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March 31, 2010 | Law.com

Updated Special Report: Crisis on Wall Street

As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal teams, and the legal implications, economic domino effect and other ramifications for lawyers and the legal profession. Check back for regular updates from ALM publications.
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March 25, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Lab Alleges Patent Denied due to Attorney's Plagiarism

Ropes & Gray has moved to dismiss a suit by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory that accuses the firm and a former partner of malpractice for allegedly plagiarizing sections of a rival researcher's patent application for use in a Cold Spring patent application.
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May 05, 2008 | Law.com

Lawyers Using the Net to Build Cases Draw Fire

Lawyers engaging in pretrial publicity on the Internet is a growing concern within the legal profession, as many fear that online rantings, blogs and press releases by attorneys are potentially tainting the jury pool. While some lawyers are concerned about adversarial law firms posting press releases that are unflattering to their clients, others object to Web sites that give biased, blow-by-blow accounts of pending litigation.
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June 05, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Steadfast Insurance Company v. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

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March 06, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Stroock Sees Revenue Dip, Profits Inch Up

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan saw gross revenue dip slightly in 2012 to $264 million, while profits per partner were almost flat at $1.2 million. The news comes as Stroock moves to let go of an undetermined number of secretaries in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, even as the firm prepares to open a new office in Washington, D.C.
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July 02, 2012 | Law.com

Arbitrator Backs Stroock in Retirement Pay Fight, Orders Ex-Partner to Pay Firm's $163,000 Legal Tab

Michael Perlis, who sued Stroock & Stroock & Lavan last August just weeks after leaving the firm for Locke Lord, has lost his bid to receive retirement benefits from his old firm. He contends, however, that he dropped his claim before Stroock went forward with arbitration and therefore shouldn't have to pay the legal fees the firm is demanding of him.
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March 31, 2009 | National Law Journal

Stroock to cut associates and staff by 10%

New York-based Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has joined the list of law firms laying off associates and staff. The firm confirmed that it is cutting 10% of its associate positions and 10% of its staff positions.
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May 07, 2009 | National Law Journal

Stroock offers incoming associates $75,000 to reject job offer

The latest law firm to catch a ride on the associate deferral bus is Stroock & Stroock & Lavan — but Stroock's plan has a unique twist: The firm is offering students the option to take the money and run. Students who agree to sever ties and not join the firm at all will get a $75,000 payout. Stroock would make two lump sum payments, the first in September and the second in January of next year. But here's the catch: New hires must decide on this option now.
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May 12, 2010 | Law.com

Condo Developers Take On N.Y. Attorney General Over Stroock's Alleged $16 Million Typo

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is in a curious position in a dispute between buyers and developers of a Manhattan condo project. Condo buyers who have about $16 million in a Stroock-controlled escrow account want that money returned and claim a one-digit typo in the condo offering documents authored by an attorney at Stroock allows them to get out of their contracts and take back their deposits. The New York attorney general's office agrees -- so now, the developers have sued state AG Andrew Cuomo.
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May 24, 2010 | Law.com

Stroock Wins Reprieve on $16 Million Escrow Release

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and its developer clients won a reprieve last week on New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's bid to force the firm to release some $16 million from an escrow account for a luxury condo project in Manhattan. Several condominium buyers who wanted their deposits back because of a one-digit typo made by a Stroock lawyer that altered a closing date in the project's offering documents were backed by the state attorney general, who ordered the money released from escrow.
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