• October 9, 2012 | Litigation Daily

    Alcoa Reaches $85 Million Cash Deal to Ditch RICO Suit

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld helped to trigger a worldwide criminal probe back in 2008 when it accused the world's leading producer of raw aluminum materials, Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Inc

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  • Lozano v. Alvarez , 11-2224-cv

    Publication Date: 2012-10-03
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Wesley, and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: John R. Hein, New York, N.Y. (Shawn Patrick Regan, Amos R. Barclay (to be admitted), Kristin Kramer (to be admitted), New York, N.Y., Sharon M. Mills (to be admitted), Washington, D.C., Fran R. Aden, Houston, Tex., on the brief), Hunton & Williams LLP.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Lauren A.Moskowitz (Rachel G. Skaistis, on the brief), Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, N.Y. For Amicus Curiae United States of America: Ellen Blain, Assistant United State Attorney (Benjamin Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, Geoffrey M. Klineberg, Counselor, Department of State, Harold Hongju Koh, Legal Adviser, Department of State, Mark B. Stern, Adam C. Jed, Attorneys, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General), for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

    Case Number: 11-2224-cv

    Cite as: Lozano v. Alvarez , 11-2224-cv, NYLJ 1202573409262, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 1, 2012)Before: Katzmann, Wesley, and Lynch, C.JJ.p clas

  • January 20, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    A Scathing Indictment Of Law Schools And Large Firms

    Douglas Litowitz, an Ohio attorney and author, has chosen a title for his latest work that practically guarantees rousing debate at law firms and campuses everywhere: "The Destruction of Young

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  • February 21, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Litigator Juggles Pro Bono Representation of Inmate With Needs of Start-Up Practice

    Just as New York litigator Christopher Paolella was hitting his stride in surmounting the challenges of starting his own firm he received a call in October from an old boss that threw his lif

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  • October 27, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

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  • In re Air Cargo Shipping Services, 11-5464-cv

    Publication Date: 2012-10-17
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Kearse and Hall, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher Lovell, Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP (Steven N. Williams, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy; W. Joseph Bruckner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.; Craig C. Corbitt, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, & Mason; Daniel E. Gustafson, Gustafson Gluek PLLC, on the brief).
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Asiana Airlines, Inc: Ian Simmons (Jonathan D. Hacker, Angela Thaler Wilks, Joshua Deahl, Anton Metlitsky, on the brief), O'Melveny & Myers LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Air Canada and AC Cargo: Sanford M. Litvack, Eric J. Stock, Hogan Lovells US LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Air China Ltd. and Air China Cargo Co. Ltd.: George N. Tompkins Jr., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Air New Zealand Ltd.: Michael J. Holland, Roderick D. Margo, Condon & Forsyth LLP. For Defendants-Appellees All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.: Patrick J. Bonner, Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, LLP and Charles J. Simpson, Jr., James A. Calderwood, Jol A. Silversmith, Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. for Defendants-Appellees Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Polar Air Cargo, LLC, and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.: Harvey J. Wolkoff, Ropes & Gray LLP. For Defendants-Appellees British Airways Plc: Daryl A. Libow, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Cargolux Airlines International S.A.: Stephen Fishbein, Heather Kafele, Shearman & Sterling LLP For Defendants-Appellees Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.: David H. Bamberger, DLA Piper LLP (US). For Defendants-Appellees El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.: John F. Savarese, David B. Anders, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, For Defendants-Appellees Emirates: Terry Calvani, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines): Gary A. MacDonald, John M. Nannes, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.: Barry G. Sher, Paul Hastings LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Lan Airlines, S.A., Lan Cargo, S.A. and Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A.: James V. Dick, Squire Sanders (US) LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Martinair Holland N.V.: Daniel G. Swanson, D. Jarrett Arp, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP For Defendants-Appellees Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd.: John R. Fornaciari, Baker & Hostetler LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Saudi Arabian Airlines Ltd.: Peter J. Kadzik, Dickstein Shapiro LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Scandinavian Airlines System: George D. Ruttinger, Crowell & Moring LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Singapore Airlines Cargo PTE LTD and Singapore Airlines Ltd.: Margaret M. Zwisler, William R. Sherman, Ashley M. Bauer, Latham & Watkins LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Société Air France: James R. Warnot Jr., Linklaters LLP. For Defendants-Appellees South African Airways Ltd.: Sara E. Kropf, John M. Taladay, Steve Weissman, Andreas Stargard, Kimberly A. Murphy, Baker Botts LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd.: Rowan D. Wilson, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Qantas Airways Ltd.: W. Todd Miller, Baker & Miller PLLC.

    Case Number: 11-5464-cv

    Cite as: In re Air Cargo Shipping Services, 11-5464-cv, NYLJ 1202575087213, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 11, 2012)Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Kearse and Hal

  • March 27, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Alston & Bird, Kirkland Join Raft of Firms Circling Potential Dell Deal

    The takeover battle for Dell Inc. may not have yet reached the level of

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  • May 16, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Destination: New York

    By most measures, these are not the best of times for the New York City economy.That economy has lost more than 100,000 jobs since last summer. While the rest of the nation talks

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  • August 24, 2010 | The Careerist

    Stop Making Sense: Hire! Fire! Hire Again!

    Some people find silver linings in life's misfortunes. Me--I tend to find dark linings even when the news seems bright and cheery. Recently, there's been a flow of upb

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  • June 4, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Ex-Am Law Associate Gets 12-Year Sentence in Insider Trading Scheme

    Former attorney Matthew Kluger was sentenced Monday in Newark to 12 years in prison for his role in a massive insider trading scheme that carried on for nearly two decades and was made p

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