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Departing Heller Ehrman Partners Paid $7 Million

Bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman paid out more than $7 million to 35 departing or retiring partners in 2008. The departures led to the firm breaking a loan covenant and…

Former Dreier Partners Could Face Liability

The New York Law Journal has consulted with experts, and finds that lawyers who fled Dreier LLP as soon as they heard that founder Marc Dreier was arrested and indicted…

Law Firm Accuses Suge Knight Of “Gangster-Style” Business

Law Firm Accuses Suge Knight Of “Gangster-Style” Business

New York litigation firm Kaye Scholer, representing the trustee in hip hop entrepreneur Marion “Suge” Knight’s bankruptcy case, is requesting a $6.8 million fee for handling last week’s auction of…

Two Join Greenberg Traurig’s Bankruptcy Practice

Another ex-Cadawalderer has landed a new gig: Bruce Zirinsky, the New York firm’s long-time financial restructuring group head, has joined Greenberg Traurig’s Big Apple office, along with long-time colleague John Bae. Zirinsky joins as co-chairman…

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…

Heller Ehrman Buried in Lawsuits; May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy

Heller Ehrman Buried in Lawsuits; May Be Forced Into Bankruptcy

A San Francisco landlord for Heller Ehrman won a court ruling earlier this month, that means bankruptcy is now likely for the defunct law firm. The San Francisco Superior Court…