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New York Law Journal

Hofstra Professor, Authority in Bankruptcy Law Dies at 68

Alan Resnick was a longtime law professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, editor-in-chief of Colliers on Bankruptcy and of counsel to Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where he was consulted on virtually all bankruptcy and restructuring matters, the firm stated in his biography.
2 minute read

The Recorder

46 California Law Professors' Letter Opposes Persky Ouster

Calling judicial recalls "a serious threat to the rule of law," deans and former deans also sign against effort to recall Santa Clara judge who sentenced a Stanford undergraduate to six months in jail for sexual assault.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cuba-Trained Attorneys in US Help Navigate Deals as Relations Thaw

Cuban lawyers who have pursued additional U.S. law degrees say their legal experience in Cuba offers value to U.S. clients.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Retired Law Prof Accuses Seventh Circuit Judge of 'Falsehoods'

Albert Alschuler, a retired law professor at the University of Chicago, has some harsh words for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Frank Easterbrook in a new law review article.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

DiFiore Campaign Funds Underwrite Law Internships

Donors who gave thousands of dollars to back the reelection of Janet DiFiore as Westchester County district attorney in November instead are funding internships for law students.
19 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Portability and Protectionism

In one recent development, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit turned away constitutional and statutory challenges to New Jersey's federal bar admission rules—particularly to one stricture requiring admission to practice in New Jersey state court as a prerequisite to federal bar admission.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bar Associations in New York Call for Diversity CLE

The New York City Bar Association and a coalition of bar groups for women and minorities are calling on the state court system to create new requirement for attorneys to take courses in diversity and inclusion as part of its biennial registration.
10 minute read

The Recorder

What 'Silicon Valley' Teaches Lawyers About Advising Tech Clients

HBO's tech-industry-skewering comedy "Silicon Valley" has a reputation for acing the details, from showing real code on the characters' laptop screens down to the athleisure shoes worn by the CEO of Google stand-in Hooli. But for a group of lawyers who gathered at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius' San Francisco office on Wednesday night, some aspects of the show's fictional universe remain maddeningly vague.
21 minute read

New York Law Journal

Countdown to New York's First Uniform Bar Exam

Nearly 11,000 lawyer-hopefuls are set to take next week's New York bar exam, which will include a new twist on the traditional rite of passage.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Schools' Tech-Training Conundrum: If We Teach Them, Will They Get Jobs?

The number of law schools offering tech-related training is growing, but are their enough employers looking for the skill set?
23 minute read

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