• August 17, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    The American Lawyer's Lifetime Achiever Honorees

    We are happy to recognize six Lifetime Achievement Award winners­­—men and women who have had extraordinary careers at some of the country's most prominent law

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  • August 17, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Lifetime Achiever: Anton Valukas, Jenner & Block

    Anton Valukas has seen some of the nation's most powerful institutions at their worst. As U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in the 1980s, he presided over

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  • Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v. Flagstar Capital Mkts. Corp., 653048/13

    Publication Date: 2016-08-17
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Acosta, J.P., Renwick, Saxe, Richter, Gische, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Zachary D. Rosenbaum, Michael J. Hampson and Jonathan C. Wishnia of counsel Lowenstein Sandler LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For respondent: Howard F. Sidman, Heidi A. Wendel and Michael O. Thayer of counsel, Jones Day, New York. For WMC Mortgage, LLC, amicus curiae: Stephen L. Ascher of counsel, Jenner & Block LLP, New York.

    Case Number: 653048/13

    Cite as: Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v. Flagstar Capital Mkts. Corp., 653048/13, NYLJ 1202765154632, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided August 11, 2016) CASENAME

  • August 11, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Seven Sisters Fly High on Olympic Site Sale

    With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games underway in Rio de Janei

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  • August 3, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

    Why Now for Another Supreme Court Clinic?

    Jenner & Block and the University of Chicago picked an odd time to join more than a dozen law schools in launching a Supreme Court clinic. Their a href="https://jenner.com/librar

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  • August 1, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Top of the Charts

    This is the 2016 A-List, our 14th annual ranking of Big Law’s elite. These are 20 firms that excel in four vital areas: financial success, pro bono commitment, diversity and

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  • July 20, 2016 | Supreme Court Brief

    High Court Veterans Make Arguments for Birthright Citizenship

    During his GOP presidential campaign, candidate Donald Trump triggered a debate over ight citizenship. Now, some of the top high court advocates urge the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on what

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  • July 20, 2016 | Litigation Daily

    When the Federal Government Steals Your IP

    IP infringement comes in many guises: the start-up that doesn’t know better, the big company that doesn’t care. But the federal government? Et tu, Brute? img alt="" src="

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  • Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, 15-2844-bk

    Publication Date: 2016-07-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Creditors-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Celestine Elliott, Lawrence Elliott, and Berenice Summerville, and Appellants-Cross-Appellees Sesay and Bledsoe Plaintiffs: Gary Peller, Washington, D.C. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Plaintiffs: Andrew M. Volk, on the brief, Steven W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington, and Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, California, and Rachel J. Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, and Edward S. Weisfelner, David J. Molton, Howard S. Steel, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, New York, and Sandra L. Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C., Dallas Texas. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Pre-Closing Accident Plaintiffs: Gregory W. Fox, on the brief, William P. Weintraub, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, New York. For Appellant-Cross-Appellee Doris Powledge Phillips: Joshua P. Davis, Josh Davis Law Firm, Houston, Texas. For Appellants Groman Plaintiffs: Alexander H. Schmidt, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York, and Jonathan L. Flaxer, Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant General Motors LLC: Scott Davidson, on the brief, Arthur J. Steinberg, King & Spalding LLP, New York, New York, and Merritt E. McAlister, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, and Edward L. Ripley, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas, and Richard C. Godfrey, Andrew B. Bloomer, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois. For Trustee-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Wilmington Trust Company: Adam H. Offenhartz, Aric H. Wu, Lisa H. Rubin, Gabriel K. Gillett, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. For Creditors-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Participating Unitholders: Pratik A. Shah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., and Daniel H. Golden, Deborah J. Newman, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 15-2844-bk(L)

    Cite as: Motors Liquidation, 15-2844-bk, NYLJ 1202762885155, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 13, 2016) CASE NAME In The Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, De

  • July 11, 2016 |

    Dart Indus., Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Dart Indus., Inc.v.Commercial Union Ins. Co.KeyCite Yellow Flag - Negative TreatmentDistinguished…

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