New York

  • November 18, 2024

    Brazil's Unigel Seeks Ch. 15 Nod For $810M Restructuring

    Several units of Brazilian petrochemical producer Unigel Group have urged a New York bankruptcy court to recognize their overseas bankruptcy plans to address roughly $810 million of debt, saying factors including the war in Ukraine and inflation have hampered the companies' liquidity.

  • November 18, 2024

    Diddy Accusers' Atty Buzbee Accused Of Extorting Celebs

    An anonymous public figure lodged a suit in Los Angeles court Monday accusing personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee of using false rape allegations to "shake down innocent celebrities, politicians and businesspeople" who have even the smallest ties to indicted hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

  • November 18, 2024

    Former GE Exec Guilty Of Faking Docs In $1.1B Power Deal

    A Manhattan federal jury on Monday convicted a former GE Power executive of using forged documents, then taking a $5 million kickback, in what federal prosecutors called a corrupt effort to close a $1.1 billion energy deal in Angola.

  • November 18, 2024

    Ozy Media CEO Turns To 2nd Circ. Over Judge's Investments

    The "atypical" conflict and threat to public confidence in the judiciary created by a New York federal judge's financial investments warrant the Second Circuit stepping in to undo former Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson's fraud and identity theft convictions sooner rather than later, Watson told the appellate court on Monday.

  • November 18, 2024

    Friedman Kaplan Name Partner Larry Robbins Dies At 72

    Larry Robbins, a name partner at Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP known for counseling high-profile congressional witnesses like Marie Yovanovitch and Christine Blasey Ford through their Senate and House committee appearances, died earlier this month at age 72, the firm announced.

  • November 18, 2024

    Simpson Thacher Adds Cleary Gottlieb Banking, Credit Pro

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that a former Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP attorney will be joining the firm's New York office to focus on banking and credit matters, touting her history representing some of the world's largest financial sponsors and their portfolio companies.

  • November 18, 2024

    Comtech Agrees To Board Shake-Up With Ex-CEOs

    Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said Monday it has reached an "amicable resolution" with an investor group that includes two former CEOs who had sought a board shake-up, agreeing to the appointment of two new directors and the withdrawal of the CEOs' proposed full slate of directors.

  • November 18, 2024

    NBA, Warner Bros. Settle Media Rights Dispute With New Deal

    The National Basketball Association and the parent of Turner Sports have settled a lawsuit accusing the league of breaching its contract with the network through its new $76.9 billion media rights deal, and as part of the agreement, iconic studio show "Inside the NBA" will stay on the air but move to ESPN and ABC when the deal kicks in next season.

  • November 18, 2024

    Clifford Chance Adds Private Equity Partner From O'Melveny

    Clifford Chance LLP announced Monday that it had hired a former O'Melveny & Myers LLP attorney to its private equity practice in New York, for what the firm said was its 16th senior hire in the United States this year.

  • November 18, 2024

    Spirit Airlines Files For Ch. 11 With Equity-Swap Plan

    Budget air carrier Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 protection in a New York bankruptcy court Monday with $3.6 billion in funded debt and a preapproved equity swap restructuring plan.

  • November 15, 2024

    Evian Wins Ax Of False Ad Suit As NY Judge Reverses Self

    A New York federal judge tossed, for now, a putative class action alleging Danone Waters of America deceptively labeled its Evian water bottles as "carbon-neutral," reversing his earlier decision that the representation could be misleading and ruling Thursday that Danone's website provided further explanation of what the term meant.

  • November 15, 2024

    Real Estate Recap: Industry Leaders Weigh In

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including President-elect Donald Trump's industry pick for Middle East special envoy, a playbook on commercial real estate distress from BigLaw leaders and one KKR exec's optimism for the end of a two-year real estate slump.

  • November 15, 2024

    Trump's SDNY Pick A Familiar Face In Wall Street's Legal Wing

    Jay Clayton's nomination to be the Manhattan U.S. attorney would seat a highly regarded Wall Street lawyer in one of the top law enforcement jobs in the country, but he may face headwinds over his industry relationships and lack of criminal prosecution experience.

  • November 15, 2024

    Sake Co.'s 'Tipsy' TM Fight Can't Find Its Footing In Calif.

    A California federal judge has determined that a Los Angeles sake brand can't litigate a trademark dispute in the Golden State with a similarly named wine store in Brooklyn, saying a cease and desist letter wasn't enough to establish jurisdiction.

  • November 15, 2024

    Ex-GE Exec's Connection To Forged Docs Is Clear, Feds Say

    Prosecutors told a New York federal jury Friday that trial evidence clearly proves a former GE executive knowingly used forged documents to secure a $1.1 billion gas turbine deal in Angola and demanded millions of dollars for his troubles.

  • November 15, 2024

    Texas Court OKs Peloton Atty's Suit Against Ex-Coworker

    A Texas appeals court won't toss a defamation suit accusing a former Peloton employee of falsely claiming to company executives and New Jersey police that she was bullied by her workplace acquaintance, an in-house attorney, after finding she can't avail herself of a state statute protecting citizens from retaliatory lawsuits.

