Former Madoff Aide Claims He Was Manipulated
An executive that worked for Bernard Madoff on his $17 billion Ponzi scheme should be stopped from calling a witness…
Bernard Madoff
Mets Owe $83 Million Due to Madoff Scam, if not More
The owners of the New York Mets must pay up to $83 million to a trustee to compensate investments lost…
Baker & McKenzie Adds Ricardo S. Martinez to Latin American Finance and Transactional Practice
In recent days, the law firm of Baker & McKenzie announced that Ricardo S. Martinez joined the firm as a…
Boyd M. Johnson, III, Deputy U.S. Attorney for SDNY Joins WilmerHale
The law firm of WilmerHale recently announced that Boyd M. Johnson III, current Deputy U.S. Attorney for the Southern District…
Morning Roundup
Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, August 17th. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's stories. Andrew J., “A.J.” Thomas joined…
Kobre & Kim LLP Set to Open Office in Hong Kong
Morgan Stanley’s William McGovern has joined New York based Kobre & Kim LLP to head a new Hong Kong office…
Legal Fees Accumulate in Madoff Bankruptcy
A court-appointed trustee and a Manhattan law firm, who have been working to unravel Bernard Madoff's massive fraud, have rung…
Law Firm Hirings & Firings
Recent laterals and layoffs in the legal sector: Gary Hnath (not a typo) joins Mayer Brown as a partner from…
Another Bad Lawyer Steals from Clients
Um, what is up with lawyers nowadays? This guy steals from escrow funds, this one held on to settlement funds,…
Disbarred Attorney Caught in Madoff Web
A former lawyer, who was disbarred in the 1980s taking client escrow funds, has been charged with defrauding investors of…
Paul Weiss Enjoys Solid 2008
Am Law 100 firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison had a solid 2008, with both revenue and profits on…
ATL Asks: Is It Okay to Kill Bernie Madoff?
Amazingly, The American Lawyer is asking if it would be okay to apply the death penalty to Bernie Madoff. The…