An exclusive look at how Jenner & Block put together the definitive report on Lehman’s demise. Ben Hallman reports
On 1 July 2009, in a conference room high above downtown Chicago, a small group of lawyers were interviewing Matthew Lee, a former executive vice president of finance at Lehman Brothers Holdings. The attorneys were part of a team working for Anton Valukas, the chairman of Jenner & Block and the Lehman bankruptcy examiner. During a break, Lee turned to Matt Basil, a Jenner litigation partner and member of the investigative team. “By the way,” Lee asked, “I suspect you want to talk to me about Repo 105?”
