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Large Firms

Oct. 26, 2007

Irell Employs Novel Method to Defend Itself

SANTA ANA - Southern California law firm Irell & Manella is caught in the crossfire between one of the world's richest men and a huge company he built, and it is trying very hard to duck. If Irell can't get out of the way, it could owe $150 million in malpractice damages.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SANTA ANA - Southern California law firm Irell & Manella is caught in the crossfire between one of the world's richest men and a huge company he built, and it is trying very hard to duck. If Irell can't get out of the way, it could owe $150 million in malpractice damages.
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