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By Ronald C. Minkoff — This article was originally published January 25, 2023. After months of briefing by the parties, more than a dozen amicus submissions, and an extended oral argument two weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday suddenly dismissed the appeal in In re Grand Jury on the ground that certiorari was improvidently granted....
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By Marc Handelman — Frankfurt Kurnit Litigation Partner and Professional Responsibility Group Chair Ron Minkoff has joined six other veteran ethics and professional responsibility lawyers from across the nation in calling for the American Bar...
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By Khasim Lockhart — This article was originally published February 17, 2023. On February 14, 2023, Covington & Burling LLP (“Covington”) filed its opposition to the SEC’s administrative subpoena in connection with its...
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By Edward Rosenthal & Tyler Maulsby — In January 2022, my Professional Responsibility and Ethics partner Tyler Maulsby and I wrote about whether and how Richard Liebowitz’s suspension from practice in New York (and elsewhere) impacted the ability...
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By John B. Harris — Are lawyers obliged to disclose to clients they have been suspended in another jurisdiction based upon multiple acts of incompetence? Or that the suspension is likely to be imposed reciprocally on the lawyer in their home...
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Sometimes lawsuits lead to the right result for the wrong reason. And sometimes, the reasoning doesn’t really matter: it is the result that counts. U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty’s May 24, 2022 decision in Upsolve, Inc. v. James, No. 22-cv-627...
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By Ronald C. Minkoff Like so many New York lawyers, I was happy when the First Department decided Stock v. Schnader Harrison, Segal & Lewis, LLP, 35 N.Y.S.3d 31 (1st Dept. 2016 (Stock). Indeed, I was probably happier: The First Department’s decision,...
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By Nicole I. Hyland and Tyler Maulsby In 1965, Norman F. Dacey published a book, How to Avoid Probate, which sold 600,000 copies in two years. New York Cty. Lawyers’ Assn. v. Dacey, 54 Misc.2d 564 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1967) affd. in part, modified in part, 28...
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By Susan Fortney As Part 1 of this article suggested (see NYLER June 2015), many lawyers jumped on the limited liability partnership (LLP) bandwagon without fully appreciating the reach of the statute that enabled lawyers to practice in LLPs and the...
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How Attorneys Conducting Workplace Investigations Can Comply with N.Y.’s Private Investigator Law & Rules of Professional Conduct By Ronald C. Minkoff, Lindsay Harris, and Andrew Jacobs The recent high-profile trial in Ellen Pao vs. Kleiner...
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