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Karen Dunn Discusses Combatting Extremism and the Need for Holocaust Education at Chicago Next Generation Event
Litigation partner Karen Dunn was a featured speaker at an event, Bold Voices Against Extremism, hosted by Chicago Next Generation
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Proud Boys Ordered To Pay More Than $1 Million for Racially Motivated Attack on Historically Black Church
The D.C. Superior Court held that the Proud Boys and several of its leaders must pay more than $1 million for a racially motivated attack on the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in December 2020.
AABANY Releases Second Report on Increased Anti-Asian Violence at Paul, Weiss-Hosted Press Conference
Paul, Weiss hosted a press conference with the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) to release the findings of AABANY’s second report on increased anti-Asian violence in New York City, updating its groundbreaking initial report in February 2021.
Paul, Weiss Hosts Event to Introduce Center to Combat Hate
As reported in The New York Times’ “Dealbook” newsletter, The American Lawyer and various other news outlets, Paul, Weiss hosted an event at the firm’s New York office to announce the launch of the Paul, Weiss Center to Combat Hate.
Paul, Weiss Named Law Firm of the Year by The American Lawyer
The American Lawyer named Paul, Weiss “Law Firm of the Year” in its 2024 Industry awards, recognizing the strength of the firm’s litigation, corporate and restructuring practices and commitment to pro bono work, including the launch of the Center to Combat Hate.
Karen Dunn and Dan Kramer Jointly Shortlisted for American Lawyer Attorney of the Year
The American Lawyer named Karen Dunn and Dan Kramer as joint finalists for “Attorney of the Year” in its 2024 Industry awards.
Erin Morgan Appointed to Advisory Board of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Litigation partner Erin Morgan was named to the advisory board of directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Metropolitan A.M.E. Church Files New Lawsuit to Enforce $2.8 Million Judgment Against Proud Boys
The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, alongside Paul, Weiss, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Washington’s Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church to enforce a $2.8 million judgment against the Proud Boys and its leaders.
Victims of Charlottesville Rally Eligible for Higher Punitive Damages Against Leaders of “Unite the Right” Rally, Fourth Circuit Rules
As reported by the Washington Post, the AP, and other publications, Paul, Weiss and co-counsel Hecker Fink and Cooley LLP won an appeal in the Fourth Circuit on July 1, 2024. The court overturned a lower court decision capping punitive damages at $350,000 total for victims of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.