• February 25, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Lawyers Whose Lives Were Upset by Hurricane Find Time to Counsel Fellow Storm Victims

    Last fall, Long Island attorney Tracey Discepolo opened a solo practice focused on the legal needs of special-needs children after a 12-year stint as multinational counsel for various insuran

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  • August 5, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Stuyvesant Town Decision Applies Retroactively, Judge Says

    A state judge has handed tenants a major victory by refusing to dismiss claims against the former owner of the massive Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village complex. Tenants in 2007 broug

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  • May 9, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Life for Aflac GC Is Just Ducky

    Name and title: Joey M. Loudermilk, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Age: 55 Quack quack: Aflac

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  • January 1, 2013 | International

    Big Deals

    The largest recent transactions, all worth at least $500 million, involving targets or acquirors from each of six Asian jurisdictions or regions: Greater China, Japan, Southeast A

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  • September 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Survey shows that employment law matters

    When the results of The National Law Journal's 21st annual Who Represents Corporate America survey came in this summer, one thing was immediately clear: Workplace issues were

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  • Appalachian Ins. Co. v. General Electric Co., 122807-1996

    Publication Date: 2010-03-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2010-03-01
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Bernard Fried
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 122807-1996

    Justice Bernard J. Fried NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court Plaintiff's attorneys: Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan, LLP and Bonner Kiernan Trebach & Crociata./

  • April 16, 2007 | Legal Times

    On the Move

    BELL, BOYD & LLOYDKevin Spivak, 37, has joined Bell, Boyd & Lloyd as a partner in the intellectual property group. Spivak, who represents domestic and global techno

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  • October 7, 2005 | New York Law Journal

    Labor Relations

    The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act, Pub. L. 108-159, 111 Stat. 1952 (FACT Act), added new sections to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC 1681, et seq. (FCRA), intended pri

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  • Baker v. Health Management Systems, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-08-22
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    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2001-08-21
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: Parker, Circuit Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 00-7736

    Argued: April 27, 2001(Question Certified to the New York Court of Appeals: August 21, 2001)Defendant-appellant Phillip Siegel appeals from an order entered on May 12, 2000 in the United States

  • January 8, 2009 | The Recorder

    2009 M&A DOA?

    Last year was an unusual combination of deal doldrums and bare-knuckled lawyering for Silicon Valley deal makers. The new year could be even worse, unless swooning share prices can bring buyers bac

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