• In Re: Lehman Brothers Holdings, Debtor.

    Publication Date: 2017-05-09
    Practice Area: Litigation | Bankruptcy | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    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 3, 2017 | Daily Report Online

    Eversheds Sutherland Lands M&A Partner—And Other 'On the Move' News

    David Phillips has joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner after a brief but eventful stint in-house, saying he was attracted by the newly-merged firm's mix of Atlanta roots and global

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  • May 3, 2017 | Daily Report Online

    Eversheds Sutherland Lands M&A Partner—And Other 'On the Move' News

    David Phillips has joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner after a brief but eventful stint in-house, saying he was attracted by the newly-merged firm's mix of Atlanta roots and global reach.

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  • April 24, 2017 | International Edition

    For richer for poorer: has the Hogan Lovells union delivered on its promise?

    While the 2010 merger of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells has gone more smoothly than many expected, on some counts it has underdelivered - can the firm kick on to the next level?

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  • April 23, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    What Hogan Lovells Did Right (and Wrong) in Its Founding Tie-Up

    The union of London's Lovells and Washington, D.C.'s Hogan & Hartson is arguably the most successful trans-Atlantic law firm combination ever. But did the firm miss some opportun ?

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  • Applied Medical Corporation v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2017-04-13
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Health Care
    Date Filed: 2017-04-12
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jones Day, Nathaniel P. Garrett, Richard J. Grabowski, and Meredith L. Williams, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Keker & Van Ness, Susan J. Harriman, Matthew Werdegar, Kate E. Lazarus, Sophie Hood, for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. A145867

    Lawful possession of property no bar to claim of conversion arising from failure to surrender property on demand (Simons, J.)

  • April 11, 2017 | International Edition

    Kirkland London restructuring partner joins KKR spinoff as first general counsel

    City partner Mark Knight leaves for in-house role at banking turnaround business

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  • Ziminski v. Burnham, LLC., 608387/15

    Publication Date: 2017-04-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau County, Trial/IAS Part 6
    Judge: Justice Thomas Feinman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff, Richard Ziminski, as Executor for the Estate of Priscilla A. McDonald: Weitz & Luxenberg, PC.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company: Lynch Daskal Emery LLP.

    Case Number: 608387/15

    Foreseeability Questions Left to Trier of Fact; Judgment in Asbestos Litigation

  • April 7, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Westinghouse Filings Detail Weil's Big Bankruptcy Bills

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges, no stranger to big bankruptcy fees, has disclosed how much it was paid by Westinghouse Electric prior to the nuclear energy company's recent Chapter 11 filing. The Trump

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  • April 7, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    Westinghouse Filings Detail Weil's Big Bankruptcy Bills

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges, no stranger to big bankruptcy fees, has disclosed how much it was paid by Westinghouse Electric prior to the nuclear energy company's recent Chapter 11 filing. The Trump administration and Japanese government are seeking to avert a sale of Westinghouse—owned by Toshiba Corp.—to Chinese buyers.

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