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Entertainment & Sports

Aug. 31, 2012

In entertainment, conflicts and success go hand-in-hand

Last week's $50 million damages award for Hollywood financier David Bergstein's malpractice claims serves as a reminder that when it comes to navigating conflicts of interest, no area of practice is as tricky as that of entertainment.


By Jean Yung


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Last week's $50 million damages award in the malpractice suit by Hollywood financier David Bergstein against his longtime counsel left many entertainment lawyers wondering what Susan Tregub was thinking when she switched sides on her client, his controversial reputation notwithstanding.


Tregub's case is extreme - she helped creditors force Bergstein's companies into bankruptcy after a fallin...

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