• January 8, 2014 |

    JPMorgan Chase to pay $2.6 billion to resolve Madoff allegations

    The hammer has come down on J.P.Morgan Chase in connection with Bernie Madoffs Ponzi scheme, and the price tag is a stiff one: $2.6 billion.

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  • Donkin v. Donkin

    Publication Date: 2013-12-26
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    Date Filed: 2013-12-26
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark H. Boykin for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
    for defendant: Snow Law Corporation and Stephen L. Snow for Defendants and Appellants.

    Case Number: No. S202210

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 13948 ANNEMARIE DONKIN et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. RODN

  • December 23, 2013 | National Law Journal

    H.R. Knows Who's Naughty and Nice

    Oh, joy. It's that time of the year again — Christmas in the city. It's also time for the annual office holiday party. At every firm, there's someone tasked with the th

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  • December 20, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

    2013's 10 Big Moments for Chief Compliance Officers

    As sure as the fix was in for LIBOR, 2013 could be counted on to provide plenty of “Ripped From the Headlines” fodder for compliance and ethics commentators everywhere. With 2014

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  • Sander v. State Bar of California

    Publication Date: 2013-12-20
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    Date Filed: 2013-12-19
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, James M. Chadwick, Evgenia N. Fkiaras, David E. Snyder and Guylyn R. Cummins for Plaintiff and Appellant California First Amendment Coalition. Jane Roberta Yakowitz; Bostwick & Jassy, Gary L. Bostwick, Jean-Paul Jassy and Kevin L. Vick for Plaintiffs and Appellants Richard Sander and Joe Hicks.
    for defendant: Kerr & Wagstaffe, James M. Wagstaffe, Michael John Von Loewenfeldt; Starr Babcock, Lawrence C. Yee and Rachel S. Grunberg for Defendants and Respondents. Snell & Wilmer, Mary-Christine Sungaila and Harsh P. Parikh for Multicultural Bar Alliance as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents. Reed Smith and Dennis Peter Maio for The Bar Association of San Francisco as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents. Eva Paterson, Allison S. Elgart and Fabián Rentería for Equal Justice Society as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. S194951

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 13702 RICHARD SANDER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE BAR

  • Cardoza v. Rock, 12-0700-pr (L)

    Publication Date: 2013-12-20
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Hall, and Livingston, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Svetlana M. Kornfeind, the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Appeals Bureau, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Roseann B. MacKechnie, Deputy Solicitor General for Criminal Matters, on the brief, Michelle Maerov, Assistant Attorney General, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12-0700-pr (L) 12-0709-pr (XAP)

    Cite as: Cardoza v. Rock, 12-0700-pr (L), NYLJ 1202633994754, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 24, 2013) 12-0700-pr (L) Before: Sack, Hall, and L

  • CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Vatash, 42886/2010

    Publication Date: 2013-12-13
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    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County, I.A.S. Part 33
    Judge: Justice Thomas F. Whelan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Davidson & Fink, LLP, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: Defendant pro se: Susan Lichenstein, f/k/a/ Susan Vatash, Sag Harbor, NY.

    Case Number: 42886/2010

    Cite as: CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Vatash, 42886/2010, NYLJ 1202631927454, at *1 (Sup. SUF, Decided November 4, 2013) 42886/2010 Justice Thomas F. Wh

  • MARK A. D'ANDREA, M.D., GULF COAST CANCER & DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OF SOUTHEAST, INC., GULF COAST ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.A., UNIVERSITY CENTER HUNTSVILLE-BRENHAM, INC. AND SOUTHEAST GULF COAST BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, L.P., Appellants v. EPSTEIN, BECKER, GREEN, WICKLIFF & HALL, P.C., EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C., AND STEPHEN R. COCHELL, Appellees

    Publication Date: 2013-12-12
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    Date Filed: 2013-12-12
    Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, FOURTEENTH DISTRICT, HOUSTON
    Judge: J. Brett Busby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-12-00494-CV

    MARK A. D'ANDREA, M.D., GULF COAST CANCER & DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OF SOUTHEAST, INC., GULF COAST ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.A., UNIVERSITY CENTER HUNTSVILLE-BRENHAM, INC. A

  • Schatzki v. Weiser Capital Management, 10 Civ. 4685

    Publication Date: 2013-12-12
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff By: Albert K. Lawler, Esq., Christopher S. Rooney, Esq., James J. Mahon, Esq., Lawler Mahon & Rooney LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants By: Scott I. Unger, Esq., Stark & Stark, P.C., Lawrenceville, NJ.

    Case Number: 10 Civ. 4685

    Cite as: Schatzki v. Weiser Capital Management, 10 Civ. 4685, NYLJ 1202631715191, at *1 (SDNY, Decided November 25, 2013) 10 Civ. 4685 District Ju

  • December 12, 2013 | The Careerist

    Oh, No—Naughty Santa Is in Town!

    Oh, joy. It's that time of the year again—Christmas in the city. That mean

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