Judicial Ethics
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Brown Rudnick LLP must face a trimmed suit accusing the law firm of bungling an attempt to claw back $300 million in credit line repayments from a private equity mogul on behalf of the trustee of bankrupt Lyondell Chemical Co., a New York federal court ruled Tuesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A group of attorneys specializing in legal ethics told the Fifth Circuit on Friday that a requirement that lawyers pay dues to the State Bar of Texas doesn’t violate their rights, pushing back against a challenge that was recently backed by the Lone Star State’s attorney general… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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After being ousted from his job as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York last month following a showdown with U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Geoffrey Berman will join Stanford Law School to teach a legal ethics course and work as a fellow at a corporate governance think tank, the school announced Wednesday…
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More attorneys are getting comfortable with third-party litigation funding as it continues to grow in use among firms of all sizes and across many practice areas, according to a newly released report from litigation finance firm Lake Whillans… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An attorney representing construction workers alleging unpaid overtime asked a New York federal court Monday to go easy on a client who shared screenshots of a Zoom deposition while promising to “hook up” a fellow worker if he sought to join the suit… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 