• December 14, 2010 | National Law Journal

    2nd Circuit to decide how safe is 'safe'

    A long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals-and the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential

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  • Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274

    Publication Date: 2013-01-24
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Ligon Plaintiffs: Christopher Dunn, Esq., Alexis Karteron, Esq., Taylor Pendergrass, Esq., Daniel Mullkoff, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. J. McGregor Smyth, Jr., Esq., Mariana Kovel, Esq., The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY. Juan Cartagena, Esq., Foster Maer, Esq., Roberto Concepcion, Jr., Esq., LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York, NY. John A. Nathanson, Esq., Tiana Peterson, Esq., Mayer Grashin, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Floyd Plaintiffs: Darius Charney, Esq., Chauniqua Young, Esq., Sunita Patel, Esq., Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY. Philip A. Irwin, Esq., Eric Hellerman, Esq., Gretchen Hoff Varner, Esq., Kasey L. Martini, Esq., Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. Jonathan C. Moore, Esq., Jennifer Borchetta, Esq., Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Ligon and Floyd Defendants: Brenda Cooke, Linda Donahue, Heidi Grossman, Morgan Kunz, Joseph Marutollo, Suzanna Publicker, Lisa Richardson, Cecelia Silver, Judson Vickers, Richard Weingarten, Mark Zuckerman, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12 Civ. 2274

    Cite as: Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274, NYLJ 1202585421036, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 22, 2013)District Judge Shira ScheindlinDecid

  • August 1, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Pro Bono Response Illustrates Ripple Effects of Sept. 11 Attacks

    Virtually every private-firm lawyer in New York participated in the post-Sept. 11 recovery effort -- with cash and pro bono services, and very often both. Many cases were dealt with quic

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  • December 3, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Viacom Files Appeal in YouTube Case, Backed by Gibson Dunn, Shearman, and Jenner

    Like a viral video, Viacom's copyright infringement suit against YouTube lives on. As expected, Viacom filed an appeal on Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Cour

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  • September 26, 2000 | Law.com

    Movers & Shakers

    NEW HIRESAndrew J. Foley, 37, has joined New York's Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as counsel in the firm's corporate department, where he will specialize in inter

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  • March 21, 2003 | Daily Report Online

    Firm Addresses Race With Chief Diversity Officer

    Lily Henning [email protected] Carl Cooper will tell you that he doesn't play golf. He'll tell you that, unlike many lawyers who lean toward more "aristocratic act

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  • April 1, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Banks Topple Antitrust Claims in Private LIBOR Suits

    Private antitrust litigation related to LIBOR isn't over — not by a long shot. But on Friday 16 banks accused of manipulating the benchmark global interest rate dispelled any notion

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  • April 3, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Newsbriefs

    Simpson Thacher to Open Beijing Office Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has announced plans to open a Beijing office as it boosts its Asian presence with two lateral recrui

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  • August 22, 2002 | The American Lawyer

    The Harder They Fall

    In October 2000 roughly 150 partners at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison traveled to the Ritz-Carlton resort in Cancun, Mexico, for their annual retreat. After a day of leisure, they gathered i

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  • November 16, 2001 | Law.com

    2001 Summer Associates Survey: From Mayer Brown to Wolf Block

    M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | V | A H

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