LeClairRyan PLLC

  1. October 27, 2022

    LeClairRyan Trustee Turning To Deal With Malpractice Claims

    Counsel for LeClairRyan's Chapter 7 trustee told a Virginia bankruptcy judge Thursday that the trustee is turning to focus on dealing with the claims against the defunct law firm, including malpractice suits seeking more than $626 million in damages.

  2. August 12, 2022

    Insurer Fighting Coverage Of $21M LeClairRyan Settlement

    An insurance business has urged a Kansas federal court to rule it has no obligation to defend or indemnify UnitedLex Corp. in an underlying lawsuit in which the legal services company is accused of conspiring to mismanage the joint venture of a law firm on the verge of bankruptcy.

  3. August 10, 2022

    US Trustee Drops Challenge To LeClairRyan, UnitedLex Deal

    The U.S. Trustee's Office has dropped a challenge to a $21 million settlement between legal services provider UnitedLex and a representative for the estate of the defunct LeClairRyan LLC.

  4. August 05, 2022

    Scouts' Plan Mostly Approved, Jones Hit With $50M Verdicts

    The Boy Scouts of America got a court's nod for the linchpin of its $2.7 billion Chapter 11 plan, the defamation damages trial of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his bankrupt media enterprise resulted in nearly $50 million in damages, and customers of cryptocurrency platform Voyager Digital can withdraw their cash from custodial accounts. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  5. August 04, 2022

    LeClairRyan Trustee Wants More Attys For $21M Deal Fight

    The Chapter 7 trustee for defunct LeClairRyan PLLC is seeking more BigLaw firepower for an unusual dispute with the Office of the U.S. Trustee, which has pledged to fight a $21 million settlement with UnitedLex and a court order keeping many of its details under wraps.

  6. July 21, 2022

    Crypto Dominos Keep Falling, J&J Wants Talc Injunction

    Another cryptocurrency player succumbs to marketwide distress, Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc unit seeks a pause of talc suits brought by state attorneys general and a $21 million settlement in the liquidation of defunct law firm LeClairRyan is drawing appeals from the bankruptcy watchdog. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  7. July 19, 2022

    US Trustee To Appeal 2nd LeClairRyan Settlement Ruling

    The U.S. trustee for Virginia is planning another challenge to a federal judge's orders in the LeClairRyan LLC bankruptcy and a $21 million settlement with legal services provider UnitedLex, according to a Tuesday filing.

  8. July 14, 2022

    Judge Leery Of Trustee Challenge To $21M LeClairRyan Deal

    The Virginia federal judge leading the LeClairRyan LLC bankruptcy case questioned Thursday whether the U.S. trustee could challenge a $21 million settlement struck by a Chapter 7 trustee with legal services giant UnitedLex.

  9. July 13, 2022

    Crypto Issues Grow, Mediation Over Abuse OK'd In Ch. 11

    Liquidators were cleared to take discovery from the founders of foundering Three Arrows Capital, account holders of cryptocurrency broker Voyager Digital hold out hope for recovery, and mediation of sex abuse claims in the case of a New York youth club was approved. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  10. July 12, 2022

    US Trustee To Fight LeClairRyan Deal Over $3M Quinn Payout

    The Office of the U.S. Trustee will challenge a $21 million settlement recently struck over the tangled relationship between LeClairRyan and UnitedLex, continuing the fight over a $3.15 million payment for Quinn Emanuel that came with the deal's approval, according to a Monday filing in Virginia federal bankruptcy court.