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New York - February, 2015

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• Manager Took From Uber Fund To Pay Twitter Investors: SEC
• $118M Rennert Verdict Serves As Costly Cautionary Tale
• SEC's $300M Wyly Judgment Is Only Half The Battle
• Art Investors Urge High Court To Revisit $22M Insurance Beef
• NYC Apartment Owners Sue For $95M In Sandy Claims
• Debevoise Lawyer Tapped For NY Bankruptcy Judgeship
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Tishman, Starwood, Panasonic
• Bank Regulators Watching NY's Money Laundering Crackdown
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Appeals Court Voids Sandy Coverage For NY Car Dealership
• 2nd Circ. Agrees To Keep Aluminum Antitrust Appeal Paused
• 2nd Circ. Won't Put UBS On Hook For $2.3B In Trader Losses
• Actavis Fights For Earlier 2nd Circ. Date In Antitrust Suit
• Lawsky Speech Portends Strict NY Cybersecurity Standards
• BofA Looks To Nix $600M Ambac Suit Over Countrywide RMBS
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Paul Weiss, DLA Piper, Cadwalader
• Deals Rumor Mill: Samsom, NY Daily News, Banco BPI
• Rennert Hit With $118M Verdict Over MagCorp Bankruptcy
• 2nd Circ. Revives Sleepy's Claims Against Select Comfort
• NY, Feds Pursue $45M From Allegedly Abusive Collectors
• 'Wendy Williams Show' Interns Close To Deal With Lions Gate
• Blank Rome Snags Locke Lorde Edwards Labor Team In NY
• What Amazon Giveaway Means For Sweepstakes Laws
• Ex-MoFo Paralegal Loses Age, Sex, Race Discrimination Suit
• Wyly Brothers Ordered To Pay $299M To SEC In Fraud Case
• Feds Seek Forfeiture Of Picasso Found By Customs
• NY Judge Uses Stones Lyrics To Sanction Collections Attys
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Uber, Isle Of Capri, Kaufman
• Bharara Sued Over Insider Trading Raid On Hedge Fund
• Deutsche Bank Rival Denies Raiding Employees
• Sullivan Guides NorthStar's Plan To Spin Off European Biz
• NY AG Whistleblower Plan May Make SEC Up Bounty Game
• Mayer Brown Moves NY Office To Avenue Of The Americas
• Macy's Win Over JC Penney In Martha Stewart Spat Affirmed
• Ex-Willkie Atty's Personal Emails Sought In Swipe Fee MDL
• NY Atty Sanctioned For Not Disclosing Larceny Arrest
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Pay If Property Owner Lied: Court
• Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Morgan Lewis Atty To Securities Group
• CORRECTED: Peeved NY Judge Sends Hotel Union Spat To Southern District
• LightSquared Stockholder Floats Rival Ch. 11 Plan
• $400M Pfizer Class Action Settlement On Track For Approval
• Mexican Airline Withheld Info Ahead Of $2B IPO, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Revives Honduran Man's Bid To Stay In US
• NY Federal Court Won't Rethink Cymbalta Labeling Suit
• Exelis, SRC Resolve Trade Secrets Row Over USAF Contract
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-Ambassador To Up Asian Presence
• JPMorgan, Deutsche Ordered To Give Argentine Bond Docs
• Wachtell Ducks Icahn's Malpractice Claim Over Deal Fees
• OSG Investors Agree To Settle Suit Over $435M Tax Debt
• Senate Judiciary Committee OKs Lynch For Attorney General
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of CarVal's Quest For Lehman Customer Status
• Ex-Milbank Atty Gets 15 Months For Investment Fraud
• CIM Affiliate Settles With NY AG Over Alleged 421-A Abuses
• 2nd Circ. Seems Skeptical Of DOL Intern Test
• NY AG To Push Whistleblower Rewards Program
• Ex-Dewey Execs, DA Trade Barbs Over Trial Evidence
