Does Federal Government Rescue Create Fiduciary Duties?
In their Corporate and Securities Litigation column, Sarah S. Gold, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and Richard L. Spinogatti, a senior counsel at the firm, analyze a recent decision that hinged on...
View ArticleWillis: NHL Lockout: NHL's class action complaint almost identical...
It has been said that the current NHL lockout not only includes many of the same actors as last year's NBA labour dispute, but that it is in fact running off a nearly identical script as well.
View Article'Catholic 7' retain lawyers, plot Big East exit
The seven Catholic schools that have decided to leave the Big East and form their own league continued to plot the future Friday, retaining Proskauer Rose LLP and Pilson Communications, Inc., to aid in...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear law firm appeals in Allen Stanford case
The Supreme Court on Friday accepted appeals by law firms that once represented convicted swindler Allen Stanford and were trying to avoid lawsuits by victims seeking to recoup losses from his $7...
View ArticleJB Howell sells Bradenton apartments
Davie-based JB Howell and its affiliate investors have sold the 201-unit Fountain Lake Apartments in Bradenton for $15.2 million.
View ArticleAdmitting New Partners in a Real Estate Workout
In his Real Estate Securities column, Peter M. Fass, a partner at Proskauer Rose, writes that the admission of new partners is normally only a temporary measure to prevent the immediate loss of the...
View ArticleMarket Manipulation: A Stock Opera
In their Corporate and Securities Litigation column, Sarah S. Gold, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and Richard L. Spinogatti is a senior counsel at the firm, analyze a recent decision holding that...
View ArticleRosy future at 11 Times Sq.
Valentine's Day week came up all hearts at 11 Times Square. As we reported exclusively on nypost.com yesterday, SJP Properties' risk-taking, 40-story tower is on the brink of signing a third major...
View ArticleEstate of Nancy P. Young
The decedent, Nancy Young, died in 2008 and the executor of estate requested an extension of time to file the necessary estate tax return.
View ArticleRopes defends firing of partner who claimed her clients were passed to...
In a court hearing in a New York courtroom on Wednesday, Ropes & Gray asserted it acted properly when it fired 63-year-old Patricia Martone in 2010, saying the firm acted because the intellectual...
View ArticleFormer Ropes Partner Fired, But No Discrimination
According to The AmLaw Daily, the lawyer representing Ropes & Gray persisted at a hearing this last Wednesday that the law firm terminated Patricia Martone, a former partner at Ropes who was female...
View ArticleReal Estate Workouts - Considerations for Individual Partners or LLC Members
In his Real Estate Securities column, Proskauer Rose partner Peter M. Fass discusses the consequences when the limited partners of a troubled investment are required to contribute additional capital as...
View ArticleADP and Proskauer Host National Seminar Series to Help Employers...
A review of the requirements, key compliance deadlines and other important information about this historic Act will be presented.
View ArticleIRS to monitor Facebook, Twitter for tax cheats
Is the IRS about to get too close for comfort? New reports brought to light by one privacy and data security expert suggest that this tax filing season the Internal Revenue Service may be monitoring...
View ArticleThe Hazards of SOX Whistleblower Claims
In their Corporate and Securities Law column, Sarah S. Gold, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and Richard L. Spinogatti, a senior counsel at the firm, write that two recent federal appellate cases...
View Article[Video] Stealth Lawyer: Eli Broverman, Financial Startup Co-Founder
Eli Broverman, co-founder and chief operating officer of Betterment LLC, talks with Bloomberg Law's Spencer Mazyck about his transition from practicing law at Proskauer Rose LLP to creating a Web-based...
View ArticleShawsheen Tech's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Group Wins Poster Contest
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office and the Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc.
View ArticleNew Law Means Employers Must Accommodate Nursing Mothers
Katharine Parker, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and Jacquelyn Weisman, an associate at the firm, write that the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ushered in a range of new responsibilities...
View Article7th Annual Equal Access to Justice Dinner held by LSHV
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley held its 7th Annual Equal Access to Justice Dinner at the Westchester Marriott, in Tarrytown, on April 24, 2013.
View ArticleManaging Relationships With Legal Project Management
Effective legal project management is on the minds of law departments, outside counsel, and the business units that partner with both sets of lawyers.
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