• April 27, 2001 | Legal Times

    The Art of the Deal

    As President George W. Bush gets ready to announce his first nominees to the federal bench, his judge-pickers have already realized how difficult the Senate confirmation process can be.

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  • March 27, 2007 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Deadline Extended for First Department Presiding Justice Governor Eliot Spitzer's screening committee for the Appellate Division First Department, unexpectedly and without expla

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  • Hydroscience Technologies, Inc v. Hydroscience, Inc., Whitehall Corporation, Aviation Sales

    Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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    Date Filed: 2013-05-07
    Court: Tx. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: Michael J. O'neill Justice
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    Case Number: 05-11-01536-CV

    AFFIRM; and Opinion Filed May 7, 2013.OPINIONBefore Justices Moseley, O'Neill, and Lewis Opinion by Justice O'NeillAppellant Hydroscience Technologies, Inc. (HTI) appeals the trial cour

  • Hearst v. Hearst, 350444-2004

    Publication Date: 2007-03-16
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    Date Filed: 2007-02-23
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Rosalyn Richter
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    Case Number: 350444-2004

    Justice Rosalyn Richter NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court For the Plaintiff: Peter E. Bronstein of Bronstein, Van Veen & Bronstein For the Defendant: Sha

  • July 19, 2004 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Reinstatement of Attorneys

    The New Jersey Lawyers' Fund For Client Protection declares that the following attorneys, having fully satisfied the requirements of R. 1:28-2 and R. 1:20-1, are eligible to practice law in Ne

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  • May 1, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

    The Third Way

    It looked like a done deal. In the summer of 2002, the senior executives of London's Benfield Group Plc, the world's largest reinsurance brokerage firm, prepared to take their business public.

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  • In Re: Initial Public OfferingSecurities Litigation,21 MC 92

    Publication Date: 2010-06-29
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    Court: District Court, New York County
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq., Rebecca M. Katz, Esq., Christian Siebott, Esq., Bernstein Liebhard LLP, New York, New York David Kessler, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check LLP, Radnor, Pennsylvania Howard B. Sirota, Esq., Sirota & Sirota LLP, New York, New York Robert A. Wallner, Esq., Ariana J. Tadler, Esq., Peter G.A. Safirstein, Esq., Neil Fraser, Esq., Milberg LLP, New York, New York Jules Brody, Esq., Stull, Stull & Brody LLP, New York, New York Fred Taylor Isquith, Esq., Thomas H. Burt, Esq., Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York
    for defendant: Liaison Counsel for Underwriter Defendants: Gandolfo V. DiBlasi, Esq., Penny Shane, Esq., David M.J. Rein, Esq., Richard J.L. Lamuscio, Esq., Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, New York, New York Liaison Counsel for Issuer Defendants: Jack C. Auspitz, Esq., Joel C. Haims, Esq., Hilary M. Williams, Esq., Angela T. Rella, Esq., Reema S. Abdelhamid, Esq., Morrison and Foerster LLP, New York, New York For the Greene Objectors: Leland L. Greene, Esq., Garden City, New York For the Siegel Objectors: Edward F. Siegel, Esq., Cleveland, Ohio For the Pentz Objectors: John J. Pentz, Esq., Class Action Fairness Group, Maynard, Massachusetts For the Weinstein Objectors: Jeffrey L. Weinstein, Esq., The Weinstein Law Firm, Athens, Texas For the Bechtold Objectors: Theodore A. Bechtold, Esq., Brooklyn, New York James J. Hayes (Pro Se), Annandale, Virgnia

    Case Number: 21 MC 92

    District Judge Shira A. ScheindlinDecided: June 18, 2010For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee:S

  • October 31, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    Pfizer Litigators Endure Beast of a Beauty Contest

    It was a cold day for a beauty contest. On a blustery morning last December, a small army of product liability lawyers tried not to slip on the ice as they made their way to the Plaza Hotel in

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  • LCO BUILDING LCC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS, 189 VAN RENSSELAER v MICHAUX, BRUNA

    Publication Date: 2008-07-03
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    Court: Appellate Division, 4th Dept
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    Case Number: 189 VAN RENSSELAER v MICHAUX, BRUNA,801

    SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 801 CA 08-00173 PRESENT: HURLBUTT, J.P., MARTOCHE,

  • May 17, 2001 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Keeping the Home Fires Burning

    Don't expect him to foray into the thicket of thorny issues like abortion, capital punishment or mandatory pro bono.Instead, he stands for loosening the reins of "best practices," revi

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