New York

  • September 16, 2024

    Pall Corp. Shorts Workers By Rounding OT, Suit Says

    A proposed class action filed Sept. 12 alleges that biotech supplier Pall Corp. followed a time-rounding policy that systematically undercompensated employees, and accused the company of improperly deducting 30 minutes from employees' pay for meal breaks, even when employees took shorter breaks.

  • September 16, 2024

    Banking Pro Returns To Sullivan & Cromwell

    A former deputy general counsel at the Federal Reserve Board has rejoined Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's financial services group as a partner in New York, the firm said Monday.

  • September 16, 2024

    Gibson Dunn Taps Akin Gump Atty For Private Credit Growth

    A former Akin Gump partner has joined Gibson Dunn to lead the firm's private credit efforts, the firm said Monday, marking its latest addition to its New York office.

  • September 16, 2024

    2 Former High-Ranking FDNY Officers Charged With Bribery

    Two former high-ranking New York City Fire Department chiefs were charged in a federal indictment unsealed Monday with taking bribes to fast-track fire safety plan reviews and inspections for certain businesses.

  • September 16, 2024

    Ex-Cadwalader Litigation Co-Head Among Duo Added By V&E

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's former global litigation group co-chair is one of two ex-partners in New York bringing their practices to Vinson & Elkins LLP, according to a Monday announcement.

  • September 16, 2024

    DraftKings, FanDuel Sued Over Use Of MLB Player Images

    Sports betting giants including DraftKings and FanDuel have been using photographs of MLB players to promote sports betting offerings despite knowing they do not have such rights, a division of the Major League Baseball Players Association alleged in separate lawsuits filed Monday in Pennsylvania and New York.

  • September 16, 2024

    Nothing Novel About Trump Ex-Atty's Case, Justices Told

    Former President Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject his former attorney Michael Cohen's bid for another look at his suit claiming he was imprisoned as payback for his memoir about his time as Trump's so-called fixer, arguing there's nothing novel about the matter.

  • September 16, 2024

    NY Home Health Co. To Pay $3.5M To Settle Wage Claims

    A New York federal judge has signed off on a New York-based home health care agency's $3.5 million settlement with thousands of home aides who alleged violations of state wage law and the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  • September 16, 2024

    Carlyle Commits $1B To Clean Real Estate Finance Co.

    Investment giant Carlyle said Monday that it has taken a stake in and committed $1 billion to real estate finance company North Bridge, which will be used toward green commercial upgrades.

  • September 16, 2024

    King & Spalding Nabs Ex-Arnold & Porter RE Finance Pro

    A former Arnold & Porter partner has brought his real estate and finance expertise to the New York office of King & Spalding.

  • September 16, 2024

    Ares Tops $3.3B For Latest US Distressed Real Estate Fund

    Ares said Monday it pulled in more than $3.3 billion for its fourth fund targeting distressed U.S. real estate assets, as the asset manager looks to capitalize on a troubled market.

  • September 15, 2024

    Top Atty For NYC Mayor Resigns As Fed. Investigations Mount

    As investigations and high-profile departures continue around New York City's embattled Mayor Eric Adams, his chief counsel resigned Saturday.

  • September 13, 2024

    The 2024 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.

  • September 15, 2024

    Trump Can't Rock Down To 'Electric Avenue,' Court Finds

    Former President Donald Trump lost a copyright lawsuit Friday that alleged his campaign improperly used the song "Electric Avenue" in a social media video attacking President Joe Biden.

  • September 13, 2024

    Real Estate Recap: Foreclosure Legal Fees, Climate Resilience

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including trends in legal fees from commercial mortgage foreclosures and insights into property resilience in areas affected by extreme weather events.

  • September 13, 2024

    Bankman-Fried Lays Blame On Trial Judge In 2nd Circ. Appeal

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Friday launched an appeal of his fraud conviction over the cryptocurrency exchange's historic collapse, issuing a broadside against the judge who oversaw his trial and saying FTX's debtor counsel Sullivan & Cromwell LLP acted as an arm of the prosecution.

  • September 13, 2024

    Truth Social Founders Take Trump Fight To Fed Court

    A co-founder of Donald Trump's Truth Social website has brought the fight over taking the company public to Florida federal court after several adverse events in state court actions, including the company filing an amended complaint to incorporate securities fraud that the U.S. government alleges.  

  • September 13, 2024

    Investors Greenlight Carbon Credit Co.'s $213M SPAC Merger

    The special purpose acquisition company merger taking Canadian carbon-credit manager DevvStream public at an estimated valuation of $212.8 million has received approval from investors of both sides, the companies announced Friday.

  • September 13, 2024

    Hilton, Vornado Escape Suit Alleging They Enabled Sex Trafficking

    A New York federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges she was a victim of sex trafficking at three New York hotels.

  • September 13, 2024

    NFL QB Faces New Assault Claims, NCAA's NIL Woes Grow

    In this week’s Off The Bench, NFL quarterback Deshaun Watson is once again accused of sexual assault, and a group of former University of Michigan football players sue the NCAA for more than $50 million in NIL-related damages. In case you were sidelined this week, Law360 is here to catch you up on the sports and betting stories that had our readers talking.