• DOJ Says Plaintiffs' Atty Revealed Draft Docs In Sandy Suits
• Former Antonelli Attys Fight $8M IP Malpractice Verdict
• Sony Tells NY Appeals Court Insurers Must Cover Data Breach
• Convicted NY Attorney Disbarred Over Immigration Fraud
• Law Profs Blast Bharara's Appeal Of Newman Decision
• Objector Says LBO Antitrust Attys Want To Relitigate Fee Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pharmacyclics, Sycamore, HP
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Bloomberg, WeWork
• Bloomberg Keeps Up EEOC Fees Push In Pregnancy Bias Row
• Lawsky Says Final BitLicense Coming Soon With Few Changes
• Cooperator In Galleon Insider Trading Probe Avoids Prison
• 2nd Circ. Revives Trademark Suit Against Lucky Brand
• Blackstone, Anbang Kinship May Spark Steady Deal-Making
• NJ-Based Finance Whiz Admits To Stealing Investment Funds
• Fla. General Partners Denied Madoff Loss Coverage
• NY Weighs Holding Top Execs Responsible For AML Controls
• 2nd Circ. OKs Conviction Of Woman Who Hid Immigrant Nanny
• Feds Say Ex-Consultant Helped Himself To $8M From Clients
• 2nd Circ. Unlikely To Change Class Action Status Quo
• RMBS Suit Over $613M In Bad Nomura Loans Nixed For Now
• Greed, Luck Blamed As $118M Rennert Looting Trial Wraps
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Cushman, BlackRock, Westport
• Bank Of America Beats Payday Loan Processing Class Action
• Fox News Says Fair Use Ruling Caused By 'Serious' Error
• FCC Rejects 2nd Circ. Plea To Tackle TCPA Consent Issue
• NY High Court Denies Property Tax Assessment Challenge
• Bodum Sues Ex-Prez For Taking Trade Secrets To Rival
• Cleary Gottlieb Nabs Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell Tax Pro In NY
• NY High Court Reverses Atty Censure Related To Fraud Case
• 2nd Circ. Says Amtrak Too Late In NY Eminent Domain Suit
• Pryor Cashman Hit With $5M Suit Over Employment Audit
• Deals Rumor Mill: CSC, Lotte Group, Boston Scientific
• Testy Binder & Binder Judge Rips Banks, OKs New Financing
• Investors' Attys OK Staggered Payout In LBO Antitrust Suit
• Former NY Assembly Speaker Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption
• EXCLUSIVE: Faruqi Accuser Rejected $425K Settlement
• Ex-Brokers Seek IBM Trading Suit Toss After Newman Ruling
• NY High Court Backs Atty Privilege Pre-Litigation
• Novartis Says Doc Deadline In FCA Suit Not Feasible
• Kirkland, Gibson Guide $530M Times Square Hotel Deal
• NY Courts Are Both Affirming And Limiting Bellefonte
• Feds Seek Early Win In Symantec Whistleblower FCA Suit
• NY Judge Censured After Jailing Defendant For Smirking
• Sidley Must Give Emails To Judge Mulling DQ Bid In Tuna Row
• GM Gets Leeway On Parts Storage In Ignition Switch MDL
• Ex-Two Sigma Analyst Cops To IP Theft, Faces Deportation
• Actavis Accuses NY AG Of Trying To 'Hijack' Antitrust Laws
• Sheldon Silver May Be Able To Beat This
• Don't Forget About Publicity Rights In Estate Planning
• US Immigration Policy: Adventures In Fantasyland
• 2nd Circ. Finds No Evidence To Allow Chinese Asylum Bid
• Simon & Schuster, Tommy Hilfiger Face Unpaid-Intern Suits
• Epstein Becker Snags Cadre Of Health Pros From Sills Cummis
• Gibson Dunn White Collar Boss, Ex-Feds Form NY Boutique
• Morgan Stanley Says Force-Placed Suit's Claims Fall Short
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Moinian, Equinix, Greystar
• Insurers, AARP Back NY AG In Namenda Antitrust Suit
• Amtrak Can't Sue Reinsurer In $1B Sandy Row, Court Told
• Manhattan Building's Vexed Buyer Files For Ch. 11
• GM Spars With Plaintiffs On Choice of Law In Ignition MDL
