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Law Practice

Oct. 18, 2012

Law firms attempt to deflect Heller clawback claims

Law firms facing "unfinished business" lawsuits from the Heller Ehrman LLP estate claim that they should not be held liable because clients make the final decision on which firms to hire.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - When a law firm goes belly up and partners take unfinished client matters to their new firms, who decides where the fees from those matters should go?


That was one of the fundamental questions posed to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali Monday during the latest hearing dealing with dissolved firm Heller Ehrman LLP. In re Heller Ehrman LLP, 08-bk-32514 (N.D. Cal., filed Dec. 28, 2...

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