When Brobeck Phleger & Harrison sensationally shut up shop earlier this year it was the largest collapse of a US law firm for 15 years. Helen Mooney takes a look at what happens to the clients when a law firm hits the rocks
May 28, 2003 at 08:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
When the news hit at the beginning of the year that prominent US West Coast firm Brobeck Phleger & Harrison was to shut up shop it caused a major tremor in the US legal world.
Despite the economic downturn, the collapse of the firm with estimated debts of $64m (£40m) came as a shock to most in the Bay Area’s legal clique.
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