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  • April 7, 2021 | Law.com

    Brussels Law Firms Eyeing Potential Wave of Trade Work

    Brussels trade lawyers are readying themselves for a steep increase in compliance and litigation work.

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  • In the Matter of Bruce D. Friedberg, Motion Nos.: 2020-02112; In the Matter of Edan E. Pinkas, otion Nos.: 2020-02114

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Grievance Committee for the First Judicial Department
    Judge: Per Curiam Before: Dianne T. Renwick, J.P., Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Troy K. Webber, Lizbeth González, Tanya R. Kennedy,JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jorge Dopico, Chief Attorney, Attorney Grievance Committee, New York (Orlando Reyes, of counsel), for petitioner.
    for defendant: Michael S. Ross, Esq. and Hal Lieberman, Esq, for respondents.
    Case Number: Motion Nos.: 2020-02112 & 2020-02114

    Matter of Friedberg; Matter of Pinkas

  • City of New York v. Chevron Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-07
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant City of New York: Richard Dearing, Claude S. Platton, Nwamaka Ejebe, on the brief, John Moore, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY; Steve W. Berman, on the brief, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA; Matthew F. Pawa, on the brief, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Newton Centre, MA. For Appellee Chevron Corporation: Joshua S. Lipshutz, on the brief, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrea E. Neuman, Anne Champion, on the brief, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Herbert J. Stern, Joel M. Silverstein, on the brief, Stern & Kilcullen, LLC, Florham Park, NJ. For Appellee ConocoPhillips: John F. Savarese, Ben M. Germana, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY; Sean C. Grimsley, James R. Jones, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO. For Appellee Exxon Mobil Corporation: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Daniel J. Toal, Jaren Janghorbani, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, New York, NY; Dawn Sestito, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Patrick J. Conlon, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston, TX. For Appellee Royal Dutch Shell: David C. Frederick, Brendan J. Crimmins, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Appellee BP p.l.c.: Nancy G. Milburn, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY, Matthew T. Heartney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Los Angeles, CA.
    for defendant: For Amicus Curiae Catherine M. Sharkey, Crystal Eastman Professor of Law: Catherine M. Sharkey, Crystal Eastman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae States of New York, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, and the District of Columbia: David S. Frankel, Assistant Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General, State of New York, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors Sarah H. Cleveland, Zachary D. Clopton, William S. Dodge, Harold Hongju Koh, Kermit Roosevelt III, and Christopher A. Whytock: Harold Hongju Koh, Michael J. Wishnie, Conor Dwyer Reynolds, Yale Law School, Rule of Law Clinic. For Amici Curiae New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, The Point Community Development Corporation, and Uprose: Kimberly Ong, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and International Municipal Lawyers Association: Michael Burger, Jennifer Danis, Morningside Heights Legal Services, Inc., Columbia Environmental Law Clinic, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation: Corbin K. Barthold, Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae United States of America: Eric Grant, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, R. Justin Smith, Christine W. Ennis, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources, Division, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Peter D. Keisler, C. Frederick Beckner III, Ryan C. Morris, Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Steven P. Lehotsky, Michael B. Schon, Jonathan D. Urick, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae National Association of Manufacturers: Philip S. Goldberg, Christopher E. Appel, Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Washington, DC; Linda E. Kelly, Peter C. Tolsdorf, Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae States of Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia: Thomas M. Fisher, Solicitor General, Kian J. Hudson, Deputy Solicitor General, for Todd Rokita, Attorney General of Indiana, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN. For Amicus Curiae Professor Richard A. Epstein: Yaakov M. Roth, Jones Day, Washington, DC; Robert A. Mittelstaedt, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA; Robert E. Johnson, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Kelly Holt, Jones Day, Boston, MA.
    Case Number: 18-2188

    Clean Air Act Displaces State Law Claims in City's Suit to Recover Costs of Global Warming

  • April 6, 2021 | National Law Journal

    With Federal Prosecutors on the Move, Gibson Dunn Taps Ex-Maryland US Attorney

    Robert Hur had previously been a partner at King & Spalding, where his Maryland predecessor Rod Rosenstein now practices. But he opted to move in a different direction.

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  • April 6, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

    See What's On the Pa. Supreme Court's Upcoming Argument Agenda

    The argument session, which is set to take place April 13 and 14, focuses on cases that arose out of the western Pennsylvania region. The justices are also set to live stream the arguments over Youtube.

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  • Killoran v. Westhampton Beach Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-06
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Joanna Seybert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Christian Killoran, Esq., pro se, Terrie Killoran, pro se, Westhampton, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Scott J. Kreppein, Esq., Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, Smithtown, New York.
    Case Number: 19-CV-6663

    Disparate Treatment, Other Claims Over Child's Out-of-District Placement Are Dismissed

  • Fenimore Civic Block Ass'n v. 1919 Bedford Realty LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-04-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Kathy King
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff Fenimore Civic Block Association Calvert Hadley, Sydney Moshette, Jr., Cherly Francis and Benjamin Toro: John Rudolph Low Beer and Marc Sterling Bresky.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant 1919 Bedford Realty, LLC: Michael J. Siris, Stuart Siris and Kristin Elizabeth Pendergrass.
    Case Number: 506050/2017

    Fact Issues Exist if Restrictive Covenant Applies to Property to Prohibit Construction

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: April 2, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-04-06
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: April 2, 2021

  • Matter of New York Times Co. v. City of New York Off. of the Mayor

    Publication Date: 2021-04-05
    Practice Area: Information Governance and Compliance | Public Records
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Rolando Acosta
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: Al-Amyn Sumar, David E. McCraw, and Alexandra Settelmayer of counsel, The New York Times Company, Legal Department, New York.
    for defendant: For Appellant: MacKenzie Fillow and Richard Dearing of counsel, James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel, New York.
    Case Number: 158472/19

    City Charter §2603(k) Does Not Protect CIB's 'Private' Letter to Mayor From Disclosure

  • Electric Reliability Council v. Panda Power

    Publication Date: 2021-04-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0781

    In 2011 and 2012, petitioner Electric Reliability Council projected a likelihood of severe energy shortfalls; based on those reports, respondent Panda Power Generation Infrastructure Fund decided to invest $2.2 billion to build two new power plants.