• Ex-Flow Traders Worker Ducks Prison For Source Code Theft
• Legislation To Increase NY Fed Oversight Reintroduced
• Real Estate Pros Bet On Brooklyn Office Sector Growth: Report
• FX Investors Seek Shorter Stay Than DOJ In Antitrust Suit
• Blackstone Raises $4.5B For 2nd Energy-Focused Fund
• NY Tax Panel Denies Sales Tax Exclusion To Grocery Chain
• SEC Says Energy Investing Biz Misused $1M For Legal Bills
• Facebook Subpoenaed In Case Against Accused Scammer
• NY Jury Hits Palestinian Leadership With $218M Terror Verdict
• Sushi Chefs Fear Losing Visas Over Wage Deal
• Dachser Gets Nod For $2.5M Deal To Exit Price-Fixing Suit
• Citi Tells 2nd Circ. $25M CDO Complaint Filed Too Late
• 2nd Circ. Lays Out New Rules For Restitution
• This Week In Congress: Avoiding A DHS Funding Showdown
• Ex-Faruqi Associate Seeks $1.4M In Atty Fees For Assault Case
• Beastie Boys Win Narrow Injunction In IP Row With Monster
• Scopia Fails To Move Guar Plant Ch. 11 Coverage Row
• AmEx Antitrust Ruling Could Pay Off For Consumers
• 6 Contractors Paid Off Petrobras, Brazil Says
• Aluminum Buyers Look To Keep Antitrust Appeal Paused
• Ex-Seedco Director Can't Ax FCA Suit Over Job Reports
• Goldman, Others Seek Early Exit From Force-Placed Suit
• Hustler Club Stripped Dancers Of Minimum Wage, OT: Suit
• Defense Bar Backs 2nd Circ. Newman Insider Trading Reversal
• Ch. 15 Liquidator Renews Push For Paul Weiss Docs
• Welsh Gov't Infringed Dylan Thomas Photos, Lawsuit Says
• Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Cops To $30M Loan Fraud Scheme
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Anbang, Shorenstein, Lightstone
• RBS Rate-Rigging Bankrupted Developer, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Martin Clearwater Adds Jackson Lewis Employment Attorney
• Abu Dhabi Fund Closes On $230M Marriott, Will Buy More
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Time-Based Damages For Madoff Victims
• In-House Counsel's Dirty 'Little' Secret: Data Leakage
• Katrina Loan Fraudster Hit With 9-Year Prison Sentence
• Ex-Willkie Atty Leaked Confidential MasterCard Info, Firm Says
• Santander Becomes Latest Bank To Alter Account Screening
• Hermitage CEO Escapes 2 Subpoenas In $230M Tax Fraud Row
• Mark Cuban Asks 2nd Circ. To Deny Bharara's Newman Appeal
• Ex-Greenberg Client Wants Fraud Claims Revived Against Firm
• Dam's Neighbors Aren't Liable For Upkeep, NY Court Says
• Equitable Tolling Sought In $400M KPMG Sex Bias Suit
• AmEx Shows Small Market Shares Carry Antitrust Risks
• Public Interest Groups Back NY AG In Namenda Appeal
• 2nd Circ. Denies Broker $200M Cut Of Meadowlands Project
• Troutman And Pryor Cashman Guide $161M NYU Dorm Loan
• Lehman Brothers Creditors Getting $2.2B Payout
• NYC Bar Warns Firms To Tread Lightly With HR Outsourcing
• Orbitz Loses NY Appeal, Still On Hook For $18M To Marketer
• Port Authority Can't Duck Jersey City's $400M Tax Suit
• NY AG Floats Bill To Ban Cosmetic Microbeads
• NY High Court Revives $300M Swaps Suit Against Barclays
• NY Tax Panel Upholds Denial Of $7M Property Tax Credit
• Chiasson Calls Bharara 'Petulant Rooster' In Appeal Brief
• NY Officials Form Landlord Investigation Task Force
• Ex-Workers Serve NJ Housewives Star Over Missed Wages
• Arent Fox Nabs 2 Ex-Dickstein Shapiro IP Pros In NY
• Bronx Hospice Pays $6M To End Medicare Fraud Suit
• Former Merck Analyst Cops To Insider Trading
• Marsh, Atty Escape Ex-VP's Breach Suit Over $2.3M Deal
• Gov't, Court Slap Down Claimant Hopefuls in NYC Tower Suit
• Hunton, Shiboleth Guide $77M Brooklyn Luxury Apt Deal
• Who Flips The Switch?
