By John Bowie - Screaming LawyerIt’s always interesting to read a Justice Rhys Harrison judgment, if only for their clarity. Indeed, always for their clarity. This week came the release of another judgment in the Stephen Versalko saga, he being the fraudulent ASB banker who acted … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
Comeskey Faces Striking Off – No Medals For Comeskey here
Screaming LawyerAuckland criminal lawyer Chris Comeskey is facing a strike out from the nz law Society after pleading guilty to three counts of misconduct before the NZ Law Society disciplinary hearing today. This afternoon he pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to act … [Read more...]
From client advice to attorney fees to ineffective assistance of counsel, the U.S. Supreme Court decided an unusually large number of cases last term involving how lawyers do their jobs.
From client advice to attorney fees to ineffective assistance of counsel, the U.S. Supreme Court decided an unusually large number of cases last term involving how lawyers do their jobs. The justices took up 16 cases -- 10 of which were fully briefed and argued, and six of which … [Read more...]
Early each year and usually with great fanfare, The American Lawyer releases its 100 list, which ranks law firms by various financial metrics.
Early each year and usually with great fanfare, The American Lawyer releases its 100 list, which ranks law firms by various financial metrics.Another list, less ballyhooed but still significant list within legal circles, is Am Law’s A-List, which was released this week. This list … [Read more...]
Quinn Emanuel’s London Office Continues to Grow with Addition of Banking & Insolvency Litigator Robert Hickmott
June 30, 2010 – Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP announced today that commercial litigator Robert Hickmott has joined the firm’s London office as a partner. Hickmott was previously a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna in their banking and insolvency litigation group. … [Read more...]
Screaming Lawyer Says NZ Attorney General Under Attack – Plus, Mother the Hubbards, Prisoner Smoking Ban and More NZ Legal News – Plus Minter Ellison and the “O” Word
"Briefcase", by John Bowie reports on the attempts by Labour to attack the integrity of the Attorney General, plus looks at what is involved in the Allan Hubbard 'statutory management' (are there men in high-vis jackets standing by?), the proposed ban on voting and smoking for … [Read more...]
SEC To Publish For Public Comment Prposed Rules Expanding Stock-By-Stock Circuit Breakers
Washington, D.C., June 30, 2010 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today is publishing for public comment proposals by the national securities exchanges and FINRA to expand a recently adopted circuit breaker program to include all stocks in the Russell 1000 Index and … [Read more...]
Loeb & Loeb Expands Advanced Media & Technology Department – US Law
Former FCC attorney, Walter Steimel, Jr. Joins Washington, DC OfficeWASHINGTON, D.C. – June 30, 2010 – Loeb & Loeb announced today that Walter Steimel, Jr. has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as a partner in the Advanced Media and Technology Department. Steimel … [Read more...]
Manhattan US Attorney Charges Two Bronx Men With Armed Robberies in Bronx, Westchester & Putnam
2 July 2010 - United States Attorney Southern District of New YorkDuring Three-Month Spree, Two Men Allegedly Robbed Restaurant And Seven Separate Banks At Gunpoint; One Defendant Pleads Guilty To Charges PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern … [Read more...]
THE GREAT PRO BONO SURGE ENDS; PRO BONO AND ASSOCIATE DISSATISFACTION DRIVE SHAKE-UP OF 2010 A-LIST
NEW YORK (July 1, 2010) – The July issue of The American Lawyer reports that the double-digit growth of Am Law 200 pro bono hours since 2005 has come to an end. The publication’s annual survey results, released today, reveal that total pro bono hours increased last year in the … [Read more...]
