U.S. officials charged an ex-partner of law firm McGuireWoods LLP with fraud on Wednesday, alleging he illegally obtained and sold shares of various companies for a profit of millions of dollars. Louis Zehil, a 41-year-old Florida resident, was arrested, and a federal magistrate later set bail at $250,000. Zehil could face a maximum sentence of […]
A year and a half ago, on a Tuesday night in October, an ambitious young lawyer named Aaron Charney was working late on the 28th floor of 125 Broad Street—the pin-striped skyscraper near the southern tip of Manhattan that houses the world headquarters of the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. Eric Krautheimer, a partner
A lawyer pleaded guilty to stealing more than $20 million from a bank and at least one client, spending the loot on vacation homes, a wedding and generous salaries for his employees, authorities said. Under a deal with prosecutors, Anthony Bellettieri, 53, faces more than a decade in prison after admitting Thursday in federal court
As a lawyer at one of the “magic circle” of leading corporate legal firms, Matthew Courtney was expected to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week. He hoped that his efforts would eventually be rewarded with a partnership – and a £1 million salary. But weeks after Mr Courtney, 27, and other associate
Tight security surrounded the courthouse in Madrid’s Casa de Campo park as bereaved families and those injured packed the courtroom and cameras broadcast proceedings live. Helicopters buzzed overhead while judges read out the charges against 19 north African men and nine Spaniards accused of helping plant 13 bombs on commuter trains early on March 11
At one time, the breakup of a big, prestigious law firm was rare. But since the technology boom and bust, implosions of once highflying firms like Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison and Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault have occurred with more frequency. Yet the bankruptcy of Coudert Brothers still stands out. Eighteen months after the firm voted
20th Century Fox served YouTube with a subpoena Wednesday, demanding that the Google-owned viral-video site disclose the identity of a user who uploaded copies of entire recent episodes of “24” and “The Simpsons.” The subpoena, which first came to light on the blog Google Watch, was granted by a judge in U.S. District Court in
Faced with a surge in turnover of its associates, the prestigious law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has been putting on a charm offensive to hold onto junior lawyers. The crash course in etiquette went into high gear at a partners meeting last February. To deal with low associate morale and high attrition, a confidential
Tony Blair backed down last night in the face of a full-scale cabinet revolt over an exemption for the Roman Catholic Church over gay adoption rights. The Prime Minister proposed allowing the church a lengthy delay before it has to accept applications from gay couples for adoption, but there would be no legal exemption from
It was the last thing the White House needed at a time when President Bush is already on the defensive over Iraq: a circular firing squad in a federal courtroom in which the president’s men—and Vice President Dick Cheney’s—are all shooting at each other. But that’s how the perjury trial of I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby,