• Sheldon Silver Indicted On Fraud, Extortion Charges
• Blackshades Malware Buyer Hit With Two-Year Sentence
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: A&E, 1 Detroit Center, Four Seasons
• Broker, Exec Pay $1.5M To SEC Over Alleged CDO Bid-Rigging
• Famed NYC Eatery Owner Cops To Swiss Bank Tax Evasion
• NY Attorney Disbarred For Photos Of Nude Minor
• Judge Finds AmEx Merchant Rules Anti-Competitive
• Aereo And Its Limited Application To New Technologies
• Energy Drink Co. Gets NY False Ad Suit Moved To Home Turf
• Four Ex-Lathrop IP Pros Join Fox Rothschild In NY, Denver
• Greenberg Shines In Time-Crunched Waldorf, Baccarat Deals
• Ocwen Partner Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Ally's Troubles
• Some Wolf Haldenstein Partners To Create 'Spinoff' Firm
• Sidley Should Be DQ'd In Tuna Antitrust Row, Court Told
• Citgo Shakes Insurance Claims In MTBE MDL
• 'Barefoot Contessa' Chef Sues Ex-Frozen Dinner Licensee
• Morgan Stanley Looks To Quash Suit Over $511M In RMBS
• Judge Won't Rule On Policy Terms In Amtrak's $1B Sandy Suit
• DOJ Asks Court To Pause Discovery In FX Antitrust Suit
• Feds Urge 2nd Circ. To Uphold Ex-Jefferies Rep's Conviction
• Court Orders Psych Testing In $35M Allen & Overy Sex Suit
• Ex-Mission Settlement Rep Avoids Jail Over $2.2M Debt Scam
• Skadden Tells 2nd Circ. Atty's OT Suit Flouts Common Sense
• Disney, DreamWorks YouTube Networks Face Song-Use Suits
• Investment Co. Seeks Damages From Tax Shelter Client
• Nixon Peabody, Mintz Levin Seek Exit From Malpractice Row
• Writer In Ghostface Killah Suit Doesn't Own Song, Sony Says
• Embezzlement Evidence May Make Its Way Into Sampson Trial
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Anbang, Carrefour, Kushner
• Swedish Man Cops To 'Blackshades' Distribution Charge In US
• NY City, State Lob $180M Suit Against UPS Over Untaxed Cigs
• TV Viewers Say 2nd Circ. Rulings Factor Into MLB, NHL Row
• Novartis Improperly Withholding Docs, Whistleblower Says
• GM Judge Classifies Injuries In Ignition Switch Bellwethers
• Takeaways From NY's Dietary Supplement Investigation
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Simon Santiago
• Rejoice In New York's Revised UCC, But Beware Traps
• Ex-Goodwin Atty's Tab In Apple E-Book Case Hits $2.65M
• Jailed DHB Founder Sues Atty In $246M Malpractice Suit
• FEMA Signals Possible Deals Over Altered Sandy Reports
• Boston Sci Pays J&J $600M To Settle Guidant Merger Suit
• Newman Sends Insider Trading Shock Waves Beyond SDNY
• Lehman Reaches $125M Deal With Bermuda Insurance Unit
• SEC Didn't Justify $248M Payout In Fraud Case, Judge Says
• Judge Slams 'Vitriol' In Dentons Estate Malpractice Row
• $7M Facebook Malpractice Row Against Law Firm Revived
• Schwab Settles NY Fraud Case Over Auction Rate Securities
• Citibank Wants To Pay Some Argentine Bonds In Debt Row
• Cayman Bank Seeks Ch. 15 Protection After SEC Freeze
• Seyfarth Shaw, Paul Weiss Guide $67M NY Soho House Deal
• 2nd Circ. Says Owens & Minor's Firing Of Haitian Not Biased
• Gawker No Friend To Interns' Social Media Notice Push
• Shady Trader Impersonated Boss When SEC Called, Feds Say
• Herrick Adds Ex-Squire Patton Boggs Real Estate Partner In NY
• NY Rule On In-State Law Offices Is Outdated, Justices Hear
• GM Judge Weighs Bankruptcy Shield Against Defect Suits
• The Ins And Outs Of Benefit Corporations
• B&N Fights Comparison To Applebee's Class Cert. Ruling
• DeVry Insurer Says It Needn't Cover False Ad Probes
• Surcharge Bans For Retailers Look Ripe For High Court
• FINRA Says NY Brokerage Sat On 'Spoofing' Suspicions
• Mass. Snowfall Delays Raj Rajaratnam's 2nd Circ. Appeal
• French Heiresses Must Face $150M Suit Over Madoff Accounts
• Brown Rudnick Picks Up 2 From Nixon Peabody
• Ex-Wife Of Former L'Oreal Prez Gets Two Years For Fraud
• NY AG Proposes Tougher Terms On Lenders' Foreclosures
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Parnas, Starwood, Blackstone
• Citigroup Fallout And SEC's Strategic Resource Allocations
• JPMorgan Investors Seek Class Cert. In 'London Whale' Suit
• Barclays Cannot Escape NY AG's Dark Pool Suit, Judge Says
• NY AG Says Actavis Trying To Shield Namenda Monopoly
