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Law Practice

Jul. 12, 2012

Heller, law firms locked on clawback litigation

The estate of defunct law firm Heller Ehrman LLP and law firms that took on former Heller partners and their work have mapped out their next round of legal skirmishes.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The Heller Ehrman LLP estate and several law firms that took on former Heller partners, and their work, have mapped out their next round of legal skirmishes.


The estate has been attempting to recoup fees from successor firms on work that originated at Heller following its 2008 bankruptcy.


Most law firms the Heller estate sued seeking to clawback those transfers have settled. Four law firms rema...

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