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November 05, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

CFTC Kicks Into High Gear

For decades, most companies didn't worry much about the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an obscure regulatory backwater whose lawyers brought a few dozen enforcement actions a year. Now, the mouse is starting to roar.
8 minute read
February 02, 2009 | The American Lawyer

The Super Bowl XLIII Chronicles: A John Facenda-Voiced Look at Sports and the Law

One reason we usually enjoy the big game: It always makes us think of John Facenda, the former NFL Films narrator whose "Voice of God" descriptions helped embed so many big Super Bowl moments in the minds of generations of football fans.
10 minute read
April 12, 2007 | Law.com

The Finer Points of Farming Out Work

Farming out legal work is a delicate balance of personal and professional relationships, budget management and hunting for first-class legal expertise. At many companies, the prevailing mindset is: the bigger the firm, the better the representation. Though legal work often flows to the largest law firms, companies don't always lock into one full-service megafirm for all their legal needs. There's room for solo practitioners to carve a niche, even with some big-name businesses.
5 minute read
January 28, 2010 | Law.com

Lawyer Seeks to Hold Client to Alleged Vow to Pay Fees Even If Bankrupt

Legal fees, like other debts, are usually wiped clean in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, but Jason DiBattista's $35,000 debt to his divorce lawyer, Gregg Sodini, was not typical. For one thing, DiBattista is himself a lawyer, concentrating in bankruptcy, and was once Sodini's colleague at Cuyler Burk in Parsippany, N.J. For another, Sodini contends he handled the divorce based on DiBattista's promise to pay the fees even if his precarious finances landed him in bankruptcy.
5 minute read
October 13, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Faulting Counsel's Performance, Judge Vacates 33-Year Sentence

Judge Joanna Seybert vacated the sentence she imposed on Elvin Harris in 2005, faulting his lawyer for his response to the government's notice at sentencing that Harris had been charged with having a shank.
6 minute read
June 16, 2006 | National Law Journal

Is Bush Signaling an About-Face on Detainees?

It's rare for a president to comment on a pending Supreme Court case. But President George W. Bush has been doing just that in recent weeks, referring to the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case that will decide the fate of military commissions he ordered to handle detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Bush's remarks and tone have confounded observers, leaving some wondering if he is trying to soften the blow of an expected defeat -- or already preparing the public for civilian alternatives to military commissions.
5 minute read
May 28, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Democratic Hopefuls Steel Themselves for Five-Way Primary

10 minute read
March 17, 2009 | National Law Journal

Proskauer associate joins Cambodian war crimes legal team

Thirty years after the totalitarian Khmer Rouge regime headed by the notorious dictator Pol Pot was forced from power, proceedings in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia have finally begun. A "hybrid" tribunal, consisting of both Cambodian and international judges and lawyers, will begin hearing its first case on March 30. The Am Law Daily talks with Daniella Rudy, a third-year litigation associate with Proskauer Rose in New York, who will soon be a part of that international legal team.
6 minute read
December 07, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Former Judges in Court: When 'Your Honor' becomes your problem

What's in a name? Joel Cohen and Katherine A. Helm examine the ethical and professional pitfalls in play when one's courtroom adversary turns out to be a former judge.
10 minute read
May 06, 2005 | Legaltech News

Morgan Stanley Hit With Class Action Alleging Discovery Improprieties

A new class action lawsuit in Florida alleges that financial services giant Morgan Stanley committed violations of discovery rules in as many as 1,000 securities arbitration cases across the country by failing to provide access to all relevant data and communications for resolution of the disputes. In March, Morgan Stanley was hit with a sanction for discovery violations in the $2.7 billion civil fraud suit brought by New York financier Ronald O. Perelman. That trial has yet to reach a conclusion.
3 minute read

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