• December 13, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Liquidators of Investment Funds Sue DLA Piper

    CLI Editor's Note: This brief was originally published in The New York Law Journal on Dec. 11, 2013. Liquidators of two investment funds

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  • December 11, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Liquidators of Investment Funds Sue DLA Piper

    L tors of two investment funds are suing DLA Piper, claiming the firm helped the funds' investment manager misappropriate millions of dollars. The funds, called SCIF Funds, are in l

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  • SEC v. Onyx Pharmaceuticals, 13 Civ. 4645

    Publication Date: 2013-12-04
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge J. Paul Oetken
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13 Civ. 4645

    Cite as: SEC v. Onyx Pharmaceuticals, 13 Civ. 4645, NYLJ 1202630158342, at *1 (SDNY, Decided November 21, 2013) 13 Civ. 4645 District Judge J. Pau

  • December 3, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Firms That Hired Dewey Partners Can't Block Subpoenas

    Law firms that hired partners from Dewey & LeBoeuf in the period leading up to its collapse last year must provide the defunct firm's liquidation trust with information about how muc

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  • December 3, 2013 | Daily Report Online

    Key Component in Collections is Time

    As year-end approaches in a sluggish economy, law firms are beginning to focus more on how to manage and collect receivables. Historically, firms have shied away from suing clients for legal

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  • November 26, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    November Flurry Propels 2013 to Law Firm Merger Record

    With five weeks left, 2013 is already a record-setting year for tie-ups involving U.S. law firms. And as the latest spate of deals pushed the total number of mergers announced so far this ye

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  • Ligon v. NYC, 13-3123-cv

    Publication Date: 2013-11-26
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Walker, Cabranes, and Parker, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Jaenean Ligon, et al: Alex B. Karteron, Christopher Thomas Dunn, Daniel Mullkoff, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY; Juan Cartagena, Roberto Concepcion, Jr., Latino Justice, New York, NY; Michael Grunfel, John A. Nathanson, Jeffrey J. Resetarits, Sherman & Stearling LLP, New York, NY; Mariana Louise Kovel The Bronx Defenders, New York, NY; J. McGregor Smyth, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York NY.
    for defendant: For David Floyd, et al: Darius Charney, Sunita Patel, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY; Jennifer Rolnick Borchetta, Jonathan Clifford Moore, Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, NY; Eric Hellerman, Kasey Lynn Martini, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. For City of New York, et al: Celeste L. Koeleveld, Deborah A. Brenner, Michael A. Cardozo, Kathy H. Chang, Heidi Grossman, Fay Sue Ng, New York City Law Department, New York, NY. For Sergeants Benevolent Association: Anthony P. Coles, Courtney Gilligan Saleski, DLA Piper, Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY. For Shira A. Scheindlin: Burt Neuborne, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 13-3123-cv

    Cite as: Ligon v. NYC, 13-3123-cv, NYLJ 1202629484690, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided November 22, 2013) 13-3123-cv Before: Walker, Cabranes, and Parker,

  • November 22, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    November Flurry Propels 2013 to Law Firm Merger Record

    With five weeks left, 2013 is already a record-setting year for tie-ups involving U.S. law firms. And as the latest spate of deals pushed the total number of mergers announced so far this ye

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  • November 20, 2013 | International

    HWL Ebsworth Adding Perth Partner

    HWL Ebsworth is adding a banking and finance partner in Perth. Geoff Stevens will joins from Perth firm a href="http://www.lavanlegal.com

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  • November 20, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Punishing 'Bad Behavior': When Non-Recourse Becomes Full Recourse

    Few aspects of commercial real estate finance transactions get as much attention among lenders' counsel or borrowers' counsel as the carve-outs to non-recourse loans. While lender re

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