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Cuomo v Bank of America, Round 2

Cuomo v Bank of America, Round 2

Yesterday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began running for Governor errr trying his case in the media when he publicly called on Bank of America to waive attorney-client privilege…

Attorney-Client Privilege Under Fire on the East Coast?

Attorney-Client Privilege Under Fire on the East Coast?

In two unrelated stories making headlines today, the ability of attorneys to give corporate clients unvarnished and frank advice is coming under fire. In New York, AG Cuomo is taking…

Akerman Senterfitt Adds 8 to Consumer Finance Group

Akerman Senterfitt Adds 8 to Consumer Finance Group

Florida’s Akerman Senterfitt has brought on eight attorneys for its Consumer Finance Litigation practice group. Charles Townsend joins from Bank of America as a Shareholder in Dallas. He was a…

BofA, Merrill Lynch In-House Counsel Must Reapply for Jobs

BofA, Merrill Lynch In-House Counsel Must Reapply for Jobs

The merged legal department of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, with around 700 lawyers, is looking at pending layoffs. The bank’s lawyers are being required to reapply for their…

Gonzalez Saggio Expands into Phoenix, LA

Gonzalez Saggio Expands into Phoenix, LA

Milwaukee’s Gonzalez Saggio, a minority-owned law firm, is opening offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles, California. Gonzalez Saggio represents AIG, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley. Yikes.…

Revenues Down at Shearman & Sterling

Shearman & Sterling reports a 4.9% drop in revenues to $876 million for 2008, and a 9.6% fall in profits per equity partner, to $1.665 million. Revenue per lawyer remained…

Firm: Banks Are Banking Off Dead Employees

Firm: Banks Are Banking Off Dead Employees

One Houston law firm has begun a probe across the nation into banks they allegedly insure the lives of their employees without their knowledge or consent. Bank of America, JP…

Heller Ehrman Files for Bankruptcy; Remaining Employees May Not Be Paid

Heller Ehrman Files for Bankruptcy; Remaining Employees May Not Be Paid

What’s left of San Francisco’s Heller Ehrman, which dissolved in November, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Former Heller partner Peter Benvenutti said the firm filed not because it is out…

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