• January 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Cuomo Fills 4 Appellate Division Vacancies

    ALBANY - New York state's mid-level appeals court, struggling with a judicial vacancy rate of 23 percent, finally got some help on Friday, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo filled four of the 15 op

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  • January 13, 2014 | National Law Journal

    NLJ Billing Survey: $1,000 Per Hour Isn't Rare Anymore

    As recently as five years ago, law partners charging $1,000 an hour were outliers. Today, four-figure hourly rates for in-demand partners at the most prestigious firms don't raise eyebro

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  • In re Garcia

    Publication Date: 2014-01-02
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    Date Filed: 2014-01-02
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Starr Babcock, Lawrence C. Yee, Richard J. Zanassi, Rachel S. Grunberg; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Robert E. Palmer, Joshua A. Jessen, Drew A. Harbur; Mark A. Perry; Minami Tamaki, Donald K. Tamaki, Minette A. Kwok, Phillip M. Zackler; Kevin R. Johnson; Bill Onh Hing; Bryan Springmeyer; Kerr & Wagstaffe and James N. Wagstaffe for Respondent Committee of Bar Examiners of State Bar of California.
    for defendant: Fishkin & Slatter, Jerome Fishkin, Lindsay K. Slatter, Samuel C. Bellicini; Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker and Robert Cooper for Petitioner Sergio C. Garcia. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, Sate Solicitor General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jonathan Wolff, Acting Chief Assistant Attorney General, Douglas J. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Rochelle C. East, Tamar Pachter, Daniel J. Powell and Ross C. Moody, Deputy Attorneys General, for California Attorney General as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner Sergio C. Garcia.

    Case Number: No. S202512

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 62 In re SERGIO C. GARCIA on Admission. No. S202512 In the Supreme Court o

  • Gruss v. Zwirn, 09 Civ. 6441

    Publication Date: 2013-11-29
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Paul G. Gardephe
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    Case Number: 09 Civ. 6441 (PGG)(MHD)

    Cite as: Gruss v. Zwirn, 09 Civ. 6441 (PGG)(MHD), NYLJ 1202629484614, at *1 (SDNY, Decided November 19, 2013) 09 Civ. 6441 (PGG)(MHD) District Jud

  • October 29, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    1 Year Later, Attorneys Still Counsel Victims

    It has been has been a year since Hurricane Sandy swept through the region, but New York lawyers are still helping storm victims wade through legal problems that are growing ever more co

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  • October 21, 2013 | The Recorder

    On the Move

    San Francisco Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton added four new associates to the firm's San Francisco office. Oliver Kroll, who rec

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  • Padro v. Astrue, 11-CV-1788

    Publication Date: 2013-10-21
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Carol Bagley Amon
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    Case Number: 11-CV-1788

    Cite as: Padro v. Astrue, 11-CV-1788, NYLJ 1202624453861, at *1 (EDNY, Decided October 17, 2013) 11-CV-1788 District Judge Carol Bagley Am

  • October 4, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200

    Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman creates a new entertainment practice; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's global managing partner resigns to go in house at an energy-focused investment firm in Bo

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  • April 25, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Disappearing Act

    Think of it as a law firm leader's form of magic: Change the size of the equity partnership, the theory goes, and firms can manufacture changes in their reported profitability. I

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  • December 4, 2012 |

    K&L Gates, Kirkland make headlines

    Yesterday was a big day for Big Law news.

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