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November 12, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Truth in Large-Firm Advertising

I have no doubt that advertising works. I am sure more people ask about AFLAC after hearing that duck quack for years. And hot celebrities with white milk mustaches asking if you "Got milk?" may le

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December 31, 2007 | Legal Times

The Players Who Won Some and Lost Some in 2007

John Ashcroft: The former attorney general pulls in big money on K Street, and his reputation soars in the wake of the Gonzo mess. Unfortunately, "Let the Eagle Soar" still widely

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June 6, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Firms still cautious in summer hiring

Summer associate programs have not gone the way of the dodo. That's the good news for second-year law students. But firms are staying cautious about hiring. After paring the size of th

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May 18, 2011 | The Recorder

Claims Against Countrywide Aren't Preempted, Second District Says

A California court of appeal revived a potentially massive securities class action today against Countrywide Financial Corp. and other financial institutions. The Second District panel rejec

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November 17, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Representing Corporate New Jersey

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J.P. Morgan Sec. Inc. v. Vigilant Ins. Co., 600979/09

Publication Date: 2011-12-15
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Before: Peter Tom, J.P., Richard T. Andrias, David Friedman, Sheila Abdus-Salaam, Nelson S. Román, JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Vigilant Insurance Company and Federal Insurance Company, appellants: DLA Piper LLP (US), New York (Joseph G. Finnerty III, Megan Shea Harwick, Eric S. Connuck and Miles D. Norton of counsel). For Travelers Indemnity Company, appellant: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, New York (Douglas M. Mangel, Marsha J. Indych, Ericka R. Lenz and David F. Abernathy of counsel). For National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., appellant: D'Amato & Lynch, LLP, New York (Luke D. Lynch, Jr., Richard F. Russell and Liza A. Chafiian of counsel). For Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, appellant: Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, New York (Scott A. Schechter of counsel). For Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, appellant: Clyde & Co. US LLP, New York (Edward J. Kirk and Allison M. Calkins of counsel). For American Alternative Insurance Corporation, appellant: Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford P.C., New York (Michael L. Gioia of counsel).
for defendant: For Respondents: Proskauer Rose LLP, New York (John H. Gross, Francis D. Landrey, Steven E. Obus and Seth Schafler of counsel).
Case Number: 600979/09

Cite as: J.P. Morgan Sec. Inc. v. Vigilant Ins. Co., 600979/09, NYLJ 1202535520311, at *1 (App. Div., 1st, Decided December 13, 2011)Before: Peter Tom, J.

November 7, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

How Altria Group Reshuffled the Deck

William Ohlemeyer stands up, brimming with excitement. He rushes to his desk and rummages around. He holds up a magazine triumphantly. "This," says the associate general counsel of a hr

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December 29, 2008 | Legal Times

Burning Down the House

It’s official: 2008 is the year the Big Law boom came to a screeching halt. Deal flow is dead, hundreds of lawyers and staff were pink-slipped, and some major Am

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December 22, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Judge Enjoins Cigar Maker's Use of Cohiba Name

Among cigar aficionados, the Cohiba name has a legendary mystique. Although the brand originated in Cuba--it's the preferred cigar of Fidel Castro--Cohibas have been marketed in the U.S. by an America

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August 1, 2011 | National Law Journal

MOVERS

LATERALS JONES DAY: Robert Kantner joins the firm's trial practice as partner in the Dallas office and will focus on intellectual pro

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