Saturday
Mar122011

Cleveland vs. Wall Street wins Swiss Oscar

Cleveland vs. Wall Street received the 2011 Swiss Academy Award for best documentary. The movie stages a simulated trial in the lawsuit that CRK filed on behalf of the City of Cleveland against multiple Wall Street firms over the subprime foreclosure crisis.

Thursday
Feb102011

MAKING IT HAPPEN: These guys bowl?  

Jim Rosenthal organized the first (annual?) evening of bowling, food and good cheer at the Corner Alley for the Yale Alumni Association of Cleveland.

Tuesday
Jan252011

AT THE PODIUM: "The Impact of Twombly and Iqbal: What, If Anything, Has Changed."

The evening’s program at the Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court was about the landmark cases of Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007) and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. ___, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009).  The program was headed by Mark Phillips and included Judge Christopher Boyko, Judge Melody Stewart, Anna Raske, Sean Lavin and Jim Rosenthal, who presented the “plaintiff’s perspective” on these game-changing decisions.

Friday
Jan212011

Cesar Nomination for Cleveland vs. Wall Street  

Cleveland vs. Wall Street was nominated today for a Cesar Award in the category of Best Documentary.  The Cesars are the French equivalent of the Academy Awards.

Saturday
Jan012011

Cohen and Bristol named as Ohio Super Lawyers  

Super Lawyers magazine's 2011 edition listed Josh Cohen as a "super lawyer" in the area of business litigation and Jason Bristol as a "rising star."  "Super lawyers" honors the top five percent of Ohio's attorneys in their given fields.