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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 17, 2007

With Frontman's Exit, How Will Firm Play On?

When William S. Lerach retires, he will take with him the pugnacious and tenacious public face that has personified securities class-action powerhouse Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - William S. Lerach had a taste for the spotlight: When his firm sued Enron and its creditors on behalf of shareholders, Lerach, with his Afro hairdo and oversize glasses, appeared on television with a box of shredded financial documents, and gave countless interviews.
      Within the securities class action bar, William S. Lerach...

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