• March 2, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

    New Partners Yearbook 2023

    Congratulations to these new partners, made and hired laterally over the past year.

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  • Appellate Division, First Department: March 2, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-03-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on: February 28, 2023

  • Sokola v. Weinstein

    Publication Date: 2023-02-24
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Alexander M. Tisch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Douglas H. Wigdor, Esq., Bryan L. Arbeit, Esq., Wigdor LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Kevin Mintzer, Esq., The Law Office of Kevin Mintzer, PC, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Harvey Weinstein: Imran A. Ansari, Esq., Aidala Bertuna & Kamins PC, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Robert Weinstein: Gary Stein, Esq., Brian T. Kohn, Esq., Abigail F. Coster, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Defendant Miramax Film NY LLC f/k/a Miramax Film Corp: Marvin Stanley Putnam, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, Los Angeles, CA. Attorneys for remaining Defendants: Evan R. Chesler, Esq., J. Wesley Earnhardt, Cravath Swaine & Moor LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 950250/2019

    In Case Against Harvey Weinstein, Negligent Supervision Claim Against Disney Survives

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: February 24, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-02-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:February 22, 2023

  • USA v. Bleuler

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Engelhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-20658

    Appellee Bleuler was indicted for engaging in an international bribery scheme wherein U.S.-based businesses paid bribes to Venezuelan officials for priority payment of invoices and other favorable treatment from Venezuela's state-owned energy company.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: February 17, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:February 10 & 15, 2023

  • People v. Toussaint

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Wanda L. Licitra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Jairo Z. Coronado, Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County.
    for defendant: For Mr. Toussaint by: Sade Stephenson, The Legal Aid Society.

    Case Number: CR-026391-21QN

    People Fail to Properly Certify Discovery Before Stating Ready for Trial; Case Dismissed

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: February 3, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-02-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List released on:February 1, 2023

  • New York County, Surrogate's Court: January 19, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-01-19
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, New York County
    Judge: Surrogate Rita Mella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Decision & Order decided on:January 13, 2023

  • Freeman v. HSBC Holdings PLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gary M. Osen, Ari Ungar, Michael Radine, Dina Gielchinsky, Aaron A. Schlanger, Osen LLC, Hackensack, NJ, on the brief, Peter Raven-Hansen, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees HSBC Holdings PLC, HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A.: Mark G. Hanchet, Robert W. Hamburg, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Andrew J. Pincus, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse: Marc R. Cohen, Alex C. Lakatos, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee Commerzbank AG: Alexis Collins, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington, DC; Jonathan I. Blackman, Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Barclays Bank PLC: Michael T. Tomaino, Jr., Jeffrey T. Scott, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Standard Chartered Bank: Sharon L. Nelles, Andrew J. Finn, Bradley P. Smith, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Royal Bank of Scotland, N.V.: Robert G. Houck, Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Stephen I. Vladeck, Austin, TX. For Amici Curiae Eight United States Senators in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Michael A. Petrino, Jonathan E. Missner, Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Retired Generals of the U.S. Armed Forces in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Arthur H. Bryant, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Oakland, CA; Joshua I. Hammack, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae the Institute of International Bankers, the American Bankers Association, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, and the European Banking Federation in support of Defendants-Appellees: Marc J. Gottridge, Lisa J. Fried, Benjamin A. Fleming, Hogan Lovells US LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 19-3970

    Action's Dismissal Upheld; JASTA Claims Forfeited as First Raised in Reconsideration Bid