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  • December 9, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Dismissal of Terrorism Suit Against Arab Bank Is Upheld

    The Second Circuit upheld a decision to dismiss the terrorism financing suits that thousands of non-citizens filed against Arab Bank, despite the panel's view that the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in 'Kiobel' "suggests that the [Alien Tort Statute] may allow for corporate liability and our observation that there is a growing consensus among our sister circuits to that effect."

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  • December 2, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Nominees Offered for Court of Appeals Vacancy

    ALBANY - Five attorneys in private practice and two sitting judges from the Appellate Division, Fourth Department comprise a href="http://nylawyer.nylj.com/adgifs/decisions14/120214release.

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  • Marcos Poventud, Plaintiff-Appellant v. City of New York, Defendants-Appellees*, 12-1011-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-01-21
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch. C.J, Jacobs, Calabresi, Cabranes, Pooler, Sack, Raggi, Wesley, Hall, Livingston, Lynch, Chin, Lohier, Carney, and Droney, C.JJ.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Marcos Poventud: Julia P. Kuan, Romano & Kuan, New York, NY, on the brief, Joel B. Rudin, Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Amicus Curiae National and New York State Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Richard D. Willstatter, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; Marc Fernich, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY; Charles A. Rothfeld, Paul W. Hughes, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C.; on the brief, Michael B. Kimberly, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellees City of New York, et al.: Leonard Koerner; Larry A. Sonnenshein; Linda Donahue; Rachel Seligman Weiss; on the brief, Mordecai Newman for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae District Attorneys Association of the State of New York: Hilary Hassler, Assistant District Attorney, New York County; Steven A. Bender, Assistant District Attorney, Westchester County; Morrie I. Kleinbart, Assistant District Attorney, Richmond County; Itamar J. Yeger, Assistant District Attorney, Rockland County; on the brief, Caitlin Halligan for Kathleen M. Rice, President, District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae States of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont: Richard Dearing, Deputy Solicitor General; Won S. Shin, Assistant Solicitor General; on the brief, Barbara Underwood, Solicitor General for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12-1011-cv

    Cite as: Poventud v. NYC, 12-1011-cv, NYLJ 1202638937343, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 14, 2014) 12-1011-

  • January 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circuit Upsets Fraud Conviction of Ex-Mayer Brown Partner

    The conviction of former Mayer Brown partner Joseph P. Collins for helping Refco Inc. executives defraud investors of more than $2 billion was overturned on Jan. 9 by a federal appeals court.

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  • November 19, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Ex-Mayer Brown Partner Convicted at Retrial

    Former Mayer Brown partner Joseph Collins was convicted on Nov. 16 of helping top executives at Refco conceal a $2.4 billion fraud from investors and purchasers of the financial services

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  • November 18, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Ex-Mayer Brown Partner Collins Convicted at Refco Retrial

    Former Mayer Brown partner Joseph Collins was convicted on Nov. 16 of helping top executives at Refco conceal a $2.4 billion fraud from investors and purchasers of the financial services

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  • January 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Upsets Fraud Conviction of Ex-Mayer Brown Partner

    The conviction of former Mayer Brown partner Joseph P. Collins for helping Refco Inc. executives defraud investors of more than $2 billion was overturned on Jan. 9 by a federal appeals court.

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  • March 7, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Mid East Bank Appeals to Halt Judge's 'Disastrous' Sanctions

    The lawyer for a Middle Eastern bank being sued by thousands of plaintiffs for allegedly providing services to terror groups and handling accounts used to pay the families of Palestinian &quo

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  • January 9, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Cooley Wins New Trial for Ex-Mayer Brown Partner Convicted in Refco Fraud

    Joseph Collins, the former Mayer Brown partner who was convicted and sentenced to a seven-year prison term for his role in the implosion of the brokerage firm Refco, has finally caught a break.

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  • December 6, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Personal Notes on Lawyers

    • McGuireWoods has added litigator Michael Simes as a partner in the financial services litigation depar

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