• August 18, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Deal Watch: Univision Wins Gawker Auction Amid M&A Moves

    It wasn't the big money deal of the week—not even close. But the sale of bankrupt Gawker Media Group Inc.

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  • August 15, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Ropes Welcomes Wachtell Funds Head, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which a month ago saw a

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  • August 8, 2016 | Legaltech News

    New Suits Against Social Media Giants Seek to Expand Reach of US Anti-Terrorism Laws

    Three lawsuits pending in federal court make the sensational claim that Twitter, Google and Facebook committed acts of "international terrorism" and are responsible for compensating individu

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  • August 8, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    Ex-K&L Gates Litigator Resurfaces, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Two months after abruptly leaving K&L Gates, litigator

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  • August 8, 2016 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    LATERALS AKERMAN (Chicago): Thomas Pasternak joins the intellectual property practice group as partner and will focu

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  • Stillwell v. City of Williams

    Publication Date: 2016-08-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-08-05
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: H. Russel Holland, District Judge, Presiding Before: Ferdinand F. Fernandez, Ronald M. Gould, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Anthony Shaw (argued), Law Offices of Charles Anthony Shaw, PLLC, Prescott, Arizona, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Kenneth H. Brendel (argued), Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, PLLC, Flagstaff, Arizona, for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 14-15540

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 8413 RONNIE D. STILWELL; COURTNEY STILWELL, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.p

  • G.D., Plaintiff v. D.D., Defendant, [Index Number Redacted by Court]

    Publication Date: 2016-07-28
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester County
    Judge: Justice Linda Christopher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Brett Kimmel, Esq., New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: Howard P. Roy, Esq., Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe LLP, New York, NY. Attorney for the Children: Michele L. Bermel, Esq., Chappaqua, NY.

    Case Number: [Index Number Redacted by Court]

    Cite as: G.D. v. D.D., [Index Number Redacted by Court], NYLJ 1202763759984, at *1 (Sup., WE, Decided June 10, 2016) [Index Number Redacted by Cou

  • Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2016-07-27
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Date Filed: 2016-07-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Lonny R. Suko, District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul J. Dayton (argued) and Brian S. Epley, Short Cressman & Burgess PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.
    for defendant: Kevin M. Fong (argued), Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, California; Christopher J. McNevin, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Austin, Texas; for Defendant-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 15-35228

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 7960 JOSEPH A. PAKOOTAS, an individual and enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; DONALD R. MICHE

  • Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, 15-2844-bk

    Publication Date: 2016-07-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Creditors-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Celestine Elliott, Lawrence Elliott, and Berenice Summerville, and Appellants-Cross-Appellees Sesay and Bledsoe Plaintiffs: Gary Peller, Washington, D.C. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Plaintiffs: Andrew M. Volk, on the brief, Steven W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, Washington, and Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, California, and Rachel J. Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York, New York, and Edward S. Weisfelner, David J. Molton, Howard S. Steel, Brown Rudnick LLP, New York, New York, and Sandra L. Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C., Dallas Texas. For Appellants-Cross-Appellees Ignition Switch Pre-Closing Accident Plaintiffs: Gregory W. Fox, on the brief, William P. Weintraub, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, New York. For Appellant-Cross-Appellee Doris Powledge Phillips: Joshua P. Davis, Josh Davis Law Firm, Houston, Texas. For Appellants Groman Plaintiffs: Alexander H. Schmidt, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York, and Jonathan L. Flaxer, Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant General Motors LLC: Scott Davidson, on the brief, Arthur J. Steinberg, King & Spalding LLP, New York, New York, and Merritt E. McAlister, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, and Edward L. Ripley, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas, and Richard C. Godfrey, Andrew B. Bloomer, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois. For Trustee-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Wilmington Trust Company: Adam H. Offenhartz, Aric H. Wu, Lisa H. Rubin, Gabriel K. Gillett, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. For Creditors-Appellees-Cross-Appellants Participating Unitholders: Pratik A. Shah, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C., and Daniel H. Golden, Deborah J. Newman, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 15-2844-bk(L)

    Cite as: Motors Liquidation, 15-2844-bk, NYLJ 1202762885155, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 13, 2016) CASE NAME In The Matter of: Motors Liquidation Company, De

  • July 17, 2016 | The American Lawyer

    A Rare Cravath Hire Departs, Plus More Lateral Moves

    As Faiza Saeed prepares to ascend to Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s a href="http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/07/14/cravaths-first-woman-leader-promises-to-stay-the-course/" targe

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