• Index 653831/13 __x THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, -against- WMC Mortgage, LLC, etc., et al., Defendants-Respondents

    Publication Date: 2017-05-15
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Acosta, J.P., Andrias, Moskowitz, Gische, Webber, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2478

    2478 Index 653831/13 __x THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, -against- WMC Mortgage, LLC, etc., et al., Defendants-Respondents. __x Plaintiff appeals from the orders of the Supre

  • May 11, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Who's in the Mix for Delaware's Federal Judgeships

    With the court nearing a vacancy crisis, at least five Republican lawyers have expressed interest. But one prominent state Republican said the process is "very much in l

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  • May 11, 2017 | Delaware Law Weekly

    Who's in the Mix for Delaware's Federal Judgeships

    With the court nearing a vacancy crisis, at least five Republican lawyers have expressed interest. But one prominent state Republican said the process is "very much in limbo."

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  • In Re: Lehman Brothers Holdings, Debtor.

    Publication Date: 2017-05-09
    Practice Area: Litigation | Bankruptcy | Securities Litigation
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs, Sack, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Claimant-Appellants Jennifer Adler, Ian Anderson, Jennifer Becker, Craig Benson, Paola Biraschi, Karen Brewer, William Broadbent, David Brooks, Guillemette Callies, Patrick Cremin, Michael Collier, Joseph D'Amadeo, John Dmuchowski, Nestor De Jesus, Steven Engel, Louise Goldberg, Michael Gran, Anshuman Goyal, Adrian Graves, Sandra Hahn-Colbert, Gregg Hawes, Nicholas Howard, Julian Iragorri, Harriet Chan King, Karen Krieger, Tal Lev Ari, Yeruchim Levilev, Sarah Lewis, Patricia Luken, Lawrence McCarthy, Michael McCully, Paul Shotton, Steven Schwab, Colin S.A. Welch, Pierluigi Volini, Ian Neville, Sandy Fleischman Richman, Jeffrey Wecker, Norman Siegel, Thomas O'Sullivan, Peter Ward, Timothy Wilkinson, Milan Veleba, Andrea Sullivan, Hugh McGee, Judith Winchester, Ross Shapiro, Stephen Snelling, Brian Seward, Margaret Smith, Alvaro Santodomingo, Helmut Olivier, Estate of Michael Mullen, Jack Rivkin, Barry Porter, Gregg Somma, Christiane Schuster, Michael Petrucelli, Martin Patterson, Fabio Liotti, and Mary Langevin: Andrew R. Goldenberg, on the briefs, Richard J. Schager, Jr., Stamell & Schager, LLP, New York, NY. For the Claimants-Appellants Madelyn Antoncic, Michele Bareggi, Riccardo Banchetti, Timothy A. Burke, Nachiketa Das, Philippe Dufournier, Brian Gross, Peter Hornick, Andrea Jao, Michael Lawsky, Alexandre Catalao Maia, Nikki Marshall, Richard Noble, Anke Parr, Vincent Primiano, Giancarlo Saronne, Johathan Sebiri, Charles Spero, Harshad Shah, Gordon Sweely, Rocco F. Andriola, Amit K. Sarkar, Darian J. Cohen, Lars P. Jacobson, Christian E. Stevens, and Andrew Wideman: Lisa M. Solomon, Law Offices of Lisa M. Solomon, New York, NY. For the Claimants-Appellants Marvin C. Schwartz, Stephanie Stiefel, Richard J. Glasebrook, II, Judith Ann Kenney, Richard Nackerson, Henry Ramallo, Christian Reynolds, David I. Weiner, Richard Levine, and Seth Finkel: Eugene Neal Kaplan, Kaplan Landau, LLP, New York, NY, on the briefs, Deborah E. Lans, Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe & Rottenstreich LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Debtor-Appellee Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Ralph I. Miller, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 16-1296-bk

    Vested Stock Compensation Considered Securities in Lehman Bankruptc

  • May 5, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    'Reckless' Driller's Win in Well Contamination Case Stands

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not disturb a ruling in a well contamination suit in which the Commonwealth Court sided with an oil and gas driller despite calling its business practices "reck

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  • May 5, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    'Reckless' Driller's Win in Well Contamination Case Stands

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not disturb a ruling in a well contamination suit in which the Commonwealth Court sided with an oil and gas driller despite calling its business practices "reckless."

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  • April 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

    DC Circuit Judge Warns Ruling Could 'Destabilize' Most Arbitration Awards

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday invoked a rare public-policy exception that "threatens to destabilize" arbitration awards in future cases, a federal appeals judge said in he

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  • April 28, 2017 | National Law Journal

    DC Circuit Judge Warns Ruling Could 'Destabilize' Most Arbitration Awards

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday invoked a rare public-policy exception that "threatens to destabilize" arbitration awards in future cases, a federal appeals judge said in her dissent. "The court's decision to vacate the arbitral award in this case contradicts decades of precedent delineating a narrow public policy exception and threatens as a practical matter to destabilize many, if not most, arbitral awards," Judge Nina Pillard wrote.

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  • April 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The Legal Congratulates 2017 Distinguished Leaders

    New this year, the Distinguished Leaders award recognizes lawyers who achieved impressive re in the past year and demonstrated clear leadership skills that helped them achieve those re

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  • JOHN JONES plf-ap, v. K&C LIMOUSINES OF NEW YORK, LLC, ET AL., def, ADAM R. JOHNSON, def-res

    Publication Date: 2017-04-26
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Friedman, J.P., Richter, Feinman, Gische, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3822

    3822. JOHN JONES plf-ap, v. K&C LIMOUSINES OF NEW YORK, LLC, ET AL., def, ADAM R. JOHNSON, def-res — Bernstone & Grieco LLP, New York (Peter B. Croly of counsel), for ap — Lewis