Law Practice
Apr. 30, 2011
Heller Estate Straddles Bankruptcy Cases
The Heller estate sued 49 other firms for taking business away from it amid its dissolution, but at the same time, it's facing a lawsuit for doing the same thing to another bankrupt estate.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - When in doubt, settle?
The Heller Ehrman LLP estate has made that decision many times in recent months as it remains awkwardly positioned on both sides of the same legal quandary: When a law firm goes bankrupt and partners take their clients to new firms, who gets the fees from ongoing matters - the old firm or the new one?
In its own bankruptcy proceedings, the estate sued 4...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In