• January 11, 2010 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Doctor To Pay $220,000 For Medicare Violations

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  • September 28, 2012 | The Recorder

    Circuit Backs Microsoft in Patent Licensing Dispute with Motorola

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  • July 11, 2013 | The Recorder

    NBA Union Leaders Spar Over Venue

    SAN FRANCISCO — A lawsuit between the former and current heads of the NBA players union is giving new meaning to the notion of home-court advantage. Former National Basketba

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  • June 2, 2003 | Legal Times

    One Firm's Quick Start to Profits

    McKee Nelson has struck again. The raptor-like tax and capital-markets boutique has snared yet another marquee partner from a much larger and more established competitor.This time, it'

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  • Meridian Horizon Fund v. KPMG, 11-3311-cv

    Publication Date: 2012-07-13
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Joseph M. McLaughlin, Susan L. Carney, Christopher F. Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Appearing for Appellants Meridian Horizon Fund, LP, Meridian Horizon Fund II, LP, Meridian Diversified Fund, LP, Meridian Diversified Erisa Fund, Ltd., Meridian Diversified Compass Fund, Ltd., Meridian Absolute Returns Erisa Fund, Ltd., Meridian Diversified Fund, Ltd.: Scott M. Berman (Anne E. Beaumont, John N. Orsini, Steven E. Frankel, on the brief), Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, New York, NY. Appearing for Appellants Arthur M. Brainson, Yvette Finkelstein, Group Defined Pension Plan & Trust, and all others similarly situated: JEFFREY M. HABER (Christian Siebott, Stephanie M. Beige, on the brief), Bernstein Liebhard LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: Appearing for Appellee KPMG LLP: Carter G. Phillips (Gary F. Bendinger, Gregory G. Ballard, on the brief), Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. John K. Villa, David A. Forkner, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC. Appearing for Appellee KPMG (Cayman): Ira M. Feinberg (George A. Salter, Chava Brandriss, on the brief), Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY Appearing for Appellee Ernst & Young LLP: Deanne E. Maynard (Brian R. Matsui, Natalie R. Ram, Tiffany A. Rowe, on the brief), Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC Robert B. Hubbell, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, CA

    Case Number: 11-3311-cv

    Cite as: Meridian Horizon Fund v. KPMG, 11-3311-cv, NYLJ 1202562745713, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 10, 2012)Before: Joseph M. McLaughlin, Susan L. Carne

  • September 17, 2012 | National Law Journal

    About that mom-in-chief line…

    Let me be crystal clear: I thought Michelle Obama gave one hell of a speech at the Democratic convention. It was strong, passionate and thoughtful — no small feat in a political season w

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  • September 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Vulture Culture

    According to the Republic of Congo, the hedge fund Kensington International Ltd. is a profiteer raping a poor nation that deserves debt forgiveness. To Kensington, Congo is an oil-rich s

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  • November 1, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

    The Triumph of Losing

    Are lawyers throwing their clients under the bus in pursuit of a highly coveted chance to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court? That question is raised by an intriguing article in the Harv

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  • August 28, 2008 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Upholds End of Cases Against Ex-KPMG Employees

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld the dismissal of criminal tax-shelter-fraud charges against 13 former employees of accounting firm KPMG on the grounds that pr

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  • November 17, 2009 | National Law Journal

    No Quiet Time for New Justice

    WASHINGTON — Bryan Stevenson, a superhero in the pantheon of the liberal public interest bar, was standing before the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 9, arguing against life in prison without

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