As LA Dodgers Owner Hires Sullivan & Cromwell, His Ex-Counsel Bingham McCutchen Hires Gibson Dunn
After testimony in a high-profile divorce case last year suggested that Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt could lose control of the team due to an apparent error by his legal counsel in drafting a postnuptial marital property agreement signed by his ex-wife, Jamie McCourt, he and his then-counsel, Bingham McCutchen, parted ways.
Now McCourt is being represented by the chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell, Joseph Shenker, in the Los Angeles Superior Court case, according to the Los Angeles Times Dodgers Blog.
And Bingham McCutchen has retained Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, apparently gearing up for a possible legal malpractice claim:
“At the very least, they have to be expecting a demand from Frank that they contribute, whether to his legal cost or to a settlement with Jamie,” Michael Dempsey tells the newspaper. A California lawyer, he specializes in legal malpractice and is not involved in the McCourt case.
Earlier coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Differing Versions of Postnup in McCourt Divorce Put Focus on Bingham Lawyer”
ABAJournal.com: “Bingham Partner Admits Changing Key Word in Signed Dodgers Document”
ABAJournal.com: “Dodgers Owner Loses Round in Divorce Battle as Judge Rules His Wife Is a Co-Owner of the Team”
