PSD partner Barry Pollack earned ranking honors from Chambers USA for 2014: Barry Pollack of Pollack Solomon Duffy LLP is a recognized expert in white-collar crime and government investigations. An admiring source states: “He’s probably the best attorney at understanding jurisdictional issues I’ve ever met. He’s very good at understanding what should be removed to federal court, and […]
Read MoreOn April 4, 2014, a decision and order of the New York Supreme Court granted summary judgment dismissing a breach of contract claim against PSD client AMERRA Agri Fund, LP. Plaintiffs in the case included Federated Project and Finance Core Fund (a Federated Investors fund) and GML Agricultural Commodity Trade Finance Fund, LLC. PSD previously […]
Read MoreMatthew B. Arnould, formerly of Ropes & Gray, has brought his law practice to PSD. Matt is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law, where he was a Senior Articles Editor of the Law Review. He will practice in the areas of commercial litigation, criminal defense, government misconduct, securities litigation, and insurance coverage.
Read MorePSD partners Barry Pollack and Peter Duffy prevailed on a preemption defense in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia where a Federal Judge decided that state law breach of contract and tort claims against a risk retention group are preempted under the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act, 15 U.S.C. […]
Read MorePSD partner Peter Duffy will serve as a panelist at the upcoming Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) seminar “Modification & Contempt Proceedings in Divorce Cases” on October 31, 2013 at MCLE Conference Center, Ten Winter Place, Boston. The seminar will also be available via live webcast. The seminar will focus on strategies for prosecuting and […]
Read MoreThe October 21, 2013 issue of Lawyers Weekly features PSD Partner Barry Pollack prominently in a cover story titled “DOJ lets AUSAs earn money sitting on boards of directors,” and in a sidebar titled, “Lawyer: FBI director’s guilty plea supports claim.” Among other things, Pollack described how US Attorney Carmen Ortiz was “off the mark” […]
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