Suit Claims Thelen Partners Paid Themselves Instead of Employees

Former employees of the dissolved law firm Thelen have filed a lawsuit that claims they didn’t get the wages they deserved because some former partners paid themselves instead.

The class-action suit says the partners paid themselves $25 million as the firm was dissolving, but failed to pay $18 million due the employees, the Recorder reports. A previous suit by the employees targets Thelen itself, saying the firm failed to give the federally required 60 days’ notice before closing.

The new suit filed in the Northern District of California on Monday also names the new law firms where the former partners now work. The story identifies the firms as Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; DLA Piper; Nixon Peabody; Howrey; and Morgan Lewis.