• Town Of Amherst v. Paul D. Weiss, Esq.

    Publication Date: 2014-09-26
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: P.J., Peradotto, Carni, And Lindley, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-01700

    Bouvier Partnership, LLP, Buffalo (Norman E.S. Greene Of Counsel), For Plaintiff-Appellant.Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, Buffalo (David M. Hehr Of Counsel), For Defendants-Respondents Pa

  • September 26, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    2014 Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection PHV & MJP Ineligible Lists

    LAWYERS' FUND FOR CLIENT PROTECTION INELIGIBLE PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEYS AND INELIGIBLE MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PRACTITIONERS Pro hac vice attorneys and multijurisdi

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  • September 24, 2014 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Tort Claimants Lack Priority Over Creditors in Explosion Suit

    Tort claimants seeking damages against Caribbean Petroleum Corp. do not have priority over the company's unsecured creditors, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has r

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  • September 20, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Freshfields Adds Four But Loses One, Plus More Lateral Moves

    The hiring spree by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in New York continued last week as the Magic Circle firm raided two prominent Wall Street rivals for high-profile partners, although one of

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  • September 19, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Freshfields Poaches Fried Frank Capital Markets Team

    Valerie Ford Jacob, the head of the capital markets group at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, is leaving with partners Michael Levitt and Paul Tropp to join Magic Circle firm Fr

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  • The Republic of Iraq, including as Parens Patriae on behalf of the Citizens of the Republic of Iraq, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ABB AG, Defendants-Appellees*, 13-0618

    Publication Date: 2014-09-19
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Winter, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-0618

    Cite as: Iraq v. ABB AG, 13-0618, NYLJ 1202670694614, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 18, 2014) 13-0618 Before: Kearse, Winter, and Droney,

  • Dipizio Construction Company, Inc., Plaintiff-Petitioner-Respondent v. Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation, Defendant-Respondent-Appellant (Appeal No. 1.), CA 13-02032

    Publication Date: 2014-09-11
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    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Before: Scudder, P.J., Centra, Carni, and Lindley, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant: Kenneth A. Manning of Counsel, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo. For Plaintiff-Petitioner-Respondent: Michael E. Ferdman of Counsel, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, Buffalo.

    Case Number: CA 13-02032

    Cite as: Dipizio Construction Co., Inc. v. Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp., CA 13-02032, NYLJ 1202669507319, at *1 (App. Div., 4th, Decided August 8, 2014) CA 13-0

  • September 10, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Locke Lord, Edwards Wildman Leaders Discuss Proposed Union

    Edwards Wildman Palmer and Locke Lord announced

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  • September 8, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    Key Bingham Group Mulling Move Amid Merger Talks

    James Roome, a London-based managing partner, global financial restructuring cochair and executive board member at Bingham McCutchen, could lead an overseas exodus of international partners

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  • In re Credit Default Swaps Antitrust Litigation, 13md2476 (DLC)

    Publication Date: 2014-09-08
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiffs: Daniel L. Brockett, Steig D. Olson, Justin T. Reinheimer, Nick T. Landsman-Roos, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. Bruce L. Simon, George S. Trevor, Aaron M. Sheanin, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, San Francisco, CA.
    for defendant: For defendants Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America N.A.: Robert F. Wise, Jr., Arthur J. Burke, Jeremy T. Adler, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Barclays Bank PLC: Todd S. Fishman, Michael S. Feldberg, M. Elaine Johnston, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. For defendant BNP Paribas: David Esseks, Brian de Haan, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. John Terzaken, Molly Kelley, Allen & Overy LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants Citigroup Inc., Citibank, N.A., and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. David F. Graham, David C. Giardina, Jennifer E. Novoselsky, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Credit Suisse AG: J. Robert Robertson, Benjamin Holt, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant Deutsche Bank AG: David P. Wales, Jones Day, Washington, DC. Tracy V. Schaffer, Eric P. Stephens, Jones Day, New York, NY. Paula W. Render, Alex P. Middleton, Jones Day, Chicago, IL. For defendant Goldman, Sachs & Co.: Richard C. Pepperman II, Bradley P. Smith, Mark S. Geiger, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. Robert Y. Sperling, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. Seth Farber, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY. Elizabeth P. Papez, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC. For defendants HSBC Bank plc and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Richard A. Spehr, Michael O. Ware, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. Andrew S. Marovitz, Britt M. Miller, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendants JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.: Peter E. Greene, Peter S. Julian, Boris Bershteyn, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Chicago, IL. For defendant Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC: Evan R. Chesler, Daniel Slifkin, Michael A. Paskin, Vanessa A. Lavely, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For defendants UBS AG and UBS Securities LLC: David C. Bohan, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, Chicago, IL. James J. Calder, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, New York, NY. For defendants Royal Bank of Scotland PL and Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.: Charles F. Rule, Joseph J. Bial, Amy W. Ray, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Washington, DC. For defendant International Swaps and Derivatives Association: Matthew J. Reilly, Abram J. Ellis, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. Michael J. Garvey, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Ltd.: Colin R. Kass, Scott M. Abeles, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY. For defendant Markit Group Holdings Limited: Colin R. Kass, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C. Alan R. Kusinitz, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13md2476 (DLC)

    Cite as: Credit Default Swaps, 13md2476 (DLC), NYLJ 1202669251987, at *1 (SDNY, Decided September 4, 2014) 13md2476 (DLC) District Judge Denis