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20 Nov 2017, 3:00 am by John Jenkins
Here’s an excerpt from this Wachtell Lipton memo (also see this Davis Polk blog): 1. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 3:01 pm by lawshucks
Davis Polk represents acquiror Technip S.A. and Vinson & Elkins represents target Global Industries, Ltd. in the just-announced $1.1 billion (enterprise value) undersea oil-services deal, according to the merger agreement. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 3:28 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Summary judgment dismissing the entire legal malpractice action was correctly granted [*2]because CAIB failed to present evidence in admissible form sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact as to proximate cause, which requires a showing that Chadbourne's alleged failure to warn it of potential criminal consequences of its use of the SP Structure proximately caused reasonably ascertainable damages (see AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428, 434… [read post]
23 Mar 2022, 3:28 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
“An attorney may not be held liable for failing to act outside the scope of a retainer” (Attallah v Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, 168 AD3d 1026, 1028 [2d Dept 2019]; see AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428, 435 [2007]). [read post]
1 Jun 2018, 4:35 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
Plaintiff had avenues to withstand the motion to dismiss but “[chose] to stand on [its] pleading alone” (Rovello v Orofino Realty Co., 40 NY2d 633, 635 [1976]). [read post]
12 Mar 2018, 4:36 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
 at 50 [internal quotation marks and citation omitted]; see Dombrowski v Bulson, 19 NY3d 347, 350 [2012]; AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428, 434 [2007]). [read post]
20 Jun 2022, 3:11 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
“An attorney may not be held liable for failing to act outside the scope of a retainer” (Attallah v Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, 168 AD3d 1026, 1028 [2d Dept 2019]; see AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428, 435 [2007]). [read post]
19 Jan 2010, 3:50 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
"'In order to sustain a claim for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must establish both that the defendant attorney failed to exercise the ordinary reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed by a member of the legal profession which results in actual damages to a plaintiff, and that the plaintiff would have succeeded on the merits of the underlying action "but for" the attorney's negligence'" (Leder v Spiegel, 9 NY3d 836, 837 [2007], cert denied… [read post]
10 Jun 2019, 8:04 am by Dan Bressler
” After various facts played out and an unhappy client sued, said the Court: “‘An attorney may not be held liable for failing to act outside the scope of a retainer (see AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428 [2007]). [read post]
20 Nov 2017, 3:59 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
 at 50 [internal quotation marks and citation omitted]; see Dombrowski v Bulson, 19 NY3d 347, 350; AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428, 434). [read post]
23 May 2018, 3:59 am by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone
 at 50 [internal quotation marks and citation omitted]; see Dombrowski v Bulson, 19 NY3d 347, 350 [2012]; AmBase Corp. v Davis Polk & Wardwell, 8 NY3d 428, 434 [2007]). [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 4:10 am by Broc Romanek
" The program was newsworthy, borne out by this Davis Polk blog regarding "Whistleblowers and Internal Certifications. [read post]
22 Mar 2010, 5:09 am by Broc Romanek
Second Circuit Decision Underscores Importance of Indenture Terms Below is news of a development from Davis Polk (as culled from this memo): In a recent Second Circuit decision, Law Debenture Trust Co. of New York v. [read post]