Five county bar associations and New York City may soon settle their differences over a city plan to shift the bulk of an estimated 44,000 cases a year now handled by private, court-assigned counsel to institutional providers such as the Legal Aid Society. >>
The Texas firm of Haynes and Boone will put down more permanent Big Apple roots in much roomier quarters. The firm has signed a 15-year lease for 74,600 square feet, the entire 25th and 26th floors at the 70-story 30 Rockefeller Center.
The firm has signed a 15-year lease for 74,600 square feet, the entire 25th and 26th floors at the 70-story 30 Rockefeller Center. That will more than double the 35,000 square feet it occupies in the McGraw-Hill Building at 1221 Avenue of the Americas.
"We have done well and expect to continue doing well,"
Kenneth J. Bezozo, Haynes and Boone's New York managing partner, said in an interview. Among the office's practice areas are finance, litigation, tax, real estate and bankruptcy.
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From the April 15 edition of the American Lawyer Litigation Daily:
NEW YORK - A mere 10 days ago, we wrote about Marvel Entertainment outside counsel
David Fleischer of Haynes and Boone, LLP fending off a $2 billion derivative suit involving an erstwhile partner of legendary Marvel artist Stan Lee. On Wednesday, Fleischer and co-counsel James Quinn of Weil, Gotshal & Manges scored again for Marvel, this time in a case against the children of another famed Marvel artist, Jack Kirby.
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Haynes and Boone, LLP has added David Fleischer as a litigation partner in New York. Mr. Fleischer has more than 30 years of experience litigating cases across multiple industries and areas of law. At Haynes and Boone, he will concentrate on high-stakes business litigation in the entertainment, real estate and bankruptcy areas. >>
NEW YORK – Haynes and Boone, LLP and New York-based attorney Ed Schauder have been honored with the 2011 World Police and Fire Games Gratitude Award for contributions to the upcoming event’s planning and execution. >>