Jim Walden
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NBBL Subpoenas Not Yet Sanctioned By the Court, But Embraced By the Post
Two hours after Streetsblog published a post on Monday about the City University of New York's refusal to disclose former DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall's correspondence about the Prospect Park West redesign, bike lane opponents spun up their publicity machine and spat out a press release from their PR firm, LCG Communications [PDF]. The release informed reporters that the opponents' "pro bono" lawyers, Jim Walden and Georgia Winston of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, had served subpoenas to NYC DOT and City Council Member Brad Lander in advance of next week's court hearing.
July 13, 2011
City Asks Judge to Reject NBBL Attorney’s Request to Put Off PPW Hearing
The city's Law Department has responded to the latest maneuver by Gibson Dunn attorney Jim Walden seeking to delay a decision on the Prospect Park West lawsuit.
July 1, 2011
NBBL Attorney Jumps on New York Times Story to Press His Case in Court
The lawsuit seeking to eradicate the Prospect Park West bike lane may be shaky and borderline-frivolous, but Jim Walden, the lawyer representing the bike lane opponents, seems to have luck on his side this week. The source of his good fortune: A front page New York Times story on Bloomberg administration pilot programs. In a letter written the same day the story was published [PDF], Walden told Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan that the piece illustrates "precisely the issue we raised during our June 22 conference with the Court."
June 30, 2011
Jim Walden Tries to Distance Bike Lane Lawsuit From Weinshall and Schumer
This morning, Gibson Dunn attorney Jim Walden continued his media tour calling attention to the lawsuit he filed earlier this month to remove the Prospect Park West bike lane. Appearing on the Brian Lehrer show, Walden tried to distance the group he represents from former DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall and her husband, Senator Chuck Schumer.
March 23, 2011
Gibson Dunn Attorney Jim Walden: Blog Comment “Potentially Libelous”
This Wednesday, while Streetsblog reporter Noah Kazis was wrapping up his piece on the propriety of devoting pro bono legal services to help wealthy Brooklyn residents eradicate a bike lane, we received a letter from Gibson Dunn attorney Jim Walden. We think the letter is illustrative of the tactics employed by opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign.
February 25, 2011
In Anti-Bike Lane Case, Gibson Dunn Strays From Pro Bono Standards
Jim Walden is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the kind of white shoe firm where lawyers represent major corporations at rates of nearly a thousand dollars per hour. His name has been popping up on Streetsblog recently because he represents a politically-connected group attempting to undo the redesign of Prospect Park West. According to press accounts, Walden is doing this work at no charge to the client. Walden would not comment to Streetsblog for this story.
February 24, 2011