• July 3, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Holland & Knight Hires Again, Plus More Lateral Moves

    It's been a busy past few weeks at Holland & Knight. The Miami-based Am Law 100 firm announced last month it would a href="http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202659317136?slre

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  • July 3, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    N.J. Firms Improve Pro Bono Numbers But Still Lag

    New Jersey firms showed improvement in their dedication to volunteer work, though there's plenty of room for further gains, a recent survey of national pro bono work at large firms

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  • United States of America, Appellee v. Stavros M. Ganias, Defendant-Appellant, 12-240-cr

    Publication Date: 2014-07-03
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Hall and Chin, C.JJ, and Restani, J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Anastasia E. King and Sandra S. Glover, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Sarala V. Nagala, Assistant United States Attorney for David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Daniel E. Wenner, on the brief, Stanley A. Twardy, Jr. Day Pitney LLP, Stamford, Connecticut.

    Case Number: 12-240-cr

    Cite as: USA v. Ganias, 12-240-cr, NYLJ 1202661703540, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 17, 2014) 12-240-cr Before: Hall and Chin, C.JJ, and Restani,

  • July 1, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Creditors Must Maintain Abandoned Property Before Foreclosure Is Completed

    On May 15, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Assembly Bill A347, which authorizes municipalities to impose penalties on creditors that fail to timely remedy code violations and/or a

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  • June 30, 2014 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    LATERALS Duane Morris (Philadelphia): Tomas Thompson and Mark Bradford join the trial practice group as partners in the Ch

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  • June 24, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

    The Defensive Power of Post-Grant Patent Challenges

    Patent lawsuits involving nonpracticing entities (NPEs) have increased dramatically over the last decade—by an average of 22 percent per year since 2004. The continued rise in issu

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  • June 20, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Personal Notes on Lawyers

    • Robert Appleton is joining Day Pitney's white-collar defense and internal investigations practice as partner. He was director

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  • June 19, 2014 | National Law Journal

    NLJ 350: Northern New Jersey Suffers Big Slide

    Northern New Jersey lies within commuting distance of New York City, but the two areas are worlds apart when it comes to the nation’s largest law firms’ staffing choices.

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  • June 19, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Pro Bono Partnership Hosts 'Smorgasbono'

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  • Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff v. Brian Raymond Callahan, Adam Manson, Distinctive Investments LLC, and Distinctive Ventures LLC, Defendants Sheri Manson Callahan, Relief Defendant, 12-CV-1065

    Publication Date: 2014-06-16
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Arthur Spatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Receiver Steven Weinberg by: Steven Weinberg, Esq., Stewart W. Lee, Esq., Richard B. Demas, Esq., Of Counsel, Gottesman, Wolgel, Secunda, Malamy & Flynn, P.C. Attorneys for the Plaintiff by: Dean M. Conway, Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: Attorneys for the Defendant Brian Raymond Callahan by: Robert Knuts, Esq., Of Counsel, Park & Jensen LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for the Defendant Brian Raymond Callahan by: Robert L. Herskovits, Esq., Of Counsel, Herskovits PLLC, New York, NY. Attorneys for the Defendants Adam Judd Manson, Distinctive Investments LLC and Distinctive Ventures LLC by: Andrew J. Frisch, Esq., Of Counsel, Law Offices of Andrew J. Frisch, New York, NY. Attorneys for the Defendant Adam Judd Manson, Distinctive Investments LLC and Distinctive Ventures LLC by: Robert J. Anello, Esq., Gates Salyers Hurand, Esq., Judith L. Mogul, Esq., Of Counsel, Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, New York, NY. Attorneys for the Relief Defendant Sheri Manson Callahan by: Michael Tremonte, Esq., Of Counsel, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Interested Party Brian F. Callahan by: Brian Edward Spears, Esq., Of Counsel, Brian Spears LLC, Southport, CT. Attorneys for Intervenor United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by: David C. Woll, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office., Brooklyn, NY. Attorneys for Intervenor RBS Citizens, National Association by: Michael Terrance Conway, Esq., Of Counsel, LeClair Ryan, PC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12-CV-1065

    Cite as: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Callahan, 12-CV-1065, NYLJ 1202659449185, at *1 (EDNY, Decided March 5, 2014) 12-CV-1065 District J