• Citigroup, Goldman, UBS Pay $235M To End MBS Class Action
• Phony Hedge Fund Manager Bilked Investors, NYAG, SEC Say
• 2nd Circ. Revives NYC Law Claim In Age Discrimination Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Kaplan, SolarCity, RelayHealth
• Judge Trims Coverage Dispute Over Famed Photographer's Work
• Virgin Islands-Based Finance Guru Hit With 6-Year Sentence
• A&P Off The Hook For Unpaid Rent, 2nd Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. EEOC Appeal Pulled In Bloomberg Pregnancy Fight
• Bharara Foes Pounce On Newman Ruling In SDNY
• AT&T Accused Of Autodialing Wrong Numbers In TCPA Suit
• NY AG Ends Probe Into World Trade Center Name Rights Sale
• Kirkland, Reed Smith Lease Deals Top Hot NYC Market In Jan.
• It's Time For A Change In US Digital Privacy Laws
• IBM Settles NY Village's $100M Contamination Suit
• Ex-Mission Settlement Rep Gets 2 Years For $2M Debt Scam
• Atty Arrested For WTC Transit Hub Insurance Fraud Scam
• Fox Rothschild Picks Up Ex-Edwards Wildman Bankruptcy Pro
• NY Judge Partly Cancels Expedia's Tax Deficiencies
• Dentons Snags Mayer Brown Partner For NY Office
• Willkie Given Protected Info In AmEx Battle, Retailers Say
• Landlord Challenges Proposed C. Wonder Lease Sale
• Rothstein Wife's Ex-Atty Disbarred In NY For Hiding Assets
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Chow Tai Fook, Stanford University
• Insurer's Late-Notice Defense Revived In Estee Lauder Row
• Hudson Must Cover NYU In Post-9/11 Injury Rows, Suit Says
• Nixon Peabody, Windels Marx Guide $47M NY Medical Deal
• Rejecting $960M Deal, GE Sues AIG For Securities Fraud
• Rockford Litigation Fund Fraud Suspect Close To Guilty Plea
• Dechert LLP Scores Veteran Tax Pro From Manatt
• Bed Bath & Beyond Again Prevails On Inequitable Conduct
• Vornado Takes Bigger Bite Of $480M NYC Crowne Plaza
• LNG Facilities Outside NYC? Not So Fast
• Are You Unwittingly Bound By An AFL-CIO Agreement?
• Mayer Brown Grows Real Estate Practice With Ex-Lee Int'l Atty
• Why An Underfunded Spinoff Is A Bad Idea
• Settlement Talks Progress In WTC Debris Exposure Suit
• Shell Unit's Bid To Pare Puerto Rico's MTBE MDL Fails
• Blank Rome Urges Wary Appeals Court To Ax Malpractice Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Normandy, CDW
• Banks Say Aluminum Buyers Dumping Useless Docs On Court
• Senators Urge 2nd Circ. To Release Drone Attacks Memo
• Judge Won't Rule Fox News' 9/11 Photo Is Fair Use
• Expert Eyes Sheldon Silver 'Of Counsel' Role At Weitz Firm
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Sycamore Partners, Veolia
• Norway Sovereign Fund Buys Stake In $1.4B NY Tower
• Proskauer Says Different Firm Triggered $255M Tax Bill
• Industry Group In Fight Over 'New York Fashion Week' TM
• Teva Loses Bid For Sales Ban On Generic Copaxone
• JPMorgan Says Revived Whistleblower Suit Still Falls Flat
• Fried Frank Guides $180M Tax Deals For NYC Towers
• SEC Doesn't Want In-House S&P Case To Wait For Court Fight
• Binder & Binder Says It Needs $6M To Avoid Liquidation
• Yucaipa Slams Allied Creditors With $175M RICO Action
• Morgan Lewis Bankruptcy Co-Chair Returns To Bench
• EEOC Blasts Bloomberg's Attys' Fees Bid In Pregnancy Row
• Jury Awards $10.6M To Asbestos Victim At NY Trial
• Hilton Uses $1.95B Waldorf Sale To Pick Up 5 Hotels
• 2nd Circ. Won't Use Workers' Wage Case To Gut Class Actions
• NY Judge Cuts $190M Award Over Asbestos Injuries To $30M
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• Morgan Stanley Looks To Toss FHFA's Buyback RMBS Suits
• Citibank Escapes Korean Co.'s $73M Derivatives Fraud Suit
• NY DA Indicts 50 In Citywide Real Estate Bribery Crackdown
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: DivcoWest, Benchmark, H&M
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• LightSquared Unveils New $210M Bankruptcy Financing Deal
• BMI Demands Higher Pandora Royalty Rate As Trial Begins
• Hispanic Ex-VP Hits Bank Leumi With Discrimination Suit
• Bed Bath & Beyond Sued Over Alleged Longchamp Knockoffs
• MagCorp Ch. 7 Judge Rejects Rennert's Trial 'Ploy'
• Sirius XM To Take Pre-1972 Recordings Issue to 2nd Circ.
