• Stock v. Schnader Harrison Segal &; Lewis, 651250/13

    Publication Date: 2016-07-05
    Practice Area: Law Firm Management | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Mazzarelli, J.P., Friedman, Richter, Manzanet-Daniels, Gische, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Frederick B. Warder III and Jesse A. Townsend of counsel, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Jordan M. Kam of counsel, The Roth Law Firm, PLLC, New York. Ralph M. Stone of counsel, Stone Bonner & Rocco LLP, New York, Amar D. Sarwal, Washington, DC, of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, and Wendy E. Ackerman, Washington, DC, of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, for Association of Corporate Counsel. Amicus Curiae. Francis J. Menton, Jr. of counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, David Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, Paul Spagnoletti of counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, James M. Bergin of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, David G. Keyko of counsel, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, Irwin H. Warren of counsel, for Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, David Polk & Wardwell LLP, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, et al., Amici Curiae.

    Case Number: 651250/13

    Cite as: Stock v. Schnader, 651250/13, NYLJ 1202761507938, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided June 30, 2016) CASE NAMEKeith Stock, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Schnader

  • July 1, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

    Austin Shareholder Appointed Chair of Firm's Litigation Department; Plus Other 'On The Move' News

    New Positions James Ruiz, an Austin shareholder in Winstead, has been appointed chair of the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department. The department has more th

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  • July 1, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Client Has No Claim to Lawyer's Communication With Firm GC

    Discussions between a law firm's attorneys and the firm's general counsel about ethical obligations in representing a client can be withheld from the client based on attorney-client

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  • Bay Area Citizens v. Association Of Bay Area Governments

    Publication Date: 2016-07-01
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2016-06-30
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Foley & Lardner, Michael E. Delehunt; Pacific Legal Foundation, M. Reed Hopper, John M. Groen, Jonathan Wood, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Law Group, Tina A. Thomas, Ashle T. Crocker, Amy R. Higuera; Association of Bay Area Governments, Kenneth K. Moy; Metropolitan Transportation Commision, Adrienne D.Weil, for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. A143058

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 7042 B A CITIZENS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ASSOCIATION OF B

  • June 28, 2016 | International Edition

    Rising stars: the new generation of litigators making their mark

    A rundown of the rising litigation stars at leading UK and US law firms in London

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  • June 27, 2016 | National Law Journal

    Merger-Hungry, Mid-Tier Firms May Be the Future of Big Law

    Almost a decade after the start of the Great Recession, law firms still haven't regained the go-go years' growth rates. The country's 350 largest law firms ­barely stayed

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  • Choi v. Mario Badescu Skin Care, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-06-22
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Date Filed: 2016-06-21
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The C2 Law Group, Erica E. Hayward; The Rudd Law Firm, Christopher L. Rudd; Whitfield Bryson & Mason, Gary E. Mason and Esfand Y. Nafisi for Plaintiffs and Appellants Mary Restaino, Geoffrey Yu, Theresa Stern Valentic, Betty Huang and Zoe Herold.
    for defendant: Tucker Ellis, Ronie M. Schmelz and Rebecca A. Lefler for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. B257480

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 6433 WANKYU CHOI et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents; MARY RESTAINO et al., Plaintiffs and Appel

  • June 16, 2016 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Derivative Suit Over Lululemon Stock Price Drop Is Tossed

    Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard on Tuesday dismissed a shareholder derivative suit challenging allegedly suspicious trades the chairman of lululemon athletica made ahead of a steep decline in c

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  • United Educators of San Francisco AFT/CFT, AFL-CIO, NEA/CTA v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (San Francisco Unified School District)

    Publication Date: 2016-06-07
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Date Filed: 2016-06-06
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff and Appellant, United Educators of San Francisco AFT/CFT, AFL/CIO, NEA/CTA, Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfield, Stewart Weinberg
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendant, Cross-defendant and Appellant California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Julie Weng-Gutierrez, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Susan M. Carson and Beverley R. Meyers, Deputy Attorneys General

    Case Number: No. A142858 No. A143428

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 5849 UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO AFT/CFT, AFL-CIO, NEA/CTA, Plaintiff and Appellant,

  • Rice v. Downs

    Publication Date: 2016-06-02
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-06-01
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro, Michael Cypers, Julia B. Cherlow; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robin Meadow and Jeffrey E. Raskin for Plaintiff and Appellant and Defendant and Appellant William E. Rice.
    for defendant: Shartsis Friese, Joel Zeldin, Frank A Cialone and Felicia A. Draper for Defendant and Appellant and Plaintiff and Appellant Gary P. Downs.

    Case Number: No. B261860 No. B264964

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 5764 WILLIAM E. RICE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GARY P. DOWNS, Def