Banking Law

Law firms have ‘another risk to contemplate’ after failure of bank that catered to their needs

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Home Daily News Law firms have ‘another risk to contemplate’… Banking Law Law firms have ‘another risk to contemplate’ after failure of bank that catered to their needs By Debra Cassens Weiss March 15, 2023, 12:03 pm CDT Signature Bank in New York City on March 13. Photo by Steve Sanchez/Sipa USA via the Associated … Read more

LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president of law firm

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Home Daily News LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president… Bankruptcy Law LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president of law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 10:08 am CST Photo illustration by Brenan Sharp/ABA Journal. LeClairRyan’s bankruptcy trustee has reached a settlement with the defunct law firm’s last president and four lawyers serving on … Read more

Unclaimed MoneyGram checks are subject of Jackson’s first SCOTUS opinion in argued case

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Home Daily News Unclaimed MoneyGram checks are subject of… U.S. Supreme Court Unclaimed MoneyGram checks are subject of Jackson’s first SCOTUS opinion in argued case By Debra Cassens Weiss February 28, 2023, 10:36 am CST Updated: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued her first opinion in an argued case Tuesday in a dispute … Read more

Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over $10M in ‘massive fraud,’ suit alleges

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Home Daily News Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over… Banking Law Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over $10M in ‘massive fraud,’ suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss February 15, 2023, 8:42 am CST A lender based in the British Virgin Islands has accused a California lawyer of spending and gambling away … Read more

Judge won’t sanction Texas lawyer for missteps after mistaken disclosure of info about Sandy Hook families

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Home Daily News Judge won’t sanction Texas lawyer for missteps… Ethics Judge won’t sanction Texas lawyer for missteps after mistaken disclosure of info about Sandy Hook families By Debra Cassens Weiss January 19, 2023, 9:41 am CST F. Andino Reynal, a lawyer for Infowars founder Alex Jones, answers questions in the show-cause hearing for attorney … Read more

Bankruptcy judge suspends lawyer for ‘bizarre gamesmanship,’ urging clients to infect trustee with ‘nasty disease’

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Home Daily News Bankruptcy judge suspends lawyer for ‘bizarre… Ethics Bankruptcy judge suspends lawyer for ‘bizarre gamesmanship,’ urging clients to infect trustee with ‘nasty disease’ By Debra Cassens Weiss January 12, 2023, 12:38 pm CST A bankruptcy judge in Colorado has suspended a Denver lawyer from practicing before the court for three years as a … Read more

Lawyer who missed deadline after spending 25 minutes trying to file ECF document gets no mercy from 10th Circuit

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Home Daily News Lawyer who missed deadline after spending… Trials & Litigation Lawyer who missed deadline after spending 25 minutes trying to file ECF document gets no mercy from 10th Circuit By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2022, 12:30 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A lawyer has failed to persuade a federal appeals court that … Read more

Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file for FTX bankruptcy, crypto exchange’s founder says

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Home Daily News Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file… Law Firms Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file for FTX bankruptcy, crypto exchange’s founder says By Debra Cassens Weiss December 15, 2022, 1:01 pm CST Indicted cryptocurrency exchange FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried is accusing Sullivan & Cromwell of pressuring him to seek bankruptcy protection … Read more