Banking & Financial Services Report, July 2012
Click here to read the Shapiro Sher Banking & Financial Services Report. The July 2012 issue contains articles on receiverships and the SBA Small Loan Advantage program.
“JP Morgan, Citigroup Lose Bid to Move $2 Billion TMST Suit”
Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Law360 and other media report on a significant development in the Thornburg Mortgage bankruptcy case; Shapiro Sher partner Joel I. Sher serves as Chapter 11 Trustee for Thornburg, now known as TMST.
The development involves the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denying JP Morgan, Citigroup and other financial institutions’ attempt to withdraw the litigation from bankruptcy court.
In 2011, in five separate complaints filed in Maryland’s bankruptcy court, Sher sued, among others, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital; Bank of America; Countrywide Home Loans; Royal Bank of Canada and a group of banks made up of JP Morgan Chase, Citi Group, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland, and UBS. The suit against the latter group of banks alone sought approximately $2.2 billion in damages arising from a series of alleged collusive and predatory actions that eventually forced Thornburg into bankruptcy.
“E-Discovery in Criminal Cases”
The Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association has published The State of Criminal Justice 2012, a new book including chapters on cybercrime and on e-discovery; both chapters are co-authored by Shapiro Sher partner Matthew A.S. Esworthy, co-chair of the Section’s Cyber Crime Committee.
Banking & Financial Services Report, August 2012
Click here to read the Shapiro Sher Banking & Financial Services Report. The August 2012 issue contains tips for lenders in single-asset real estate bankruptcy cases.
“Best Lawyers 2013” selects 10 Shapiro Sher attorneys
The Best Lawyers in America® selects ten Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler attorneys for inclusion in its 2013 edition.
This reflects an additional two SSG&S attorneys named in the prestigious guide since last year’s edition. The 2013 guide cites the following attorneys in the indicated practice areas:
- William E. Carlson: Biotechnology Law; Corporate Law
- Larry S. Gibson: Civil Rights Law
- Richard M. Goldberg: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
- Ann Clary Gordon: Real Estate Law
- K. Lee Riley, Jr.: Banking and Finance Law
- William A. McComas: Information Technology Law
- Lonnie M. Ritzer: Tax Law
- Paul Mark Sandler: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Plaintiffs
- Ronald M. Shapiro: Sports Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures, Television and Music
- Joel I. Sher: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
The Best Lawyers in America® (copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) is regarded as a definitive guideto legal excellence in the country. For its 2013 edition, Best Lawyers based its research on a peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
“Baltimore lawyer pursues mortgage-related actions against banks”
The Baltimore Sun interviews Shapiro Sher partner Joel I. Sher about his role “at the helm of a collection of multi-billion dollar cases against major international banks.”
Banking & Financial Services Report, September 2012
Click here to read the latest Shapiro Sher Banking & Financial Services Report. The September 2012 newsletter focuses on the commitment letter as a roadmap to a successful transaction.
Shapiro Sher’s Richard M. Goldberg referenced in coverage of large asbestos-bankruptcy case
Mealey’s Litigation Report, owned by LexisNexis, reports on a challenge to a confidential settlement involving 9,000 asbestos personal-injury claimaints. The article cites Richard M. Goldberg, counsel to The Travelers Indeminity Co., a party to the case, In re: Lloyd E. Mitchell Inc.
The case is among the largest, and among the longest-running, asbestos bankruptcy cases pending in the bankruptcy and state-court system.
Banking & Financial Services Report, November 2012
Click here to read the latest Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler Banking & Financial Services Report. This latest issue focuses on avoiding the pitfalls of SBA-guaranteed loans.
Eric Harlan and Renée Lane-Kunz named Employment Law Group co-chairs
Shapiro Sher attorneys Eric R. Harlan and Renée Lane-Kunz are named co-chairs of the firm’s Employment Law Group, as reported here.
Ms. Lane-Kunz has 20 years of management experience in the hospitality and tourism industry. A longtime member of the Executive Committee at the Harbor Court Hotel in Baltimore, she handled general liability claims, employment law and human resource issues, and supervised outside counsel. In her legal career, she has worked with clients in diverse industries, including hospitality, manufacturing, higher education, information technology, biotechnology, and government contracting. She has drafted employment handbooks, negotiated employment agreements, and counseled organizations on hiring practices. She has also successfully resolved complaints brought against employers by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Maryland Commission on Human Relations.
Mr. Harlan is a trial lawyer with sixteen years of experience representing clients in state and federal courts. He has achieved favorable results for clients in a variety of employment-related matters, including actions to enforce non-competition or non-solicitation agreements, claims alleging breach of employment agreement, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, and violations of federal and state anti-discrimination laws.In recognition of his accomplishments, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Harlan its AV Peer Review Rating, the highest rating available.
The Firm’s Employment Law Group advises companies on a range of concerns, including:
- Recruiting and hiring practices;
- Employment discrimination;
- Employment agreements;
- Wage-and-hour disputes;
- Sexual harassment;
- Executive compensation;
- Retaliation;
- Severance agreements;
- Terminations, including wrongful termination claims;
- Non-disclosure agreements;
- Non-competition agreements;
- Independent contractors;
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act;
- The Family and Medical Leave Act;
- The Americans with Disabilities Act;
- And other federal and state laws and regulations affecting employers.
