• December 9, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    New York Firms Increase Ranks in 2002

    Judging by some of the numbers in this year's NYLJ 100 survey of New York's largest law offices, a booming economy is not the only spur to law firm growth. At many of the city's top firms, a l

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  • March 16, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Kasowitz Firm Corners Market in Magazine Distribution Cases

    Until it went out of business last month, Anderson News was one of four wholesale magazine distributors in the United States that provided single copies to newsstands and stores. On Monday a href="ht

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  • March 7, 2006 | Legal Times

    Will D.C. Circuit Nominee's Conservative Credentials Be His Undoing?

    Most nights a line snakes out the door at Lauriol Plaza, the trendy Mexican restaurant on 18th Street in Dupont Circle that draws a cross section of the Washington, D.C., cognoscenti, many of whom

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  • August 4, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    One Down, Two to Go: District Court Judge Rules California Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional, Setting Stage for Eventual Supreme Court Showdown

    One down, two to go. In their effort to win constitutional protection for same-sex marriage, David Boies and Ted Olson have clea

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  • February 24, 2003 |

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    Ex-Judge Barred from Future OfficeScranton - The Court of Judicial Discipline has barred a former Lackawanna County judge from ever holding office again after all direct appeals

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  • Kensington International Limited v. Itoua, 06-1763-cv

    Publication Date: 2007-10-24
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2007-10-18
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-1763-cv

    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT Michael T. Stolper Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Matthew L. Craner, David M. Powers, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Jonatha

  • July 16, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    California Chief Justice Steps Down, Shocking Judiciary

    California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election this fall, sending a seismic jolt through the state's legal landscape, and even his fellow Supr

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  • March 22, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    IP Litigation Roundup: Federal Circuit to Decide Whether to Keep Starting from Scratch

    • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed to reconsider the appellate standard for district court findings in claim construction--the process by which a judge

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  • In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963

    Publication Date: 2011-01-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert W. Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA Attorneys for Lead Securities Plaintiff State of Michigan Retirement Systems: By: Jeffrey C. Block, Esq., Patrick T. Egan, Esq., Justin Saif, Esq., Berman Devalerio, Boston, MA By: Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq., Julie J. Bai, Esq., San Francisco, CA By: Thomas A. Dubbs, Esq., James W. Johnson, Esq., Michael W. Stocker, Esq., Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY Co-Lead Counsel for the Derivative Plaintiff: By: David A.P. Brower, Esq., Brower Piven, P.C., New York, NY By: Marc M. Umeda, Esq., George C. Aguilar, Esq., Shane P. Sanders, Esq., Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Esq., Robbins Umeda LLP, San Diego, CA Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Mark K. Gyandoh, Esq., James A. Maro, Jr., Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA Interim Liaison Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: Interim Liaison Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Michael Minikes, Kathleen Cavallo, Stephen Lacoff, and Robert Steinberg: By: Eric. S. Goldstein, Esq., Brad S. Karp, Esq., Lewis R. Clayton, Esq., Douglas M. Pravda, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY By: Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Esq., F. Michael Kail, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Attorneys for Defendant James E. Cayne: By: David S. Frankel, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan D. Schwartz: By: Jay B. Kasner, Esq., Susan Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: By: Michael Chepiga, Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan C. Greenberg: By: Ronald Richman, Esq., Jill L. Goldberg, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Warren J. Spector: By: David B. Anders, Esq., Meredith L. Turner, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Mayer: By: Richard A. Edlin, Esq., Ronald D. Lefton, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants Henry S. Bienen, Carl D. Glickman, Michael Goldstein, Donald J. Harrington, Frank T. Nickell, Paul A. Novelly, Frederic V. Salerno, Vincent Tese and Wesley S. Williams, Jr.: By: Randy M. Mastro, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Michael Alix: By: Scott D. Corrigan, Esq., Jeffrey P. Wade, Esq., Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey M. Farber: By: Michael R. Young, Esq., Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP: By: Max R. Shulman, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY

    Case Number: 08 MDL 1963

    Cite as: In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963, NYLJ 1202479404634, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 9, 2011)District Judge Robert W. Sweetp class="decided

  • January 23, 2001 | Legal Times

    Every 6 Minutes: Everybody, Duck!

    Last year was quite a year. Junior associate salaries surged skyward, while senior litigators decided the presidency. M&A attorneys uncorked a thousand IPOs until the party ended, when sec

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