Lawsuits

Fallout From Dewey Collapse Hits Clients - ClaimsJournal.com

05/29/12

Litigation and deals can be delayed as lawyers relocate ... NewPage Corp, a paper producer, shifted its bankruptcy case to Proskauer Rose, sticking with its lawyer Martin Bienenstock, formerly a member of Dewey’s leadership team.

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Madoff Trustee Sues to Recoup $77 Million - Wall Street Journal

05/29/12

Nearly $77 million could be available to Bernard Madoff's cheated investors if newly filed clawback litigation is successful ... according to papers filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan. The lawsuits don't accuse the

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ITC Trial Lawyer Kent Stevens Joins McKool Smith - Marketwatch

05/29/12

McKool Smith represents leading clients across a broad range of practice areas, including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and white collar defense.

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Paul R. Bessette and Michael J. Biles Join King & Spalding in Austin - msnbc.com

05/29/12

Bessette has a national securities litigation practice with clients ranging from established ... transactions and in representing officers and directors of corporations in bankruptcy adversary proceedings involving alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.

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How the Divorce Process Works - 1UP.COM

05/29/12

If issues cannot be resolved in pretrial litigation/negotiation ... According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, consumer bankruptcy filings for the first half of 2010 reached the highest level since 2005, in the event the new bankruptcy laws journeyed ...

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Dewey & LeBoeuf Files for Bankruptcy - New York Times

05/29/12

Dewey’s bankruptcy follows a handful of other big law firm collapses ... Dewey, for example, has his own firm, Dewey Pegno Kramarsky, a litigation boutique in Manhattan that he started in 1998. Thomas E.L. Dewey’s 14-lawyer shop, which ...

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United States: Arbitration Limitation: Ninth Circuit Holds That A Bankruptcy Court May Refuse To Enforce An Arbitration Clause - Mondaq

05/28/12

The bankruptcy court denied Continental's motion to compel arbitration ... Access To The Opposing Party's Facebook Account During Litigation (Gross Shuman Brizdle & Gilfillan P.C. ) There is an age-old axiom that still rings true in this digital age ...

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Otten Johnson Paralegal Named President of Paralegal Association - Law Week Colorado

05/25/12

and works with the firm’s litigation group as they represent business and real estate clients in litigation, bankruptcy and land use matters. She is also an adjunct instructor in Paralegal Studies for Kaplan College, Denver Campus. She has ...

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Miami Beach developer pays into Nevin Shapiro Ponzi settlement - Miami Herald

05/24/12

He essentially paid what it would have cost to defend the litigation to make it go away.” In a statement released by Tabas’ attorney, Gary Freedman, the bankruptcy trustee declined to discuss the merits of the case but did acknowledge that ...

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Miami Beach developer pays into Nevin Shapiro Ponzi settlement - Miami Herald

05/24/12

“But with all litigation, it’s extremely expensive. He essentially paid what he had to make it go away.” In a statement released by Tabas’ attorney Gary Freedman, the bankruptcy trustee declined to discuss the merits of the ...

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