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Reed Smith Accused Of 'Causing Chaos' In $102M Award Fight
The new owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson Holdings are continuing their battle with the company's former owners and their counsel at Reed Smith in litigation over a $102 million arbitral award, alleging the BigLaw firm's "obstructionist conduct" is "causing chaos."
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Jay-Z Wants Sanctions Against Buzbee In Diddy Rape Suit
Rapper Jay-Z asked Wednesday that Texas attorney Tony Buzbee be sanctioned for filing a lawsuit accusing him and embattled rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl, claiming inconsistencies in the girl's story show Buzbee "knowingly filed a false complaint."
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Leech Tishman Leader Begins 3rd Decade At The Helm
Leech Tishman is staying with the status quo for some of its top leadership positions after extending the firm's managing partner's 20-year tenure for another three-year term and reelecting two members of the management committee.
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Attys For Organizations May Need To Clarify Roles, ABA Says
Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
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Becker Acquires Anderson & Ochs In NYC, Adding 3 Partners
Florida-headquartered mid-size law firm Becker & Poliakoff PC has acquired New York boutique Anderson & Ochs LLP and is adding three partners with experience in representing cooperatives, condominiums and homeowners' associations.
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Nixon Peabody Elevates Longtime Controller To Finance Chief
Nixon Peabody LLP announced Wednesday that it has named longtime controller Susan Bileschi Tripi as the firm's new chief financial officer.
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Eversheds Sutherland Names New US General Counsel
Eversheds Sutherland announced that a longtime partner and its former co-head of global litigation has been appointed its new U.S. general counsel following his predecessor's decision to step down into a senior counsel role.
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Scarinci & Hollenbeck Taps Ex-DA To Lead Litigation Group
Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC announced Wednesday it has tapped a former Kings County, New York, assistant district attorney, who joined the firm from Bressler Amery & Ross PC last year, to lead its litigation department in New York and New Jersey, where the firm has recently expanded its reach.
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Blank Rome Adds Partner To Launch Luxury Brands Practice
Blank Rome LLP has hired a New York partner in its real estate industry group to chair the firm's new luxury brands practice.
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Arbitrator In Virus Coverage Case Wasn't Biased, Panel Says
A New York state appeals panel affirmed a trial court's decision refusing to disqualify a Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner as an arbitrator in proceedings between a Zurich unit and the operator of Saks Fifth Avenue over coverage for COVID-19 losses.
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Goodwin Exec Joins Lowenstein As Chief Marketing Officer
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has brought on a senior leader from Goodwin Procter LLP as chief marketing and business development officer, the firm said Wednesday.
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Feds Again Deny Leaks In NYC Mayor's Corruption Case
Federal prosecutors again rejected the claim that they had leaked classified information about New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case to the press, telling a judge that they were not the source that allowed the New York Times to identify a grand jury witness and that Adams hadn't shown how he was prejudiced by the disclosure.
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NY Personal Injury Law Firm Hits Ch. 11 With $9M Debt
Personal injury firm Munawar Law Group PLLC filed for Chapter 11 in New York with almost $9 million in debt, including a disputed claim from a Florida investment firm worth roughly $6.3 million.
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K&L Gates Promotes 33 Attys Across 18 Offices
K&L Gates LLP has promoted 33 attorneys across 18 of the firm's 45 offices, 27 of whom will join its partnership, along with a handful of other promotions of employees who will take on government affairs and of counsel roles, the firm recently announced.
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Ballard Spahr, Lane Powell Leaders On Post-Merger Plans
Ballard Spahr LLP officially merged with Lane Powell PC on Jan. 1, marking its entry into the Pacific Northwest. Law360 Pulse spoke with Peter Michaud, chair of the combined firm, and Barbara Duffy, former Lane Powell president, about their leadership priorities, integration strategies and growth plans.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Stop NY Sentencing
Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to halt proceedings in his New York criminal hush money case, including a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday, as the president-elect seeks to throw out the charges and the jury's conviction.
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DLA Piper Adds Ex-Verizon GC As Telecom Partner
DLA Piper is boosting its global telecom practice with a new partner at its New York office who joins after serving as Verizon Business' senior vice president and general counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.
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What To Know About Joe Nocella, Trump's EDNY Top Cop Pick
While few were expecting President-elect Donald Trump to select Nassau County District Judge Joseph Nocella as the next U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, ex-prosecutors in the office and his former colleagues say he has the requisite experience and integrity for the job.
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Liskow & Lewis Opens NY Office And Expands Maritime Team
Liskow & Lewis APLC, a Gulf Coast-based firm focusing on matters in the energy sector, has opened an office in New York City and hired two new shareholders to lead the firm's maritime practice in New York.
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Arnold & Porter Promotes 2 To Innovation, Marketing Roles
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has promoted two executives in New York and Washington, D.C., to serve in the new role of chief practice innovation officer and as the firm's new chief business development and marketing officer, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Fox Rothschild Adds Lawyer From King & Wood Mallesons
Fox Rothschild LLP announced the latest addition to its New York office on Monday, welcoming a former lawyer with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and U.S. Department of Justice from Asia-based firm King & Wood Mallesons.
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Braverman Greenspun Acquires NY Real Estate Boutique
Braverman Greenspun PC said Tuesday it has acquired real estate boutique Zingman & Associates PLLC, allowing it to deepen its capabilities in landlord-tenant related issues.
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Harter Secrest Names New CFO, Management Group Members
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP announced a number of leadership appointments this week, including a new chief financial officer, practice group leaders and members of the firm's management committee.
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Greenspoon Marder Unveils Alliance With Davidoff Hutcher
Florida-based Greenspoon Marder LLP and New York-based Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP have entered into a strategic alliance, which will expand the offerings for both firms' clients in the two states, they announced Tuesday.
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Lowenstein Sandler Elects 5-Atty Partner Class For 2025
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced a class of five new partners for 2025 this week, drawing on attorneys working from New York and New Jersey and bringing expertise in tax law, environmental law, white collar defense and more.