• SEC's Ceresney Isn't Sweating 2nd Circ.'s Newman Ruling
• NJ Bill Would Heighten Access Standard For Pilgrim Pipeline
• 2nd Circ. Revives Applebee's Workers' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Class Cert. Upheld In Leucadia 'Default Judgment Mill' Row
• NY Sens. Urge FERC To Delay Algonquin Pipeline Decision
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• No 'Right To Be Forgotten' In 2nd Circ.
• Investor Suits Over Millennial Media's $152M IPO Consolidated
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Charles Schwab Bid To Revive Libor Appeal
• Duped Tech Co. Says Chubb Unit Must Cover $4.8M Fraud
• Consolidation Squabble Heats Up In NY Iran-Held Tower Suit
• State Pensions Seek To Unify Petrobras Securities Suits
• Newman Slams Bharara Challenge To 2nd Circ. Insider Ruling
• John Wiley Faces 'Likely' Sanctions In Photo IP Row
• Jiau Takes Insider Trading Conviction Back To 2nd Circ.
• Wyo. Fund Exec's Guilty Plea In Doubt After Newman
• Microsoft, Samsung Settle Android Royalties Dispute
• WTC Workers Defend Experts' Credentials
• Investor Can't Escape $300M Deutsche Bank Suit
• MF Global Trustee Can Keep Audit Docs Under Wrap
• Icahn Hit With Insider Trading Suit Over Short-Swing Profits
• NY AG Sparks Herbal Supplement Suits Against Retail Giants
• The Case For Professionalizing Pro Bono Services
• Qantas Bucks Idea $370M Surcharge-Fixing Suit Is Timely
• NY Court Benchslaps Judge Over AIG Atty Stalking Claims
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Oceanwide, Beacon Capital, Madison
• New York Atty Suspended For Fla. Law Firm Embezzlement
• NJ-Based Financial Whiz Charged With Stealing $1M In NY
• SAC's Martoma Cites 'Racial Bias' In 2nd Circ. Appeal
• Chrysler Says 3 States Can't Stop $50M Tax Clawback
• NY To Take Closer Look At Insurers' Cybersecurity Efforts
• More Than Turf Burn, But Who Is To Blame?
