout The Am Law 200.Jones Day Adds Two More Kirkland IP Litigators, Plus More Lateral Moves
The IP litigation exodus from Kirkland & Ellis continued this week as partners William Devitt and Matthew Hertko decamped for Jones Day in Chicago. The Am Law Daily has a look at those moves and more in our latest roundup of notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.Gibson Dunn Withdraws From Teacher Tenure Challenge in NY
On Wednesday, lawyers from Gibson Dunn and Kirkland & Ellis were expected to gather before a judge to learn how closely they'd be collaborating in two separate lawsuits challenging New York's tenure system. Instead, a hearing on consolidating the cases has been postponed, and Gibson Dunn confirmed Tuesday that it is withdrawing.Warranty of Habitability in 2014
In their Cooperatives and Condominiums column, Richard Siegler and Eva Talel discuss recent case law applying the warranty of habitability to secondhand smoke, noise, mold, lead-based paint and bedbug conditions, as well as the availability of punitive damages in connection with uninhabitability claims.Gibson Dunn Exit Shakes Up New York Teacher Tenure Case
After creating a playbook for overturning public teacher tenure rules on one coast, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has been sidelined on the other.The Churn: Am Law Quartet Eyes New Horizons, Plus More Lateral Moves
Dechert, LeClairRyan, Lowenstein Sandler and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman all announced plans for new offices within the past week, in our latest look at notable hires from throughout The Am Law 200.When Prosecutors Treat Counsel Differently
In his Ethics and Criminal Practice column, Joel Cohen writes that although no defendant is entitled to "open file" discovery—where prosecutors completely open their case files to the defense attorney, wheat, chaff and all—some prosecutors, particularly if they trust the defense lawyer on the other side, actually do informally engage in it. But are there any ethical restrictions that frown the practice, which can result in disparate treatment to defendants (or their lawyers)?Trending Stories
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