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September 5, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Experts Weigh Benefits to Cuomo of Graffeo Reappointment

ALBANY - Will Gov. Andrew Cuomo seize the chance to return the Court of Appeals to Democratic control, even if it means denying reappointment to a widely respected Republican judge? T

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September 4, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Seven Names Sent to Cuomo for Court of Appeals Seat

Seven candidates, including the incumbent Judge Victoria Graffeo, are on a list of names released Wednesday from which Gov. Andrew Cuomo must select one nominee for the next opening on the s

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September 4, 2014 | Litigation Daily

No Escape for Banks in Credit Default Swap Antitrust Case

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan faced heavy opposition in its bid to lead a multibillion-dollar class action accusi

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September 3, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Am Law Trio Smooths Waters for Norwegian Cruise Acquisition

Correction, 9/4/14, 11:47 a.m. EST: An earlier version of this story misidentified Matthew Bobby of Cravath, Swaine & Moore as a practice area attorney. He is an ass

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In Re South African Apartheid Litigation, 02 MDL 1499 (SAS)

Publication Date: 2014-09-03
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs Ntsebeza et al.: Bruce Heller Nagel, Esq., Jay J. Rice, Esq., Diane E. Sammons, Esq., Nagel Rice LLP, Roseland, New Jersey. Tyler R. Giannini, Esq., International Human Rights Clinic Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Linda P. Nussbaum, Esq., Grant & Eisenhofer, New York, New York. Paul L. Hoffman, Esq. Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman, Venice, California. Judith Brown Chomsky, Esq., Law Offices of Judith Brown Chomsky, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Michael F. Osborne, Esq., Cape Town, South Africa. For Plaintiffs Balintulo et al.: Michael D. Hausfeld, Esq., Hausfeld LLP, Washington, DC. Carroll H. Ingram, Esq. Ingram Wilkinson, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
for defendant: For Defendant International Business Machines Corp.: Keith R. Hummel, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant Ford Motor Company: Jonathan Hacker, Esq., O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 02 MDL 1499 (SAS)

Cite as: In Re South African Apartheid Litigation, 02 499 (SAS), NYLJ 1202668624345, at *1 (SDNY, Decided August 28, 2014) 02

September 2, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Weil Hires in Dallas, Plus More Lateral Moves

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, which experienced an exodus of partners in Dallas last year that was the subject of a a href="http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202651709181/Weils-Awkward-Transi

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September 2, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Scheindlin Dismisses Claims Ford and IBM Aided Apartheid

It's the end of the line for plaintiffs who tried to hold IBM and Ford liable for allegedly assisting in the atrocities of the apartheid regime in South Africa. Southern District

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September 1, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Scheindlin Tosses Claims That Ford and IBM Aided Apartheid

It's the end of the line for plaintiffs who tried to hold IBM and Ford liable for allegedly assisting in the atrocities of the apartheid regime in South Africa. Southern District

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September 1, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Who's In, Who's Out

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September 1, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Going Up

During a summer that saw a lot of career moves at prominent law departments, New York-based American Express Company hired accomplished in-house attorney Laureen Seeger as its general counse

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