• Madoff Trustee's Latest Payout Pushes Recovery Past $7B
• Harbinger Renews Attack On $1.7B LightSquared Guaranty
• Accused Facebook Scammer Loses 1st Amendment Defense
• Greenberg, Holland & Knight Lead Record $230M NY Hotel Deal
• NY Gov. Cuomo Seeks Tax Break For Craft Beverage Tastings
• SEC Disputes Rajaratnam Appeal Of $93M Fine In 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Merck Analyst To Plead Guilty To Stock-Tipping Scam
• Top 10 Anti-Corruption Developments So Far This Year
• Advocates Push CFPB For Strong Payday Lending Rules
• Libor Plaintiffs OK'd To Join Antitrust Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• SEC Tells 2nd Circ. Dodd-Frank Guards Inside Whistleblowers
• Cardholders Tell Judge To Revive HSBC, BofA Swipe Fee Row
• Faruqi Trial Jury Took Command Of Complex Legal Concepts
• Holland & Knight Nabs Ex-Latham Patent Pro For IP Team
• Faruqi Back To Business As Usual After 'Minuscule' Verdict
• Con Ed Can't Wipe Out $24M Gas Plant Cleanup Suit
• Goldman Sachs, Life Insurers Strike Deal In Junk MBS Suit
• GM Ignition Switch Vehicles, Claims Set For Bellwether Trial
• JPMorgan Shakes Investor Suit Over $40M Ponzi Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Says $7M For Duane Reade Investigation Too Much
• EEOC Defends Outreach To Workers In 'I Love You' Suit
• Patrons Can't Sue Over NY Met Museum's Entrance Fee
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Baccarat, Kaisa, BofA and Apollo
• Cooperating SAC Manager Ducks Jail Time For Insider Trading
• $7.7B MBS Suit Against RBS Shows Signs Of Life
• Wainscott Founder's Son Charged With Murdering Father
• JPMorgan Says Enforcing Simpson Thacher Gaffe 'Seismic'
• Ex-NY Sen. Malcolm Smith Convicted Of Bribery
• GPS Cos. Duck $2B Harbinger Suit; Can't Shake LightSquared
• Both Sides Claim Victory After Faruqi Trial Wraps
• NY Comptroller Blasts ESDC For Transparency Issues
• Assault Suit Hurt Faruqi Even Before Verdict, Attys Say
• Faruqi Case Seen As An Outlier In Today's BigLaw Culture
• Banks Say Investors Can't Show Libor Conspiracy
• South St. Seaport Owner Says Insurers Owe $8.6M For Sandy
• GE Capital Can't Merge Suits Over $3.6B Petters Ponzi Plot
• Ferrero Not Nuts About NY Cafe's Use Of 'Nutella' Mark
• Attorneys in Anti-Police Video Resign From Bronx Defenders
• 2nd Circ. Won't Nix Detention Order In $36M Loan Fraud Case
• NYC Landlord Says Tenant Threw Transgender Sex Parties
• 2nd Circ. Says Chinese Catholic Didn't Show Local Harassment
• Geico Launches RICO Suit Over $6M In No-Fault Claims
• Tax Firm Slaps Weitz & Luxenberg With $1.36M Fee Row
• Medtronic Unit To Cough Up $1.25M To Settle FCA Suit
• Clifford Chance Adds Ex-DLA Piper Latin America Deals Pro
• Family Asks For Spot In Iran-Held NYC Tower Dispute
• NYC Hit With $22M Contract Suit Over Sludge Ships
• Exotic Dancers Slap NYC Club With Proposed Class Wage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Bankruptcy Court Can Impose Sanctions
• Faruqi, Monteverde Partially Liable In Sex Assault Case
• REIT Sovran Self Storage Pays $120M For 4 Properties
• Wells Fargo To Pay $4M In NY Credit Card Settlement
• Amazon Skirts Class Suit Over Dangerous Diet Drug Sales
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Toyota, Norges, Milwaukee Bucks
• Out-Of-Court Restructuring Faces New Burdens In SDNY
• Pfizer Inks $17B Deal For Biosimilars Giant Hospira
• Paul Weiss Snags Lead Gupta Prosecutor For NY Office
• ResCap Trust Demands $350M In Coverage From Insurers
• UBS Faces Fresh Probe For Allegedly Aiding Tax Evasion
• SEC Commissioners Blast Decision Not To DQ Oppenheimer
• Vivaro Ch. 11 Judge Trims $50M Leucadia Clawback Suit
• Thompson Hine Can't Duck Secretary's Discrimination Suit
• Meet The Key Players In The Faruqi Assault Trial
• Latham Flaunts IPO Strength With Shake Shack Debut
• NY Releases Revised BitLicense Proposal
• Cloud Computing Co. Brass Ducks Pair Of NY Investor Suits
• Dismissal Upheld In O'Melveny Suit Over School Sex Abuse
• Adviser Can't Halt Ne-Yo's Fraud Suit Over Sports Drink Co.