  • September 13, 2024

    16 State AGs Demand DOJ Probe Of Texas Voter Fraud Raids

    A group of 16 state attorneys general implored the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate recent raids by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office that were said to be connected to an election integrity investigation but reportedly targeted the Latino population, warning that Paxton risks "undermining the very elections he purports to want to protect."

  • September 13, 2024

    Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks

    After months of a relatively steady pace of law firm mergers and acquisitions, the trio of proposed BigLaw tie-ups announced in recent days will likely spur more firms toward entertaining similar deal talks, experts say. Here, Law360 offers a snapshot of the proposed deals.

  • September 13, 2024

    K&L Gates, AltaClaro Partner On Gen AI Supervisory Course

    Legal training provider AltaClaro released a generative artificial intelligence supervisory course for law firm partners that it developed with law firm K&L Gates LLP.

  • September 13, 2024

    Makers Of Paragard Say Time Ran Out On Claims In 236 Suits

    Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Cos. pressed an Atlanta federal judge to pare back multidistrict litigation over alleged defects in the Paragard IUD by dismissing untimely claims across 236 complaints.

  • September 13, 2024

    FuboTV Antitrust Trial Against Disney Set For Fall 2025

    FuboTV's antitrust trial against the launch of a new sports streaming service by The Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery is set to begin Oct. 6 next year, according to a court filing Thursday.

Expert Analysis

  • NY Ruling Offers A Foreclosure Road Map For Lenders

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    A New York appellate court recently upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of a commercial lender's foreclosure in U.S. Bank v. 1226 Evergreen Bapaz, illustrating the proofs lenders will need to prosecute a foreclosure action, especially where the plaintiff is an assignee of the originating lender, say attorneys at Sherman Atlas.

  • Ch. 11 Ruling Clarifies Cross-Border 'Alternative A' Scope

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    A New York bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in airline holding company SAS’s Chapter 11 case — addressing the applicability of Alternative A, which is similar to Section 1110 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code — is a cautionary tale for contracting European Union member states that have adopted Alternative A domestically but have not made a formal declaration, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Takeaways From Tossed Deal In Visa, Mastercard Class Action

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    Given the rejection of a proposed deal in the long-running merchant antitrust class action against Visa and Mastercard in New York federal court, sweetening the proposed settlement pot likely will not be an option, leaving few possible outcomes including splitting the class and allowing opt-outs, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • What To Know As Children's Privacy Law Rapidly Evolves

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    If your business hasn't been paying attention to growing state and federal efforts to protect children online, now is the time to start — there is no sign of this regulation slowing down, and more aggressive enforcement actions are to be expected in the coming year, says Susan Rohol at Willkie Farr.

  • The Rise Of State And Local Environmental Leadership

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    While Congress is deadlocked, and a U.S. Supreme Court with a hostility toward the administrative state aggressively dismantles federal environmental oversight, state and local governments are stepping up with policies to shape a more sustainable future for all species, says Jonathan Rosenbloom at Albany Law School.

  • A Closer Look At New SDNY And EDNY Local Rules

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    New local rules in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York went into effect earlier this month, and include both stylistic changes to make legal writing more accessible, and substantive changes to make processes and filings more efficient, say Andrew Van Houter and Jennifer Montan at Faegre Drinker.

  • Avoiding Legal Ethics Landmines In Preindictment Meetings

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    U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's recent bribery conviction included obstruction charges based on his former lawyer's preindictment presentation to prosecutors, highlighting valuable lessons on the legal ethics rules implicated in these kinds of defense presentations, say Steve Miller and Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Ambiguity Ruling Highlights Deference To Arbitral Process

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    A New York federal court’s recent ruling in Eletson v. Levona, which remanded an arbitral award for clarification, reflects that the ambiguity exception’s analysis is not static and may be applied even in cases where the award, when issued, was unambiguous, says arbitrator Myrna Barakat Friedman.

  • New State Climate Liability Laws: What Companies Must Know

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    New legislation in Vermont and New York creating liability and compliance obligations for businesses deemed responsible for climate change — as well as similar bills proposed in California, Massachusetts and Maryland — have far-reaching implications for companies, so it is vital to remain vigilant as these initiatives progress, say Gregory Berlin and Jeffrey Dintzer at Alston & Bird.

  • SVB Ch. 11 Shows Importance Of Filing Proof Of Claim Early

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    After a New York bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in SVB’s Chapter 11 case denied late claims filing requests related to post-bar date events, parties with potential claims against a debtor may need to seriously consider filing protective proofs of claim, says Kyle Arendsen at Squire Patton.

  • Justices' Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review

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    Each of the 11 criminal decisions issued in the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently concluded term is independently important, but taken together, they reveal trends in the court’s broader approach to criminal law, presenting both pitfalls and opportunities for defendants and their counsel, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Opinion

    Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism

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    As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

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