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Breaking news and analysis related to law firm dissolution and partner and creditor disputes.
By Jessica Seah | October 13, 2022
None of the closures has been made public but they have caused ripples in local market as they represent a severe blow to the firms' ambitions in the region.
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By Amanda Bronstad | October 10, 2022
Nearly $15 million in claims against the Girardi Keese bankruptcy estate come from vendors, including Rest Your Case Evidence Storage, which still had four wrecked cars unclaimed by the firm's clients.
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By Colleen Murphy | October 6, 2022
A veteran attorney was reprimanded by the New Jersey Supreme Court over his handling of an estate matter while working for now-dissolved Novy & Associates in Manchester, New Jersey.
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By Arthur J. Ciampi and Maria Ciampi | September 22, 2022
In their Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur Ciampi and Maria Ciampi discuss a Kings County, Supreme Court decision which analyzed the legal bases used to determine whether a partnership exists. The decision is noteworthy in that it "sets forth the criteria for determining whether a partnership exists where a written agreement exists among the parties."
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By Amanda Bronstad | August 31, 2022
In a Tuesday motion, the Girardi Keese bankruptcy trustee said a former "friend" of Tom Girardi's turned over "a small Tiffany heart shaped white gold and pave diamond necklace, a small Cartier gold and pave diamond necklace, a Bulgari pearl and diamond necklace and diamond stud earrings approximately 1.75 carats each."
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By Justin Henry | July 6, 2022
Taft's chair said the firm's aggressive growth strategy in Chicago is driven by the desire to cultivate a dominant presence in the most crowded legal market in the Midwest.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | July 6, 2022
Most former clients lost life savings or assets valued in six or seven figures, court filings allege. Law firms from across Texas have been drawn in to represent them.
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By Dan Packel | May 19, 2022
Even without a revealing trial, the contours of the dispute between UnitedLex and a bankruptcy trustee for LeClairRyan give law firms and new law providers guideposts for do's and don'ts when collaborating.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 27, 2022
"There are still plaintiffs who are out of money," U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin told lawyers for former Girardi Keese partners David Lira and Keith Griffin, as well as attorneys at Edelson.
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By Dan Roe | December 22, 2021
Merge or die was the reality for several Florida boutiques, while midsize and Big Law firms found opportunities in adding regional practices.
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