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Jun 12, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Brian Lee |Jane Wester |Marianna Wharry
U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger of the District of New Jersey took the witness stand Wednesday afternoon in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, telling jurors that Menendez urged him to “look…carefully” at the office’s investigation into one of the men now on trial alongside Menendez.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jane Wester |Anthony Sabino |Andrew Denney |Brian Lee
Counsel for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, on Tuesday, began cross-examining cooperating witness Jose Uribe, a New Jersey businessman who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, honest services wire fraud, tax evasion and other offenses in March. Menendez’s attorney Adam Fee of Paul Hastings worked to demonstrate to the jurors that while Uribe was close to Menendez’s wife, Nadine Menendez, he did not have extensive interactions with the senator. Want to continue reading?
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jane Wester |Brian Lee |Ellen Bardash |Adrienne B. Koch
A state Supreme Court justice denied attempts by a former blockchain analysis firm employee to secure $80 million in damages after claiming Chainalysis breached his employment contract by failing to follow through on an alleged oral agreement to modify the terms of his stock options.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jane Wester |Thomas Spigolon |Brian Lee |Emily Lamarre
Cozen O’Connor on Monday said it has hired a new employment partner who will focus on labor issues in higher education, as the firm points to continued demand from universities and non-profits in advising on labor matters. Sandi Dubin, a 20-year veteran of labor and employment law, left Ogletree Deakins to join Cozen’s New York office.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Emily Saul |Christine Charnosky |Avalon Zoppo |Jane Wester
Litigation between Napoli Shkolnik and a former partner it accused of “quiet quitting” came to a discreet end on Wednesday, with both parties stipulating to discontinue the action with prejudice. Additional details of the resolution between the firm and attorney Heather Palmore were not immediately clear from public court filings. Want to continue reading?
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jane Wester |Emily Saul |Barry Temkin |Brian Lee
U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho of the Southern District of New York on Tuesday granted a beauty product company’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a shareholder who objected to the company’s executive compensation practices and alleged deficiencies in related disclosures. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partners Scott Musoff, Lauren Aguiar and Paul Lockwood represent the defendants, Coty Inc., whose brands include Covergirl, Philosophy and Sally Hansen, and its board of directors.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jane Wester |Emily Saul |Patrick Smith
Defense counsel for Donald Trump have asked the Manhattan judge who presided over their client’s Manhattan criminal case to lift a gag order, now that the former president has been found guilty of 34 felony counts of business records fraud. In a letter to acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, attorney Todd Blanche argued that his client should now be able to speak freely, given that the trial has concluded. Want to continue reading?
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jane Wester |Jeffrey M. Winn |Joseph LiPari |Aaron S. Gaynor
Donald Trump may be a first-time offender following his criminal conviction on Thursday, but his contact with the civil justice system will likely be considered at sentencing as well, according to legal observers. At the forefront could be a February decision from another New York judge finding the former president liable for a civil fraud scheme to deceive banks and insurers and ordering Trump to pay some $355 million in penalties. That decision is under appeal. Want to continue reading?
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Jane Wester |Emily Saul |Patrick Smith
Donald Trump may be a first-time offender following his criminal conviction on Thursday, but his contact with the civil justice system will likely be considered at sentencing as well, according to legal observers. At the forefront could be a February decision from another New York judge finding the former president liable for a civil fraud scheme to deceive banks and insurers and ordering Trump to pay some $355 million in penalties. That decision is under appeal. Want to continue reading?
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May 30, 2024 | 
feeds.feedblitz.com | Brian Lee |Maydeen Merino |Emily Saul |Jane Wester
Nadine Menendez, the wife and co-defendant of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, has obtained new counsel, her former attorneys informed U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York on Thursday. Menendez’s new lawyer is longtime criminal defense attorney Barry Coburn of Coburn, Greenbaum & Eisenstein, which has offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Want to continue reading?
