From: New York Law360 <news-alt(ciflaw360.com> To: < Subject: Greenberg Traurig's NY Bill May Aid Russian Oligarch Client Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:02:15 +0000 ti_aw360 New York NEW YORK Thursday, June 17, 2021 GiFollow Law360 TOP NEWS Greenberg Traurig's NY Bill May Aid Russian Oligarch Client Greenberg Traurig successfully lobbied for a New York state bill that will make it harder to enforce foreign judgments, which could be worth $700 million or more to a Vladimir Putin-linked Russian oligarch who is a client of the firm. The state senator who sponsored the bill had no idea. Letter attached I Read full article » NYC Bar Wants Arrest Question On Bar Application Amended The New York City Bar Association has urged the New York state court system not to ask state bar applicants about their involvement with the juvenile justice system or criminal cases that were sealed, adjourned or dismissed. Read full article » NY DAs Urge Gov. Cuomo To Veto Conduct Commission Bill An association that represents New York state prosecutors urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto a recently passed bill that would create an oversight body to investigate prosecutorial misconduct complaints, saying that the commission would delay and interfere with attorney discipline. 3 documents attached I Read full article » Robbins Geller Wants To Fight FIFA Suit DQ At 2nd Circ. Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has asked a New York federal judge to give the firm time to appeal his ruling that it committed fraud worthy of disqualification by failing to disclose short positions held by the lead plaintiff in a securities class action stemming from the FIFA corruption scandal, a request the defendant company said comes way too late. 2 documents attached I Read full article » New York Opioid Trial Delayed Again As Jury Selection Lags A monumental opioid trial pitting New York state and two local governments against a dozen drug companies is being pushed back nearly one week be