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Law Practice

Oct. 17, 2012

Bankruptcy judge hears Heller clawback claims

Four years after Heller Ehrman LLP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its estate continues to be locked in lawsuits it brought against law firms that took on former Heller shareholders and their unfinished business.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Four years after Heller Ehrman LLP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, its estate continues to be locked in lawsuits it brought against law firms that took on former Heller shareholders and their unfinished business.

During the latest hearing Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco, the estate asserted it has a legal right to claw back profits earned on legal business that originated at Heller. As part of...

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