• Greenberg Traurig, Fried Frank Guide $100M Manhattan Deal
• Aluminum Buyers Say Forex Case Backs Their Antitrust Suit
• Silk Road Head Found Guilty Of Running Online Drug Empire
• Rakoff Says Whistleblower Owes Costs In Huron FCA Suit
• 3 Patients, Doctors Sue NY For Right To Assisted Suicide
• NJ Just Set The Standard For Health Data Protection Laws
• Mt. Gox Parent Follows Bitcoin Exchange Into Ch. 15
• AMR, EPA Strike Deal Over $39M Superfund Claim
• UBS, Others Can't Nix ResCap Suits Over Bad Mortgage Loans
• Widow Says GM Hid Evidence In Crash Case, Wants 'Do-Over'
• Insurer Looks To Revive CDO Suit Against Credit Suisse
• 3 Ways Lawyers Cut Into Their Own Paychecks
• FBI Says Vast Majority Of Hacks Due To Inadequate Security
• Bronx Co-Op Owners Strike $6.5M Deal To End FLSA Claims
• Cravath Ex-Staffer Reasserts Claims Of Discrimination
• Ex-Santander Aide Indicted In NY For Insider Trading
• GCs Aren't Ready To Embrace Cloud Technology Just Yet
• Jury To Decide If Gov't Has Real Silk Road 'Dread Pirate'
• Rennert Attys Open Defense Of $118M MagCorp Payouts
• Deals Rumor Mill: RadioShack, AT&T, Staples
• JPMorgan Pushes For Broad Discovery In OT Class Action
• Execs Ordered To Pay Up In $42M DOD Flare Case
• FTC's Ohlhausen Calls For Flexible Data Security Standards
• Online Marketing Analysis Software Subject To NY Sales Tax
• Shoddy HHS Calculation Cost NYC Hospitals $15M, Suit Says
• Judge Denies Jiau's Motion For New Insider Trading Trial
• Faruqi Jurors Start Deliberations In Sex Assault Case
• Jowa Holdings Strikes $165M Deal For NYC Office Building
• Oil Traders Seek End To Crude Futures Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Says Mom Naturalized Too Late For Son's Citizenship
• Wal-Mart, Target, Others Must Pull Herbs From Shelf: NY AG
• American Realty Unit To Shell Out $253M For NYC Office
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Amazon, Apple, Shore Club
• NYC Mayor Pledges Legal Aid To Tenants In Rezoned Areas
• CFTC Wins Penalties, Trading Ban In Forex Suits
• EEOC Says Tire Co. Spoiled Evidence In Sex Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Pushes Against Partial 3rd-Party Payor Payments
• Manatt Nabs Pepper Hamilton Capital Markets Pro For NY
• 5 Tips For Lasting Law Firm Success
• Prosecuting Leakers: Lessons From The Sterling Trial
• MagCorp Trustee Kicks Off $118M Rennert Looting Trial
• Wyly Judge Won't Revisit $175M Alternate Payout In SEC Case
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• Judge Rejects Ricoh Americas Wage Settlement As Unfair
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• Symantec's Bid To Kill FCA Suit Blasted By Three States, Feds
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• Chetrit Nabs $150M Loans For NYC Hotel Carter Buy
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• EEOC Hounded Workers To Join 'I Love You' Suit, Co. Says
• Goldman Bucks Aluminum-Warehousing Antitrust Replead Bid
• Paul Weiss Snags Kirkland Private Equity Rainmaker
• Hitachi Sued Over Adviser Fee For $1.3B Foundry Co. Buy
• MLB Strikes Out In Bid For 2nd Circ. To Hear Antitrust Row
• NJ Bankruptcy Judge Hangs Up Robes For Cole Schotz
• Deutsche Bahn Defends $370M Surcharge-Fixing Suit's Timing
• Queens Atty Gets 18 Months For Stymieing NYC Election Probe
• Haynes And Boone Adds Latin America Finance Ace In NY
• Alibaba Hit With Class Action Over Pre-IPO Talk
• Goldman Says Subprime CDO Investors Profited In $2B Bets
• Ex-Applebee's Workers Can't Cite Nexium, 2nd Circ. Told
• DOJ Reverses Course In Row With Rakoff Over Evidence Rules
• CFIUS Clears $1.95B Waldorf Sale To Chinese Insurance Co.
• Soho, Tribeca Grand Deprived Employees Of Tips, Suit Says
• Freshfields Picks Up Kirkland Employee Benefits Ace In NY
• Faruqi Judge Won't Rethink Decision Paring Assault Case
• Recent Decisions Tighten Standards For Merger Litigation
• Google, Slew Of Others Exit Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee MDL
• AvalonBay Strikes $300M Deal For American Bible's NYC HQ
• An Update On USPTO's Patent Pro Bono Initiative