• March 9, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza: Plaintiffs Attorney Goes After O'Melveny a Third Time

    Our latest roundup of litigation in which Am Law 200 firms are either defendants or plaintiffs includes a third attempt by a group of plaintiffs to bring suit against O’Melveny & M

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  • March 9, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Law Firm Lawsuit-Palooza: Plaintiffs Attorney Goes After O'Melveny a Third Time

    Our latest roundup of litigation in which Am Law 200 firms are either defendants or plaintiffs includes an attempt to revive a case against O'Melveny & Myers; assertions that Dorsey & Whitney should share their client BIAX Corp.'s pain; and allegations of negligence against Baker Botts and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.

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  • Northstar Financial Advisors Inc. v. Schwab Investments

    Publication Date: 2015-03-09
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    Date Filed: 2015-03-09
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Lucy H. Koh, District Judge, Presiding Before: Richard R. Clifton and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges, and Edward R. Korman, Senior District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert C. Finkel (argued), Wolf Popper LLP, New York, New York; Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Christopher T. Heffelinger, and Anthony D. Phillips, Berman DeValerio, San Francisco, California; Marc J. Gross, Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, Roseland, New Jersey, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Karin Kramer and Arthur M. Roberts, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, San Francisco, California; Richard Schirtzer (argued), Susan R. Estrich, and B. Dylan Proctor, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 11-17187

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 2370 NORTHSTAR FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC., on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,p clas

  • March 4, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Kramer Levin Sees Mixed Results in 2014

    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel posted a 3.7 percent gain in profits per partner last year, but gross revenue declined by half a percent. Profits per partner increased to $1.815 m

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  • March 4, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Kramer Levin Sees Mixed Results in 2014

    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel posted a 3.7 percent gain in profits per partner last year, to $1.815 million, but gross revenue declined by half a percent, to $320.5 million. Revenue per lawyer increased by 1 percent, to $1.04 million from $1.03 million.

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  • February 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    On the Move

    • Davis Polk & Wardwell has hired Michael Rishty as a partner in its real estate group. Rishty was a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig and recent chair of the f

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  • February 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    On the Move

    Seven firms announce new additions.

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  • February 26, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Sullivan & Cromwell Advise Valeant on $10.1 Billion Buy of Salix

    Our latest roundup of deals worth $1 billion or more includes Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.&# purchase of Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for $10.1 billion; Asahi Kasei Corp.&#

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  • February 26, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Sullivan & Cromwell Advise Valeant on $10.1 Billion Buy of Salix

    Our latest roundup of deals worth $1 billion or more includes Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s purchase of Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for $10.1 billion; Asahi Kasei Corp.'s buy of Polypore International Inc. in a deal valued at $3.2 billion; and a merger between silicon producers Grupo FerroAtlántica and Globe Specialty Metals Inc. for a combined value of $3.1 billion. Latham & Watkins advised on the most number of deals, with four, while Sullivan & Cromwell led the way in terms of transaction value.

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  • In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 14-97-bk(L)

    Publication Date: 2015-02-24
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Wesley, and Livingston, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimants-Appellants MBE Preferred Limited Partnership et al: Walter H. Curchack, Daniel B. Besikof, Michael Barnett, on the brief, P. Gregory Schwed, Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, NY. For Claimant-Appellant Estate of Doris M. Pearlman (IRA): Laura K. Clinton, Scott P. Lindsay, on the brief, Richard A. Kirby, K&L Gates LLP, Washington, DC. For Claimant-Appellant Michael Most: Paula J. Warmuth, Stim & Warmuth, P.C., Farmingville, NY. For Claimants-Appellants 2427 Parent Corporation et al: Matthew Gluck, Matthew A. Kupillas, Jennifer Young, Milberg LLP, New York, NY, Parvin Aminolroaya, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Melvyn I. Weiss and Barbara J. Weiss et al: Parvin Aminolroaya, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Harold J. Hein et al: Carole Neville, Dentons US LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Lillian Berman Goldfarb et al: Philip Bentley, Elise S. Frejka, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY. For Claimant-Appellant HHI Investment Trust #2: Marcy Ressler Harris, Jennifer M. Opheim, Mark D. Richardson, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY. For Claimant-Appellant The Kostin Co: Bernard J. Garbutt III, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Marsha Peshkin et al: Helen Davis Chaitman, Peter W. Smith, Julie Gorchkova, Becker & Poliakoff, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Plaintiff-Appellee Securities Investor Protection Corporation: Kevin H. Bell, Senior Associate General Counsel for Dispute Resolution, Christopher H. Larosa, Senior Associate General Counsel-Litigation, Lauren T. Attard, Assistant General Counsel, on the brief, Josephine Wang, General Counsel, Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Washington, DC. For Plaintiff-Appellee Irving H. Picard, as Trustee for the Substantively Consolidated SIPA Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and the Estate of Bernard L. Madoff: David J. Sheehan, Jorian L. Rose, Amy Elizabeth Vanderwal, on the brief, Seanna R. Brown, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 14-97-bk(L)

    Cite as: In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 14-97-bk(L), NYLJ 1202718616031, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 20, 2015) 14-97-bk(L) Bef