Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Fish & Neave
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 13, 2006PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Williams, J.
Plaintiffs were partners at defendant Fish & Neave, an intellectual property law firm. W. Edward Bailey was a partner for over 22 years and the managing partner from 1994 until mid-2000. Kevin J. Culligan worked at the firm for 24 years and was a partner for 15 years. Defendant Ropes & Gray LLP is the successor firm to Fish & Neave by way of a merger, effective January 1, 2005. Fish & Neave was governed by a partnership agreement that went into effect on January 1, 1970. Section 6 of the partnership agreement provided as follows:
“MAJORITY TO RULE
“In all…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
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