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  • September 11, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

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  • September 8, 2017 | National Law Journal

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  • Doe v. Hagenbeck, 15-1890-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-09-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 15-1890-cv

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  • September 7, 2017 | National Law Journal

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  • September 5, 2017 | National Law Journal

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  • September 1, 2017 | The American Lawyer

    CMS Becomes Latest Big Firm Heading to Singapore

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  • September 1, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

    Distinguished Leader: Gary C. Johnson

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  • Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck, Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp, Defendants-Appellants, United States of America, Defendant, 15-1890-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-09-01
    Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp.: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe.: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe.: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe.: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe.: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe.: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 15-1890-cv

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