On May 6, 2016, Jeff Carton and Myles Bartley led a CLE event for the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Westchester/Southern Connecticut chapter (formerly Westfacca), regarding the Use of Social Media in Employment Decisions. Along with fellow panelists Marc Milano (Division General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, AFCO, part of BB&T) and Marcelo Modica (Chief People Officer,… Read more »
May 29, 2016
The firm recently prevailed in the Second Department. Our client was sued by an attorney for fees, and he counter-claimed against the attorney alleging professional negligence. The lower court dismissed the counterclaim on a motion to dismiss, but the Appellate Division reversed and reinstated that malpractice counterclaim, agreeing with all of our arguments that the… Read more »
May 24, 2016
In a recent matter before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Firm prevailed in having the EEOC terminate its investigation into an alleged employment discrimination claim without an adverse finding. The EEOC’s refusal to proceed with its investigation, after reviewing the Firm’s position statement in response to the charge of discrimination, avoids a potentially… Read more »
May 19, 2016
Congrats Jim and Matt! Read more »
May 18, 2016
In our continuing representation of the medical community in litigation and transactional matters, please note our recent successes. The firm successfully defended a physician from prosecution by the FBI and Office of the Inspector General amidst allegations of health care fraud and violations of the Stark Law/anti-kickback statutes. The investigation centered around the claim that… Read more »
April 29, 2016
