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October 6, 2009
Laura Hoguet, John Kenney named New York Superlawyers - again!

For three years running, both Laura Hoguet and John Kenney have been named as Superlawyers in the New York Metro area.  Laura Hoguet has been recognized in two areas, Business Litigation and Employment & Labor.  John Kenney has been recognized in three, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Corporate Governance & Compliance.  The Superlawyer ranking is based upon peer nominations and evaluations, and independent third party research.  The firm does not solicit or pay for the designation.


 

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HNRK Client Prevails at the Second Circuit.

In a unanimous decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a decision of the lower court which dismissed the claim of a former police officer who sued his employer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, for $20 million for alleged job-related injuries. The plaintiff sued under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA") alleging he sustained injuries resulting from exposure to the World Trade Center site following 9/11. He also complained of MTA' s policy of requiring that officers remain at home while on disability leave unless granted a special designation known as "no work status." The 2nd Circuit agreed with HNRK's arguments that plaintiff failed to comply with pleading requirements for a valid FELA claim and that he released his claims anyway as part of a settlement of an earlier suit. The Circuit concluded that the appeal was frivolous and is considering an application to award damages to the MTA. Bruno v. MTA, 2009 WL 2524009 (2nd Cir. 2009).




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September 10, 2009
Tai-Heng Cheng Presents Alternative Dispute Resolution CLE on Hybrid Mediation and Arbitrations

On June 16, 2009, Tai-Heng Cheng delivered an alternative dispute resolution CLE on hybrid mediation and arbitrations ("Med-arb") at the Fourth Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation at Fordham Law School to leading international arbitrators, mediators, practitioners, and scholars. Participating on a panel with representatives from AAA/ICDR and CPR, Professor Cheng discussed the economic pressures to conduct alternative dispute resolution more efficiently and at lower costs, and how med-arb in international commercial disputes might present an attractive alternative. He also highlighted problems of enforcing med-arb settlements or awards in the United States and internationally, and suggested strategies for counsel and arbitral institutions to overcome these challenges. A paper based on his comments will be published in June 2010 in a book of the proceedings of the Conference.


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July 21, 2009
Chambers names Newman a "Leading Lawyer" for General Commercial Litigation
Fred Newman has been named a "Leading Lawyer" for General Commercial Litigation in New York in the just-published Chambers USA Directory of America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2009 Edition. The Chambers rankings are based upon independent research and peer group interviews, and our firm has not paid for the listing. Only 76 lawyers in New York were recommended in this category.
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  Sheryl Galler Presents Employment Law CLE for "Turbulent Times"
On June 12, 2009, HNRK Partner Sheryl Galler delivered a presentation at the New York State Bar Association's program, Counseling the Corporate Client in Turbulent Times: Employment Law for the General Practitioner and Corporate Counselor. Ms. Galler spoke about the fundamentals of executive employment agreements, how to avoid potential conflicts over restrictive covenants, how to differentiate between independent contractors and employees, and recent developments in the law affecting commissioned salespersons.  She also provided drafting tips for agreements with executives, independent contractors and commissioned salespersons. More than 60 attorneys attended the CLE program, which was offered by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the NYSBA.
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April 15, 2009
Newman A Visiting Professor On Arbitration

Fred NewmanFred Newman gave a series of lectures on International Arbitration at the law faculty of Rezeknes Augstskola, Latvia, during March, 2009. He presented the fundamentals of arbitration policy, practice and procedures to fourth year students. The lectures were in English. Newman's lectures were arranged by the Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria, a non-profit organization that places experienced Common Law practitioners at law faculties in Eastern Europe and the former republics of the Soviet Union. Newman's Powerpoint presentation is available here.

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February 18, 2009
HNRK Wins Arbitration Award

An arbitrator for the International Centre For Dispute Resolution has ruled in favor of HNRK's client, Tradesim AS, in an arbitration. Claimant brought the arbitration against Tradesim and its principal, seeking damages for Tradesim's alleged breach of contract to sell it custom software and further develop that software, as well as substantial consequential damages. Tradesim counterclaimed for breach of contract, asserting that Claimant itself had breached and repudiated the contract. The arbitrator denied Claimant's claims and ruled that Claimant must pay Tradesim $533,300.


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January 18, 2009
HNRK Partner Randi May was quoted in Employment Law 360 's "Lawyer to Execs: Beware Your BlackBerry" on Friday, January 9. This article featured the views of employment lawyers on the perils of executives' use of BlackBerries, an issue brought to forefront by President-elect Barack Obama's struggle to keep his BlackBerry over his lawyers' vehement objections. With routine electronic discovery, Randi told Employment Law 360 that executives need to exercise greater caution when sending hasty BlackBerry emails.
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December 10, 2008
Sheryl Galler Addresses State Bar

Our partner Sheryl Galler was recently a panelist at a continuing legal education workshop entitled "Update on Wage and Hour Issues: Developments in New York Labor Law and the FLSA."  Ms. Galler discussed the federal rules and regulations setting the minimum wage and overtime compensation standards, recent court decisions applying those federal standards, and the risks of non-compliance.  She also provided tips on the best practices for employers conducting a self-audit.  The workshop was presented at the Fall Meeting of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, which was held in Cooperstown, New York.


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November 20, 2008
HNRK Partner Sheryl Galler Speaks at NAMWOLF Annual Meeting
Our partner Sheryl Galler recently chaired a panel discussion entitled “Stay Out of Court, Stay Out of the Media and Stay Out of Trouble: The Many Faces of Corporate Compliance.” Ms. Galler presented the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and recent court decisions interpreting those provisions. She also shared with the audience the current approach of public relations professionals on dealing with media inquiries regarding government investigations. 

The panelists included Valerie Caproni, who is now General Counsel of the FBI and formerly held high level positions at the U.S. Attorneys’ Office and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ms. Caproni was invited to join the panel by Ms. Galler and our partner John Kenney, who worked with Ms. Caproni at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. 

The panel discussion was presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), which was held in Dallas, Texas on November 13-14, 2008. The session was accredited by the State Bar of Texas for continuing legal education credit. 

Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney has been a women-owned law firm since its start in 1996. We are a member of NAMWOLF, which shares our goal of encouraging clients to hire women-owned law firms such as ours based on the experience and talent of our attorneys, not their gender. We also are certified by the State of New York as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). 

Ms. Galler has represented the firm's domestic and international clients in a wide range of matters involving fraud, breach of franchise rights, civil RICO, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and breach of contract claims. She also counsels clients with respect to employment related disputes and has negotiated scores of severance agreements and employment contracts on behalf of the firm's clients.
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