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In re: Coudert Brothers LLP, Debtor. <br />--------------------------------<br /> Development Specialists, Inc., Respondent-Appellant, <br />--------------------------------<br /> K&L Gates LLP et al., Appellants-Respondents, <br />--------------------------------<br /> Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, et al., Appellants-Respondents.

Brief

29 Cited authorities

  1. Geron ex rel. Estate of Thelen LLP v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP (In re Thelen LLP)

    736 F.3d 213 (2d Cir. 2013)   Cited 257 times
    Holding that partnership's status as a registered California entity did not alter conclusion that New York law should apply to fraudulent transfer claims

  2. Simonds v. Simonds

    45 N.Y.2d 233 (N.Y. 1978)   Cited 561 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an interest obtained through an agreement supported by consideration “is superior to that of a named beneficiary who has given no consideration”

  3. Matter of Cooperman

    83 N.Y.2d 465 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 206 times
    Holding non-refundable retainers prohibited by Code of Professional Responsibility, applying provisions materially the same as Arizona's

  4. Campagnola v. Mulholland

    76 N.Y.2d 38 (N.Y. 1990)   Cited 206 times
    Holding that in the context of a contingency fee agreement for one third of the client's recovery, "[w]here [an attorney's] discharge is without cause, the attorney is limited to recovering in quantum meruit the reasonable value of the services rendered"

  5. Denburg v. Parker Chapin

    82 N.Y.2d 375 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 159 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding a clause invalid pursuant to DR 2-108

  6. Meinhard v. Salmon

    249 N.Y. 458 (N.Y. 1928)   Cited 1,170 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding a co-venturer breached his duty of loyalty when he extended the lease on commercial property and excluded his co-venturer from the opportunity

  7. Santalucia v. Sebright Transp., Inc.

    232 F.3d 293 (2d Cir. 2000)   Cited 102 times
    Finding waiver when adjudicating fee dispute after the settlement of an underlying suit

  8. Cohen v. Lord, Day Lord

    75 N.Y.2d 95 (N.Y. 1989)   Cited 119 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a lawyer possesses a private right of action with which he can seek to invalidate a clause that hampers his ability to practice law

  9. Ederer v. Gursky

    2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 9960 (N.Y. 2007)   Cited 41 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Noting that New York's limited liability partnership legislation "eliminated the vicarious liability of a general partner"

  10. Demov, Morris, Levine Shein v. Glantz

    53 N.Y.2d 553 (N.Y. 1981)   Cited 94 times
    Recognizing “unique relationship” between attorney and client as “one of the most sensitive and confidential relationships in our society”

  11. Section 542 - Turnover of property to the estate

    11 U.S.C. § 542   Cited 3,244 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Governing turnover of property of the estate

  12. Section 40 - Rules determining rights and duties of partners

    N.Y. Partnership Law § 40   Cited 115 times   2 Legal Analyses

    The rights and duties of the partners in relation to the partnership shall be determined, subject to any agreement between them, by the following rules: 1. Each partner shall be repaid his contributions, whether by way of capital or advances to the partnership property and share equally in the profits and surplus remaining after all liabilities, including those to partners, are satisfied; and except as provided in subdivision (b) of section twenty-six of this chapter, each partner must contribute

  13. Section 43 - Partner accountable as a fiduciary

    N.Y. Partnership Law § 43   Cited 62 times

    1. Every partner must account to the partnership for any benefit, and hold as trustee for it any profits derived by him without the consent of the other partners from any transaction connected with the formation, conduct, or liquidation of the partnership or from any use by him of its property. 2. This section applies also to the representatives of a deceased partner engaged in the liquidation of the affairs of the partnership as the personal representatives of the last surviving partner. N.Y. Partnership

  14. Section 60 - Dissolution defined

    N.Y. Partnership Law § 60   Cited 48 times

    The dissolution of a partnership is the change in the relation of the partners caused by any partner ceasing to be associated in the carrying on as distinguished from the winding up of the business. N.Y. Partnership Law § 60

  15. Section 500.27 - Discretionary proceedings to review certified questions from Federal courts and other courts of last resort

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 500.27   Cited 231 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing the New York Court of Appeals to review certain certified questions

  16. Section 1210.1 - Posting

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 1210.1   Cited 13 times
    Requiring every New York attorney to post a Statement of Client's Rights providing clients, among other things, the following: “You are entitled to have your questions and concerns addressed promptly and to receive a prompt rely to your letters, telephone calls, emails, faxes, and other communications.”