The parties in the Howrey bankruptcy case have taken a giant step toward a plan for the law firm’s quick and orderly dissolution, preparing to sign a memo of understanding in the next two months that will give Howrey time to collect on several valuable contingency cases.
The malpractice carrier for disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein will pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case involving his former law firm.
Shai Waisman, a former business finance and restructuring partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and one of the top legal billers on the Lehman bankruptcy case, has left Weil to join claims trading operation Claims Recovery Group LLC, according to sources.
Shai Waisman, a former business finance and restructuring partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and one of the top legal billers on the Lehman bankruptcy case, has left Weil to join claims trading operation Claims Recovery Group LLC, according to sources.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan announced her first opinion Tuesday, ruling in a bankruptcy case in which she was joined by all her colleagues except for dissenting Justice Antonin Scalia.