• Leifer v. Berkowitz

    Publication Date: 2005-01-21
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    NEW YORK COUNTY Civil Court Judge Engoron Upon the foregoing papers, it is hereby ordered that defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted. Summary/

  • January 10, 2005 | Legal Times

    Swidler Berlin's New York Minute

    It didn't work.When D.C.'s Swidler & Berlin merged with New York's Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman in the summer of 1998, the marriage was touted as a means to help Swidler

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  • Matter of McDougall v Scoppetta

    Publication Date: 2010-07-20
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    Case Number: 2009-02176

    Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P. STEVEN W. FISHER ARIEL E. BELEN LEONARD B.

  • November 23, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    WTC Settlement Gets Backing Needed to Take Effect

    Enough plaintiffs have accepted a massive settlement of claims alleging respiratory and other health problems from the post-9/11 response and cleanup at the World Trade Center site to seal th

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  • May 12, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Pa. Says Thanks, but No Thanks, to Federal-Style E-Discovery

    In 1978, when the youngest members of the law school class of 2003 were born, the newest technology was the five-and-a-quarter-inch floppy disk, designed for use with the Apple II computer an

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  • July 28, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Law Firm Partnership Law

    Being a contract partner isn't easy! You have the hassles of an employee combined with the responsibilities of a partner. Firm creditors try to hold you liable for partnership obligations and

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  • Didder v. Didder

    Publication Date: 2005-07-22
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    QUEENS COUNTY Supreme Court Justice Morgenstern QUESTIONS PRESENTED: Should the Defendant be held in Contempt without a hearing of this Court's Order of Dec

  • December 19, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

    Litigation Financing Becoming a Useful Tool for In-House Counsel

    Litigation can be a risky, costly undertaking for any company, in which even the strongest of claims can pale in comparison to the funds needed to bring (or defend) them in court. Caught between th

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  • October 4, 2011 | Alm

    Urge to Merge: Law Firm Tie-Ups Rose Nearly 80 Percent in 2011's First Three Quarters

    With 14 deals announced between the start of July a end of September, merger and acquisition activity in the law firm sector remained robust, legal consultant Altman Weil said Monday. A

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  • September 14, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The Bright Side of Recession:

    When Corporate Counsel magazine conducted its annual outside counsel survey last year, there was talk of revolution in the air. The recession was forcing corporate law departments to cut their budg

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