By Jenna Greene | March 8, 2018
Jeffrey Wertkin was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 months in prison, but the question remains: Why did someone so smart do something that even his lawyer called “stupid, stupid"?
By Ross Todd | March 7, 2018
Wertkin said he was "very ashamed" of his actions and apologized to his former DOJ colleagues.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board of The American Lawyer | February 28, 2018
We call for the industry to avoid silence when witnessing harassment and hold perpetrators—no matter how big a book of business—accountable.
By Scott Flaherty | February 23, 2018
Walter "Chet" Little, formerly a banking and real estate partner at two large law firms, was sentenced Thursday after entering a guilty plea in November.
By Rose Walker | February 21, 2018
The firm will lead an independent review amid scrutiny by U.K. regulators of an alleged sexual assault by a Baker McKenzie partner.
By Cogan Schneier | February 20, 2018
Alex van der Zwaan, the son-in-law of a Russian oligarch, admitted he lied to investigators.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | February 19, 2018
Although there's no indication that Michael Cohen procured Stormy Daniels and other women for President Trump's pleasure, the word captures the spirit of his job.
By James Booth | February 15, 2018
Thomas Elser, a former tax partner at the Magic Circle firm, was sentenced in Munich following an assault that occurred at an Oktoberfest party in 2014.
By Brian Baxter | February 10, 2018
Edmund Duffy, a former head of the China practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York, must now register as a sex offender.
By Jenna Greene | February 4, 2018
Melvyn Weiss, the co-founder of now-defunct Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, died in his sleep on Feb. 2 at the age of 82, his son's law firm, Seeger Weiss announced on Friday.
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