  • November 15, 2024

    Giuliani Gets New Atty As Poll Workers Seek To Collect $148M

    Two days after Rudy Giuliani's lawyers asked a federal judge to allow them to withdraw from representing him in a pair of cases from former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation award against him, the embattled former mayor of New York found himself new representation.

  • November 15, 2024

    Malcolm X's Family Says Feds, NYPD Hid Murder Involvement

    The daughters of civil rights leader Malcolm X on Friday claimed that the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, CIA, New York City Police Department and other government agencies ignored threats against their father's life, hampered his efforts to protect himself and covered up governmental involvement in his 1965 assassination.

  • November 15, 2024

    FanDuel Dropped From Suit Over MLB Players' NIL Use

    The Major League Baseball Players Association said Friday it's dropping FanDuel from a case over the alleged use of players' photos to promote sports gambling.

  • November 15, 2024

    Showtime, Lionsgate Accused Of Cribbing For 'Yellowjackets'

    The owner of the 2015 film "Eden" sued Showtime, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and the makers of the TV series "Yellowjackets" in California federal court on Thursday, alleging that the hit show ripped off the film, which chronicles the tribulations of soccer players who resort to cannibalism after their plane crashes in the wilderness.

  • November 15, 2024

    Healthcare Co. PACS Made False Claims Before IPO, Suit Says

    Healthcare holding company PACS Group Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action on the heels of a short seller's report that alleged the company engaged in deceptive practices to boost its value ahead of its initial public offering, including Medicare claims fraud.

  • November 15, 2024

    Semiconductor Co. ASML Faces Suit Over Trade Downturn

    Semiconductor industry supplier ASML Holding NV has been hit with a shareholder class action alleging that it stunned investors as it significantly lowered its 2025 revenue forecast after earlier brushing off the potential impact of economic headwinds affecting its industry.

  • November 15, 2024

    Dogecoin Buyers Drop Bid To Revive Suit Against Musk

    Dogecoin cryptocurrency investors have agreed to drop their appellate bid to revive a two-year-old proposed securities class action accusing Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. of using the CEO's celebrity to target unsophisticated investors and gain a profit on the memecoin, according to a stipulation filed in New York federal court.

  • November 15, 2024

    SEC's Top Cop Says Election Hasn't Slowed Enforcers Down

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement attorneys continue to work with "urgency" in the waning months of the Biden administration, the acting leader of the enforcement division said Friday at an event where he also spoke about a shuttered task force and the agency's approach to pursuing cases involving cybersecurity breaches.

  • November 15, 2024

    Abbott Inks $8M Deal With Healthcare Fraudster In TM Suit

    A New York federal judge on Thursday green-lit a trademark infringement settlement in which Abbott Laboratories will receive $8 million from a Florida businessman who recently pled guilty to healthcare fraud for his role in a sprawling gray market scheme to profit off of Abbott's line of diabetic test strips meant to be sold internationally.

Expert Analysis

  • 2nd Circ. Maxwell Ruling Adds To Confusion Over NPA Reach

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    The Second Circuit’s recent decision upholding Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction made an analytical leap in applying plea agreement precedent to a nonprosecution agreement, compounding a circuit split and providing lessons for defense counsel, say attorneys at Kropf Moseley.

  • Election Could Bring Change In Weather For Offshore Wind

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    Under another Trump administration, the offshore wind sector would encounter substantial headwinds, as Trump's policy track record emphasizes fossil fuel dominance and environmental rollbacks, while a Harris victory would likely further entrench the pro-renewable energy stance taken by the Biden administration, say attorneys at Jones Walker.

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

  • A Look At The Increased Scrutiny Of Cash Sweep Programs

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    Financial industry regulators have increasingly probed the adequacy of so-called cash sweep disclosures and policies, underscoring the heightened risk faced by investment advisers and broker-dealers, as well as the importance of adequately disclosing material conflicts of interest, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Series

    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources

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    Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • NY Tax Talk: Questions In Corporate Franchise Tax Regs Case

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    In the first challenge to New York's Corporate Franchise Tax regulations — Paychex v. Department of Taxation and Finance — the court has an important opportunity to provide clarity on a major retroactive application issue, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • Perspectives

    Protecting Survivor Privacy In High-Profile Sex Assault Cases

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    Multiple civil lawsuits filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs, with claims ranging from sexual assault and trafficking to violent physical beatings, provide important lessons for attorneys to take proactive measures to protect the survivor's anonymity and privacy, says Andrea Lewis at Searcy Denney.

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Lessons For Municipalities Facing Cyberattacks

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    With municipal IT teams facing the daunting task of keeping agencies operational while safeguarding sensitive government data, including residents' and employees' personally identifiable information, there are steps a municipality can take to guard against a major cyberattack, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • How DOJ's Visa Debit Monopolization Suit May Unfold

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recently filed Section 2 monopolization suit against Visa offers several scenarios for a vigorous case and is likely to reveal some of the challenges faced by antitrust plaintiffs following the U.S. Supreme Court's split 2018 American Express decision, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

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