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  • May 23, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Rajaratnam Prosecutor Joins Gibson Dunn

    Another member of the team that prosecuted Raj Rajaratnam in the largest-ever insider trading case is heading to private practice. Avi Weitzman is joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher a

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  • June 13, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Proskauer, Former CFO Settle Bias Suit

    Proskauer Rose and its onetime chief financial officer, Elly Rosenthal, have agreed to settle a suit in which Rosenthal claimed the firm discriminated against her ahead of her March 2011 fir

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  • Rinehart v. Akers, 11-4232-cv

    Publication Date: 2013-07-16
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Wesley, C.JJ., Nathan, D.J.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Daniel W. Krasner, Gregory M. Nespole, Matthew M. Guiney, Beth A. Landes, Maja Lukic, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY; Thomas J. McKenna, Gainey & McKenna, New York, NY, on the brief, Mark C. Rifkin, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, Interim Co-Lead Counsel.
    for defendant: For the Benefit Committee Defendants-Appellees: Janet Gochman, Hiral D. Mehta, on the brief, Jonathan K. Youngwood, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY. For all of the Director Defendants-Appellees: Other than Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Andrew J. Levander, Kathleen N. Massey, Dechert LLP, New York, NY; Thomas K. Johnson II, J. Ian Downes, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief, Adam J. Wasserman. For Defendant-Appellee: Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Patricia M. Hynes, Todd S. Fishman, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Hilda L. Solis, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor., M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, Timothy D. Hauser, Associate Solicitor for Plan Benefits Security, Elizabeth Hopkins, Counsel for Appellate and Special Litigation, on the brief, Benjamin R. Botts, Attorney, United States Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 11-4232-cv

    Cite as: Rinehart v. Akers, 11-4232-cv, NYLJ 1202611058774, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 15, 2013) 11-4232-cv Before: Sack, Wesley, C.JJ., Nathan

  • January 4, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Deal Watch: Icelandic firm acquires online game company

    LAWYERS FROM Morris, Manning & Martin figured a bunch of fantasy role-playing game enthusiasts might be the perfect guinea pigs for using computer software to help close a deal. Mo

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  • March 16, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Questions and Hearsay

    Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 802 provides that hearsay "is not admissible except as provided by these rules or by other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to statutory authority

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  • April 28, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Public Interest Calendar of Events for April and May 2008

    On April 30, HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia will hold "Children of the American Dream," a tribute to Judge Harold Berger, from 5:30-8 p.m., at the Unio

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  • July 11, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Law Librarians Look Beyond Books

    Thomas Fleming is an old-school librarian who has learned a few new tricks. The director of information resources management at Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, Fleming is just as likely to b

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  • Gusinsky v. Barclays, 12 Civ. 5329

    Publication Date: 2013-05-17
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: David Avi Rosenfeld, Esq., Samuel Howard Rudman, Esq., Christopher Michael Barrett, Esq., Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Melville, NY. Gregory Mark Nespole, Esq., Robert B. Weintraub, Esq., Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Jonathan D. Schiller, Esq., James Meadows, Esq., Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, NY. Michael Brille, Esq., Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Washington, D.C. David H. Braff, Esq., Jeffrey T. Scott, Esq., Matthew S. Fitzwater, Esq., Matthew J. Porpora, Esq., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. Andrew J. Levander, Esq., Dechert LLP, New York, NY. Cheryl A. Krause, Esq., Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA.
    Case Number: 12 Civ. 5329

    Cite as: Gusinsky v. Barclays, 12 Civ. 5329, NYLJ 1202600384122, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 13, 2013)District Judge Shira A. Scheindl

  • June 17, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Justices OK 'Pay-for-Delay' Generic Pharmaceutical Deals

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave something to both sides in a closely watched dispute over so-called "pay to delay" agreements between brand-name and generic d

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  • October 31, 2005 | Daily Report Online

    Libby Choice for Lawyer Poses Big Risk

    Sarah Kelley Special to the Daily Report Joseph Tate exuded confidence as he fought to make his client's case. Surveying the room, he paced energetically, sometimes employing a

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