• January 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Recognitions

    • John Mendez has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the newest chairman of the board of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC),

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  • January 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Recognitions

    John Mendez, a partner at Latham & Watkins, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the newest chairman of the board of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, among other announcements and honors.

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  • In re Hokulani Square, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-01-26
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    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2015-01-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Pappas, Dunn, and Jury, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding Before: Alex Kozinski, Raymond C. Fisher, and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bradley R. Tamm (argued); Lissa D. Shults and Melissa A. Miyashiro, Shults & Tamm, ALC, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Noah M. Schottenstein (argued), Trial Attorney, Ramona Elliot, Deputy Director/General Counsel, P. Matthew Sutko, Associate General Counsel, Executive Office for the United States Trustees, Washington, D.C.; Tiffany Carroll, Acting United States Trustee for Region 15, Curtis B. Ching, Assistant United States Trustee, United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Appellee.

    Case Number: No. 11-60072

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 833 IN RE: HOKULANI SQUARE, INC., a Hawaii corporation, Debtor, BRADLEY R TAMM, Chapter 7 Trustee,

  • January 26, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    NEW ARRIVALS img align="right" alt="" src="/image/nlj/largerphotos/skinner-peter-schwartz-matthew-zach-john.jpg" style="margin: 2px 10px 0px 0px; float

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  • January 26, 2015 | National Law Journal

    Movers

    New arrivals and lateral moves in this week's column.

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  • January 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Hearing Highlights 'Newman' Effect on Insider Trading Cases

    Southern District Judge Andrew Carter (See Pro

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  • January 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Hearing Highlights 'Newman' Effect on Insider Trading Cases

    Southern District Judge Andrew Carter asked the government for more information before he dismisses an indictment against insider trading defendants based on the Second Circuit's imposing a heightened standard for proof that a tipper received a personal benefit.

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  • January 22, 2015 |

    People Moves: Ballard Spahr

    Elanor Mangin , Philadelphia, PA , University of California

    Christopher Welsch , St. Louis, MO , Northwestern University

    Vicky Tsilas , Washington, DC , Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.

    David Cain , San Diego, CA , California Western School of Law

    Andrew Hough , Atlanta, GA , Boston University School of Law

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  • January 15, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Hargrove v. Sleepy's LLC

    A-70 September Term 2012Jan. 14, 2014 (Date Decided)Judge Cuff (temporarily assigned)For Appellants: Anthony L. Marchetti, Jr. and Harold L. Lichten, of the Massachusetts bar (

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  • January 14, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Justices Urge Broad Definition of 'Employee' in Federal Cases

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has told a federal appeals court that there is no reason to depart from a more expansive interpretation of what constitutes an employee, as opposed to an indepen

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