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'Firms Fear the PR Hit, Not the Sanction': Big Law on Edge After Simpson Thacher AML Prosecution

The London office of another prestigious New York-headquartered law firm has expressed concern over the news this week that Simpson Thacher will face a U.K. tribunal for alleged AML shortcomings.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-222

A judge may be honored as "Woman of the Year" at a cultural not-for-profit organization's International Women's Day event, provided the event is not a fund-raiser.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Ethical Duty to Maintain Confidentiality

This article examines the relationship between the attorney-client privilege and the duty to maintain confidentiality, including how the two concepts overlap and how they apply under different circumstances.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Girardi Keese CFO's Ex Tells Jurors: Firm Funds Paid for My Trips, Home, Allowance

Nicole Rokita, ex-girlfriend of former Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon, is one of two witnesses that Tom Girardi's lawyers insisted were critical to their case.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-221

A town justice may serve on the board of a not-for-profit organization formed to preserve and protect a nearby lake. The judge may not serve on the subcommittee that serves as a liaison with law enforcement and conservation officers, but may attend the subcommittee's annual luncheon.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Cleared After 5 Years of Working Under Suspicion, Lawyer Assesses the Damage

The court has been "very receptive" to the concerns raised by the NJSBA, "including that these cases take way too long and that the approach of the OAE was overly prosecutorial," Jeralyn Lawrence, a former NJSBA president, said.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: What Are Rule 11 Sanctions?

FRCP 11(c) allows a federal court to impose the least severe penalty to deter repetition upon a law firm, counsel or a party.
2 minute read

The Recorder

'He Is a Very Lonely Soul': Tom Girardi's Longtime Secretary, Housekeeper Take the Stand

'He couldn't remember a lot of things,' Tom Girardi's former housekeeper, Isabella Mancilla, testified on Monday. 'The only thing he wanted to do was go to his office.'
6 minute read

International Edition

Ex-Bird & Bird Partner Admits 'Sexually Motivated' Conduct, Abuse of Position

Though consensual, the Brussels-based lawyer acknowledged that his advances were not appropriate "given the power imbalance" between himself and his junior colleague.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-220

A town court clerk may not maintain part-time employment in the private law office of an assistant public defender assigned to the town court.
2 minute read

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