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June 01, 2007 |

Hold the Fries

A super-sized gaffe costs a McDermott attorney his client and possibly the right to practice before a Florida court.
6 minute read
October 08, 2010 |

The Bankruptcy Files: MGM and Four More

A bankruptcy filing by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer appears to be less than a month away, good news for the movie studio's bankruptcy lawyers at Skadden Arps. Other firms picking up key restructuring roles include Bryan Cave, Kirkland & Ellis, Mayer Brown, and McGuireWoods.
6 minute read
June 15, 2007 |

McDermott Chairman to Offer Firm's Apologies for Partner's Remark to Judge

Chicago attorney William P. Smith says he's very, very, very sorry for telling U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff she was "a few French fries short of a Happy Meal" during a May court hearing in Miami. The chairman of McDermott Will & Emery, the 1,000-lawyer firm whose bankruptcy practice Smith heads, is ready to prostrate himself before the judge as well; according to a motion filed by the firm, Harvey Freishtat plans to fly to Miami for a hearing on Smith's comment.
4 minute read
April 28, 2011 |

Florida Supreme Court chief justice wanted harsher penalty for Miami attorney

The Florida Supreme Court ordered a public reprimand for a Miami family law attorney, but the dissenting chief justice pushed for a harsher penalty.
1 minute read
December 07, 2010 |

Rothstein bankruptcy trustee Stettin sues Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust

Herbert Stettin, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the unraveling of Scott Rothstein's defunct law firm, sued Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust today for allegedly cooperating with Rothstein on his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. The suit is seeking $60 million for victims of the fraud.
5 minute read
June 01, 2007 |

Judge strikes back after fast-food gaffe

SAYING A BANKRUPTCY JUDGE was "a few french fries short of a Happy Meal" may cost an out-of-state lawyer the ability to practice in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. The comment already has cost Chicago-based McDermott Will Emery partner William P. Smith his client-Miami Beach's Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Heart Institute.
5 minute read
May 31, 2007 |

Lawyer's 'Super-Size' Gaffe Costs Him Client and Possibly Right to Practice Before Fla. Court

Saying a bankruptcy judge was "a few french fries short of a Happy Meal" may cost an out-of-state lawyer the ability to practice in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. The comment already has cost Chicago-based McDermott Will & Emery partner William P. Smith his client -- Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff also slapped the hospital with a restraining order at the hearing where Smith made his fast-food quip.
6 minute read
February 10, 2012 |

VIEW FROM THE BENCH - SOLD OUT

Hyatt Regency Miami 400 SE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33131
3 minute read
March 11, 2013 |

New Partners 2013 listings

35 minute read
August 28, 2013 |

Miami Attorneys Help Puerto Rican Family Win $1.9 Million In Arbitration

Attorneys W. Barry Blum and Melanie S. Cherdack successfully argued that Santander Securities improperly supervised a broker who was related to the Kury family by marriage.
3 minute read

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