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October 1, 2012 | National Law Journal

A term under construction

With its blockbuster health care, immigration and other high-profile decisions, the U.S. me Court's last term would seem hard to rival, but the new term may do just that. "The

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January 1, 2013 | International

Sizing Them Up

Australia and China dominate the legal profession in Asia. At least that's the impression given by the inaugural Asian Lawyer survey of the 50 largest law firms based in the region, as

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October 24, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

For 2013, Firms Focused on Revenue Growth, Clients on Value

Growth in revenue is the single most important goal for law firms in the coming year in the midst of a minimally growing pool of outside legal spend, a recent BTI Consulting Group survey sho

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April 9, 2012 | National Law Journal

Class of '78: Still going after all these years

During three decades of convulsive change, marked by nationalization, globalization, megamergers and spectacular flameouts, it's surprising how much has remained constant at the top of the NL

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International Painters v. Cantor Fitzgerald, 650736/2012

Publication Date: 2013-10-10
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Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part Three
Judge: Justice Eileen Bransten
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Robin Winchester of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, Stewart L. Cohen of Cohen Placitella & Roth PC, and Carl L. Stine of Wolf Popper LLP.
for defendant: For Defendants: Joseph De Simone, Bradford Jealous III, Michele L. Odorizzi, and Jonathan C. Medow of Mayer Brown LLP.
Case Number: 650736/2012

Cite as: International Painters v. Cantor Fitzgerald, 650736/2012, NYLJ 1202622587743, at *1 (Sup. NY, Decided September 23, 2013) 650736/2012 Jus

December 4, 2002 | The Recorder

9th Circuit Says Punitives Not Appropriate Beyond State

Contradicting a recent high-profile punitive damages ruling by a California court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that juries may not punish companies for conduct that

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October 10, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law Surrounding Third-Party Liability of Law Firms in Spotlight

When a company collapses and creditors or a trustee are looking to recoup losses, banks and accounting firms have often been targeted under the theory that it was their advice or their ignora

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May 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer

One of Few Remaining Dewey Rainmakers Announces Exit

Proskauer Rose has once again taken advantage of Dewey & LeBoeuf's demi

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June 25, 2007 | The Recorder

This Week in Recorder History

FIVE YEARS AGOAttorney General John Ashcroft removed Linda Stanley as U.S. bankruptcy trustee for Northern California, Eastern California and Nevada. Stanley said she was stunne

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Acticon AG v. China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd., 11-4544-cv

Publication Date: 2012-08-03
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Winter, Straub, and Lynch, CJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Marc I. Gross, R. James Hodgson, Tamar Weinrib, on the brief, Jeremy A. Lieberman, Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross, New York, NY.
for defendant: for Defendants-Appellees China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited, Wang Hong Jun, Zhang Yang, and Ju Guizhi:, Jaime J. Santos, The Crone Law Group, San Francisco, CA, Lawrence Brocchini, Reaves Parent Lehrer LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Michael J. Coffino, The Crone Law Group, San Francisco, CA. For Defendant-Appellee Robert C. Bruce Edwin G. Schallert, Christine Ford, Jared I. Kagan, of counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 11-4544-cv

Cite as: Acticon AG v. China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd., 11-4544-cv, NYLJ 1202565814984, at *1 (2d Cir, Decided August 1, 2012)Before: Winter, Str