A former New York art dealer is now included among an elite group of alleged white-collar master manipulators recently accused of defrauding others of monster sums.
Despite the dismal economy, McCarter & English hasn’t needed to make any attorney layoffs to stay on sound financial footing. In fact, the well-known Northeastern law…
A new video training program on bankruptcy practice offered by the federal courts is geared toward nonlawyers. But it’s also likely to be helpful to attorneys who don’t already practice…
Morgan & Finnegan filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, as news reports emerged that its bank accounts had been frozen and its severance checks were…
The judge overseeing the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy no longer faces misdemeanor charges stemming from accusations that he slapped his wife during a quarrel.
Prosecutors sought dismissal of charges yesterday against…
A California appeals court ruling on the responsibilities of departing partners is causing headaches for partners at the dissolved law firm Heller Ehrman.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has agreed on $10 million to settle a bankruptcy trustee’s claim that the law firm failed to disclose a conflict of interest in its representation of…
Asked by a federal judge in Utah to recover money on behalf of investors allegedly fleeced by a claimed Ponzi scheme operator, Val Southwick, a receiver has focused on two…
A controversial bill that would give bankruptcy judges the power to reduce the principal balance on a debtor’s personal residence passed the U.S. House of Representatives tonight but is expected…
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