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September 17, 2009 |

Tangled discrimination case ends in $4.5 million malpractice award

Waiting more than a year to inform a client about the outcome of her case was a costly mistake for a Florida law firm. A jury awarded a woman $4.5 million because her attorney at Becker & Poliakoff waited 13 months to tell her that her employment discrimination case had been dismissed.
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July 02, 2012 |

Ruden McClosky's bankruptcy case won't be converted to liquidation

A federal bankruptcy judge has dropped the idea of converting Ruden McClosky's bankruptcy case to a liquidation.
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May 04, 2010 |

Ruden McClosky Securities Head Switches to Shutts & Bowen

Shutts & Bowen is expanding in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with the addition of three attorneys, including the head of Ruden McClosky's securities law practice group. Robert Brighton, a 12-year Ruden veteran, expressed concerns about the legal community's perception of Ruden, which has been hemorrhaging attorneys as it faces financial woes blamed on the real estate downturn. Brighton also said he refused to sign a personal guarantee, which Ruden asked all partners to sign this year to shore up its line of credit with Wachovia.
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January 27, 2011 |

Ruden McClosky suspends payments to ex-partners

Financial troubles at Ruden McClosky are deepening, with the Fort Lauderdale-based firm suspending all capital payouts to former equity shareholders. In a letter to about 50 to 60 former equity shareholders Saturday, co-managing partners Michael Krul and Carl Schuster said the firm was declaring a "moratorium" on all capital account repayments. The three-paragraph letter stated the firm would review the situation "later in the year."
4 minute read
June 28, 2012 |

Greenspoon Marder fighting conversion of Ruden McClosky's case to Chapter 7

Greenspoon Marder, which bought most of the assets of Ruden McClosky before the Fort Lauderdale law firm filed for bankruptcy protection, objects to converting the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation.
2 minute read
December 06, 2010 |

Ruden McClosky Lays Off 16, Including Veteran Staff

Troubled Fort Lauderdale-based law firm Ruden McClosky laid off 16 staff members Thursday, including the longtime library director and secretaries with more than 20 years at the firm. "I'm really in shock," said Sheryll Rappaport, the firm's director of libraries and research for 17 years.
3 minute read
May 02, 2012 |

11 malpractice suits filed against Ruden McClosky

Ruden McClosky is gone but not forgotten, certainly not by 11 plaintiffs who sued the law firm for alleged malpractice and are hoping to collect on the firm's $20 million insurance policies.
5 minute read
May 23, 2006 |

Small Miami Firm Raids Ruden McClosky to Open New Office

Seven attorneys from 192-lawyer Ruden McClosky, including the heads of the white-collar and bankruptcy groups, have left to open a new office for Miami's Genovese Joblove & Battista. Departing lawyers say the reason for the move is that Ruden McClosky, which represents nearly every bank and financial institution in Broward County, presents too many conflicts. One headhunter says client conflicts are increasingly prompting lawyers to leave large firms for smaller boutiques, such as the 25-lawyer Genovese.
3 minute read
March 26, 2010 |

Ruden McClosky faces Miami exodus, lays off 20 employees

More than half of Ruden McClosky's Miami attorneys are gone or on their way out, leaving just six lawyers including one of counsel and a part-timer.
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April 27, 2010 |

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Two Orlando partners leaving Ruden McClosky Veteran firm administrator hired at Rumberger
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