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January 1, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Cover Story: Litigation Department of the Year

The LIBOR scandal, massive securities class actions against the big banks, billion-dollar patent wins, eye-popping arbitration awards. While the U.S. economy was struggling to return to heal

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January 1, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Cover Story: Litigation Department of the Year

While the U.S. economy struggled to return to health over the last two years, big-ticket litigation was clearly a countercyclical buffer. And these litigators at The Am Law 200 were front and center.

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ACLU v. Clapper, 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP)

Publication Date: 2013-12-31
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge William H. Pauley III
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel of Record: Jameel Jaffer, Esq., Alex A. Abdo, Esq., Brett M. Kaufman, Esq., Patrick C. Toomey, Esq., Catherine N. Crump, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY.
for defendant: Arthur N. Eisenberg, Esq., Christopher T. Dunn, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. Counsel for Plaintiffs: Laura Donohue, Esq., Georgetown Law, Bethesda, MD. Counsel for Defendants: David S. Jones, Esq., Tara M. La Morte, Esq., Christopher B. Harwood, Esq., John D. Clopper, Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D.N.Y., New York, NY.
Case Number: 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP)

Cite as: ACLU v. Clapper, 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP), NYLJ 1202635183225, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 27, 2013) 13 Civ. 3994 (WHP) District Judge Willia

December 30, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

Recession Rebound: Managing Partner Survey Shows Positive Growth Trend

Five years ago, rather than traveling to El Paso, many lawyers would refer litigation work to local counsel in El Paso. But since the global financial crisis of 2008 and the resulting recess

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Alto v. Black

Publication Date: 2013-12-26
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Date Filed: 2013-12-26
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Irma E. Gonzalez, Chief District Judge, Presiding Before: Marsha S. Berzon and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges, and James G. Carr, Senior District Judge.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thor O. Emblem (argued) and Tracy L. Emblem, Law Offices of Thor O. Emblem, Escondido, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. John L. Smeltzer (argued), Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General, and Katherine J. Barton, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Federal Appellees.
for defendant: Geoffrey D. Strommer (argued), Vernon L. Peterson, and Timothy C. Seward, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP, Portland, Oregon, for Intervenor-Appellant.
Case Number: No. 12-56145

Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 13995 ALBERT P. ALTO; ANDRE E. ALTO; ANTHONY ALTO; BRANDON ALTO; CHRISTY ALTO; CHRISTOPHER J. ALTO; DANIEL J. JR.; DANIEL J.

December 26, 2013 |

Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. TD Banknorth Ins. Agency, Inc.

Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.v.TD Banknorth Ins. Agency, Inc. 309 Conn. 449Supreme Court of Connecticut.FIREMAN’S…

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December 25, 2013 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Court Mulls Review Standard in Controlling Shareholder Mergers

Should the review standard for a going-private merger led by a controlling stockholder be the arduous entire fairness standard or the less stringent business judgment rule? The Delawa

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December 24, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

For Large Law Firms, 2013 Was a Year of Expansion, Pseudo-Mergers

For Pennsylvania's large law firms, 2013 was a year of office expansion and pseudo-mergers. While Pennsylvania firms, with the exception of Woodcock Washburn, shied away from the

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US v. Christian Munoz, 13 Crim. 0506

Publication Date: 2013-12-20
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Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
Judge: District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: United States Attorney: Brook E. Cucinella, Margaret Garnettt, Assistant United States Attorneys, Preet Bharara.
for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: George R. Goltzer.
Case Number: 13 Crim. 0506 (LAK)

Cite as: US v. Christian Munoz, 13 Crim. 0506 (LAK), NYLJ 1202633971275, at *1 (SDNY, Decided December 18, 2013) 13 Crim. 0506 (LAK) District Judg

In re: GSC Group, 10-14653

Publication Date: 2013-12-19
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Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District
Judge: Bankruptcy Judge Shelley C. Chapman
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Debtors by: Aaron Rubinstein, Esq., Jeffrey A. Fuisz, Esq., Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY. By: Tracy Hope Davis, Esq., Andrea B. Schwartz, Esq., Carole Ryczek, Esq., United States Department of Justice Office of the United States Trustee New York, NY.
for defendant: Attorneys for Black Diamond Capital Management, LLC and GSC Acquisition Holdings, LLC, By: Daniel J. McGuire, Esq., Gregory M. Gartland, Esq., Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. By: Rolf S. Woolner, Esq., Los Angeles, CA. Attorneys for Capstone Advisory Group, LLC by: Andrew M. Leblanc, Esq., Anne Knight, Esq., Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Capstone Advisory Group, LLC by: Steven J. Mandelsberg, Esq., Jonathan M. Proman, Esq., Hahn & Hessen, New York, NY. Attorneys for Thomas Libassi, Philip Raygorodetsky, Seth Katzenstein, and Nicholas Petrusic by: David Daniels, Esq., Keith Sambur, Esq., Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Robert J. Manzo, RJM, LLC, & RJM I, LLC by: Joseph T. Baio, Esq., Paul V. Shalhoub, Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Chapter 11 Trustee, James L. Garrity, Jr., and GSC Liquidating Trust by: Andrew V. Tenzer, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Kaye Scholer LLP by: Scott L. Hazan, Esq., Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen P.C., New York, NY.
Case Number: 10-14653 (SCC)

Cite as: GSC Group, Inc., 10-14653 (SCC), NYLJ 1202633834843, at *1 (Bankruptcy., SD, Decided December 12, 2013) 10-14653 (SCC) Bankruptcy Judge S