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The SDNY Blog covers civil litigation and trial practice in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Charles A. Michael
Charles Michael is an accomplished commercial litigator who resolutely defends clients in high stakes disputes and arbitrations. He has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a...

Partner

Commercial Litigation, Appeals & Advocacy, Securities Enforcement, White-Collar Defense

Meghan L. Newcomer
Meghan Newcomer focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and government and internal investigations. Meghan has litigated complex commercial disputes on behalf...

Of Counsel

Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Defense, Independent & Internal Investigations, Financial Services

Julie Wilson Lascano
Julie Wilson Lascano maintains a broad-based commercial litigation practice, representing public and private companies before state and federal courts. Her practice involves all phases of litigation,...

Associate

Commercial Litigation, Trade Secrets, Financial Services, Financial Services Litigation

Practices

Commercial Litigation

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Judge Engelmayer: Summary Judgment Is Not Appropriate Where “Uncontradicted” Testimonial Evidence Could Still Be Disbelieved By Jury

June 27, 2024

By: Julie Wilson Lascano

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Magistrate Judge Cave: Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity Bars Enforcement of Document Subpoena to NY Attorney General’s Office

June 19, 2024

By: Julie Wilson Lascano

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Judge Broderick Rejects as Speculative Anonymous Plaintiff’s Claims that NYU Law Review’s Diversity Policies Unlawfully Discriminate

June 5, 2024

By: Julie Wilson Lascano

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Judge Seibel: 56.1 Response is Not the Occasion for "Context" or "Semantic Quibbles"

May 16, 2024

By: Julie Wilson Lascano

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Judge Koeltl: Producing Documentary Does Not "Forgive All Copying" as Fair Use

May 14, 2024

By: Charles A. Michael

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Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Against OpenAI and Microsoft Are Mounting

March 5, 2024

By: Meghan L. Newcomer

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Authors Guild and 17 Well-Known Authors Claim OpenAI Infringes Their Copyrighted Works

September 28, 2023

By: Meghan L. Newcomer

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Judge Gardephe: Better Call Saul’s Fictional “Sweet Liberty” Tax Firm Does Not Infringe Rights of Similarly-Named, Real Business

September 27, 2023

By: Charles A. Michael

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Judge Castel Denies Summary Judgment to Netflix in Defamation Case Over Central Park Five “Docudrama”

September 20, 2023

By: Charles A. Michael

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Judge Torres: Sales of Ripple’s Crypto Tokens on Exchanges Are Not Securities Transactions

July 17, 2023

By: Charles A. Michael

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Judge Castel Sanctions Lawyers Who Submitted Fake Cases Generated by ChatGPT

June 28, 2023

By: Meghan L. Newcomer

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