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March 26, 2007 |

The 'Underdog'

Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Willis Berry sees himself as the underdog of this year's state Supreme Court race, but it's a position he says he is used to.
7 minute read
June 05, 2007 |

DOJ Probes Turn to Civil Rights Division

For some former career staff in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Bradley Schlozman's face-off with the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee this week couldn't have come soon enough.
6 minute read
April 01, 2010 |

Columns

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Langston v. Smith, 10-3045-pr
Publication Date: 2011-01-07
Practice Area: Criminal Practice
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Feinberg, Newman, and Lynch, C.JJ.s
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: WARREN S. LANDAU (Lynn W. L. Fahey, on the brief), Appellate Advocates, New York, New York, for Petitioner-Appellee.
For defendant: MORGAN J. DENNEHY, Assistant District Attorney (Leonard Joblove, Ann Bordley, and Victor Barall, Assistant District Attorneys of Counsel, on the brief), for Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Kings County, Brooklyn, New York, for Respondent-Appellant.
Case number: 10-3045-pr

Cite as: Langston v. Smith, 10-3045-pr, NYLJ 1202477448155, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 7, 2010)Before: Feinberg, Newman, and Lynch, C.JJ.sp class="dec

November 11, 2009 |

Judge Rebuffs AP, Lets 'Hope' Artist Swap Lawyers

It's fair to say that artist Shepard Fairey threw something of a wrench into his copyright fight with The Associated Press last month when he admitted lying -- and then fabricating and destroying evidence to cover up the truth -- about which AP photo he used as the basis for his iconic "Obama Hope" poster. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein removed that wrench from the proceedings. For now.
3 minute read
October 22, 2007 |

UBS GC Speaks Out on Law Firm Fees

Outgoing law firm chiefs Tony Angel and Guy Beringer joined UBS GC Peter Kurer on a panel to discuss the state of the legal profession at a Legal Week event. The most controversial debate was sparked by Kurer, who took an uncompromising line on law firm fees. He said he believed that not only could U.K. law firms' impressive increases in profitability be attributed almost solely to higher hourly rates, but that in terms of efficiency they were "dysfunctional" and responsible for "bottlenecks."
8 minute read
April 26, 2010 |

News In Brief

5 minute read
October 01, 2009 |

The Great Game

Global networks shield big firms from economic downturns--at least, that's the theory. How did it work out in real life?
8 minute read
March 27, 2008 |

Executive Compensation

Joseph E. Bachelder III, a partner in the Law Offices of Joseph E. Bachelder, discusses the new position of the IRS that guaranteeing bonus and other incentive awards upon terminations without cause and terminations for good reason can disqualify the incentive compensation for the performance-based plan exception under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
12 minute read
October 13, 2005 |

DOJ Seeks Supreme Court Review of Tobacco Ruling

After six years, the Justice Department's effort to "disgorge" big money from Big Tobacco may be in its final throes. Alleging decades of conspiracy to hide health risks from the public, the government is seeking $280 billion in past profits from nine tobacco companies. The DOJ has asked the Supreme Court to clarify whether companies can be forced to surrender profits for their past transgressions under civil RICO. The Court will consider the appeal, among others, in its private conference Friday.
5 minute read

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