A bankruptcy judge has allowed a $137 million suit filed by the trustee handling the bankruptcy estate of imprisoned ex-lawyer Marc Dreier to go forward against hedge fund Westford Asset Management, a net winner in Dreier’s Ponzi scheme. However, the judge has limited the scope of the recovery the trustee can seek.
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre has announced the completion of its merger with Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis.
A former Quinn Emanuel staff attorney claims the firm discriminated against her because of her race and gave her no choice but to quit after she complained. The suit filed in federal district court seeks damages to cover alleged mental anguish and lost earnings.
Ropes & Gray has filed a motion in Boston federal court to have two of nine counts dismissed in an employment discrimination suit filed against the firm by a former associate. John Ray III claims in his complaint that the firm treated him as a “token black associate” and a “diversity hire.”
A federal judge has determined that Florida Bar rules governing law firm advertising violate lawyers’ First Amendment rights.