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Law Practice

Aug. 1, 2013

Mixed results for defendant firms in Heller Ehrman bankruptcy hearing

Heller Ehrman LLP's bankruptcy took some interesting turns this month as a judge rejected one of the estate's theories for ending associated litigation before giving it clearance to pursue another.


By Joshua Sebold


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Law firms defending clawback claims filed by the Heller Ehrman LLP estate received mixed results this month, with a bankruptcy judge rejecting one of the estate's theories for winning the suits before giving it clearance to pursue another.


The adversary cases in question involve four law firms that took on partners from the defunct firm after it became insolvent: Davis Wright Trem...

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