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Duane Morris Enters Latin America With Mexico City Alliance
When Duane Morris partner Eduardo Ramos-Gómez finished helping his firm ink the final version of a joint venture agreement with Singapore-based Selvam to form Duane Morris & Selvam Jan. 1, he urged the firm to turn its attention on international growth to Mexico — and specifically a 15-lawyer Mexico City firm, Miranda & Estavillo.Advocates Face Tough Questions in Argument Over School Closings
Lawyers for both New York City and a coalition of teachers and parent advocates faced a difficult challenge from the First Department bench during oral argument yesterday over an order stalling the Department of Education's plan to close 19 schools. The department's lawyer, Alan G. Krams, hewed to his argument that Justice Lobis, who issued the order, had improperly imported a strict compliance standard required under SEQRA into the 2009 statute that required educational impact statements, while Charles G. Moerdler, representing the respondents, was questioned on whether his clients had standing to challenge the impact statements.First Amendment Challenge to Kosher Statute Is Rejected
New York's kosher labeling and marketing statute does not violate the establishment and free exercise clauses of the First Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled yesterday.
For State Bar, It's Miller Time
Howard Miller will be sworn in this weekend as the State Bar's new president. He's been tested under fire, which may come in handy.Firm Not Liable For Losses of Refco Investors, Circuit Decides
Adoptive Father's Rights Intact in Move to Gay-Unfriendly State
Settling a dispute between same-sex adoptive parents, a New Jersey judge says one can't be prohibited from moving to a state hostile to gay marriage simply because the other fears impairment of his rights.
Local Courts Can Enforce $33 Million U.K. Judgment
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich ruled that the judgment in a case over a currency swap agreement between Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and a division of Saudi conglomerate Saad Group can be enforced in New York even though the New York court has no basis for personal jurisdiction.9 Tips To Avoid Starring in a Spreadsheet Horror Story
Close to 90 percent of spreadsheet documents contain errors. These tips will help ensure that your spreadsheets are not among them, when you are working with Excel.Feds Slap Gates With $800,000 Fine
Bill Gates agreed Monday to pay $800,000 to settle charges that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act in 2002 by acquiring more than $50 million of ICOS Corp. stock without first notifying regulators of the deal. Also Monday, the government settled a case against Manulife Financial Corp. related to its acquisition of John Hancock stock. Antitrust experts said the two cases are a warning to corporations to take HSR reporting requirements seriously.Trending Stories
- 1New York-Based Skadden Team Joins White & Case Group in Mexico City for Citigroup Demerger
- 2No Two Wildfires Alike: Lawyers Take Different Legal Strategies in California
- 3Poop-Themed Dog Toy OK as Parody, but Still Tarnished Jack Daniel’s Brand, Court Says
- 4Meet the New President of NY's Association of Trial Court Jurists
- 5Lawyers' Phones Are Ringing: What Should Employers Do If ICE Raids Their Business?
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