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• 2nd Circuit Rejects Most of New York’s Attorney Advertising Limits (Law.com) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:32:11
  In rejecting the bulk of New York’s content-based restrictions on attorney advertising, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday that a ban on the use of nicknames like “Heavy Hitters” or client testimonials about pending cases violates the First Amendment. The circuit also held that preventing lawyers from employing special effects or portraying a judge in an ad did not “materially …
• Davis Polk Leads the Pack in New York; Sullivan and Cleary Hang In There (Law.com) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:31:51
  Davis Polk & Wardwell achieved what few New York firms were able to do last year, scoring fat increases in both revenue and profits per equity partner. The firm’s revenue grew by about 7 percent, the highest percentage growth among New York firms. The firm’s PPP rose an astonishing 10 percent — at least 5 percent higher than about a dozen other elite New York firms. By comparison, revenue and …
• NBA: Memphis 119, New York 112 (UPI) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:23:19
  MEMPHIS, March 12 (UPI) — Zach Randolph scored 24 points Friday and Memphis withstood a late New York charge to down the Knicks 119-112.
• CORRECT: New York Regulators Close The Park Avenue Bank (Fox News) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:54:05
  CORRECT: New York Regulators Close The Park Avenue Bank
• New York City bank among three U.S. bank failures (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:19:05
  The Park Avenue Bank, a New York City-based institution, was among three banks seized by regulators on Friday, and is the second area bank to fail in two days.
• Regulators shut down Park Avenue Bank in New York (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:25:02
  U.S. regulators shut down Park Avenue Bank in New York Friday, marking the 28th failure this year of a federally insured bank.
• Regulators shut down Park Avenue Bank in New York (AP via Yahoo! News) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:18:46
  Regulators shut down Park Avenue Bank in New York Friday, marking the 28th failure this year of a federally insured bank.
• New York, Washington to Get Soaking Rain Over Weekend (Update2) (Bloomberg) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:08:50
  March 12 (Bloomberg) — Soaking rain from a slow-moving storm will spread across the northeastern U.S. today, leaving as much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) from Washington to New York City through the weekend, forecasters said.
• KKR to Move Stock Listing to New York From Amsterdam (Update4) (Bloomberg) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:15:09
  March 12 (Bloomberg) — KKR & Co. , the private-equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts , filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, as it seeks a wider investor base in the U.S.
• New York Catches Up to London as Finance Center (New York Times) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:16:09
  London lost its position as top financial center for the first time and is now tied with New York, according to a ranking of global financial centers published Friday.

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