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... death. Maples appealed his capital murder conviction with the help of attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell: Maples subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to Alabama ... ;C's missing the deadline for filing an appeal? From our tipster: Basically, Sullivan & Cromwell forgot to file a notice of appeal for a death row inmate, causing him ... 32 Order, filed on May 22, 2003, to: (1) Maples's two attorneys (Jaasi Munanka and Clara Ingen-Housz) with the law firm of Sullivan & ...

... if the layoffs were motivated by the economy, or by poor performance from the firm's attorneys. Last week, I wrote: This provides Sullivan with a rare opportunity to prove that its layoffs are performance based. If everything is fine, if the economy is not a factor, if ... Remember, Above the Law is here to provide free entertainment all summer long! Earlier: Stealth Layoff Watch: Sullivan & Cromwell Has A Very Special Spring Bonus Associate Bonus Watch: Sullivan & Cromwell's Super-Special ...

... issued supplemental bonuses last year, though the circumstances were somewhat different since it was the height of the dealmaking boom. This provides Sullivan with a rare opportunity to prove that its layoffs are performance based. If everything is fine, if the economy is not a ... it laid off 15 - 20 people because of the economy? Whatever the reason, good luck to the people from Sullivan & Cromwell hitting the street. Earlier: Profits Per Partner Down At Skadden, S&C, and DPW Associate ...

... was dealing with some serious issues. As aptly summarized by New York Magazine's Intelligencer, "Sullivan & Cromwell lost about 30 percent of its associates in 2004 and 2005. It might take more than a raise ... by all the pay raise news): Faced with a surge in turnover of its associates, the prestigious law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has been putting on a charm offensive to hold onto junior lawyers. The crash course in etiquette went into high gear at a partners meeting last February. To ...

The WSJ Law Blog has just posted a copy of the Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney complaint. You can access it by clicking here (PDF). How exciting! We'll have some thoughts on it shortly. If you've already read the S&C Complaint, please opine in the ... love those MSM resources. Thanks, Wall Street Journal! S&C Strikes Back at Now-Former Associate [WSJ Law Blog via Lavi Soloway] Sullivan & Cromwell LLP v. Aaron Brett Charney (PDF)

Link to press release: Proven provider of eDiscovery services sues to enforce contractual obligations KIRKLAND, Wash. - January 8, 2008 - Electronic Evidence Discovery (EED), a leading provider of eDiscovery services, today announced that it has filed suit against Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP in Superior Court of the State of Washington-King County. EED seeks to enforce [...]

Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell isn't the only discrimination lawsuit against a large law firm kicking around New York Supreme Court these days. Earlier this month, a complaint was filed in the case of Yasmin Marinaro v. Greenberg Traurig LLP. Meet Harley I. Lewin (at right), a shareholder (partner) in the New York office of Greenberg Traurig ... surely have more to say next week about the case of Marinaro v. Greenberg Traurig LLP. If you'd like to read the Complaint for yourself, we've provided a ...

(Editor's Note: This post is based on a Sullivan & Cromwell LLP client memorandum.) The SEC has proposed to amend the Internet proxy delivery rules in order to increase retail shareholder participation in the proxy voting process ... due by November 20, 2009. Endnotes [1] The previously adopted Internet proxy delivery rules are discussed in previous Sullivan & Cromwell LLP memos to clients, "SEC Adopts Final Rules Permitting the Internet-based Distribution of Proxy Materials and Proposed ...

(Editor's Note: This post comes to us from David J. Gilberg, Kenneth M. Raisler and Dennis C. Sullivan of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.) On August 11, the Treasury Department released the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 ("OCDMA"), its legislative proposal to regulate the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives industry. The proposed legislation provides an approach to comprehensively regulating OTC derivative ...

(Editor's Note: This post is based on a client memo by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.) Summary The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently rejected an issuer's contention that a securities fraud complaint should be dismissed because the alleged misstatements were contained in an acquisition agreement attached as an exhibit to an Exchange Act report, instead of in the report itself. The court's decision ...