• October 22, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Jonathan Blackman of Cleary Gottlieb

    Jonathan Blackman made it perfectly clear to us Thursday that he has no problem with funds that speculate in the defaulted debt of foreign sovereigns. But, he added, "You've got to play by the ru

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  • September 29, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Class of Energy Traders Certified in Case Against Amaranth

    Class is in session. Hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC allegedly lost $6.4 billion through bad bets on natural gas prices, leading to its 2006 collapse. On Monday, Manhatt

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  • Siti-Sites.com, Inc., Plaintiff v. Verizon Communications, Inc. et al., Defendants, 10 Civ. 3751 (DLC)

    Publication Date: 2011-01-06
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Lawrence M. Powers, Englewood, NJ Gary G. Cooper, Cooper & McCann LLP, New Rochelle, NY
    for defendant: For Defendants: Reid M. Figel, Michael K. Kellogg, Aaron M. Panner, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC W. Stephen Smith, Michael B. Miller, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY Henry B. Gutman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY

    Case Number: 10 Civ. 3751 (DLC)

    Cite as: Siti-Sites.com, Inc. v. Verizon Communications, Inc., 10 Civ. 3751 (DLC), NYLJ 1202476942809, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 29, 2010)District Judge Den

  • May 9, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

    Wachovia / Prudential

    Insurance giant Prudential Financial, Inc., has decided it shouldn't be in the business of managing stockbrokers. The Newark-based company announced on February 19 that it would combine its br

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  • People v Lynch

    Publication Date: 2009-06-16
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    Case Number: 2006-02353ON MOTION

    Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department REINALDO E. RIVERA, J.P. FRED T. SANTUCCI THOMAS A. DICKERSON ARIEL

  • February 24, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    No. 1 Task for Shearman Leader: Keeping the Firm in the Top Tier

    With its illustrious history and posh name, Shearman & Sterling strikes many as the epitome of the patrician, white-shoe New York law firm.It is a perception the 1,013-lawyer firm's top

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  • People v O'Neal

    Publication Date: 2007-10-04
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    Case Number: Ind. 3321/99

    Mazzarelli, J.P., Saxe, Sullivan, Catterson, Kavanagh, JJ. 1639 Ind. 3321/99 The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Andre O'Neal, Defendant-Appel

  • June 19, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    SEC Clarifies Exemptions to Short-Swing Profit Recovery

    The application of exemptions from the strict liability, short-swing profit recovery provisions of �16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 has proved challenging. In 2005, the SEC amended Rul

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  • People v Jefferson

    Publication Date: 2009-01-20
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    Case Number: 2006-01782

    Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P. STEVEN W. FISHER HOWARD MILLER EDWARD D. CA

  • June 30, 2003 | New York Law Journal

    Landmark Ruling Raises Public Education Standard

    New York's Court of Appeals Thursday raised the bar in state educational standards, holding for the first time that New Yorkers are constitutionally entitled to the equivalent of a meaningful

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