July 10, 2014
Heller Ehrman LLP objected Wednesday in California bankruptcy court to a $1.2 million retirement claim by one of its former shareholders, saying the attorney — now employed by Schiff Hardin LLP — isn't entitled to more than what other retirees are receiving in a settlement.
September 25, 2013
A California federal judge on Tuesday approved a $4.9 million settlement to Heller Ehrman LLP, ending its long battle with Greenberg Traurig LLP stemming from allegations the latter firm hid a conflict of interest when representing Heller as it filed for bankruptcy in 2008.
May 16, 2013
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to review a bankruptcy judge's ruling in favor of claims that the law firm wrongfully hired former partners of defunct Heller Ehrman LLP, arguing that the bankruptcy court may not have had authority to address the clawback claims.
May 09, 2013
A California bankruptcy court on Thursday allowed bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman LLP's to settle a dispute over legal fees with a former Refco Inc. executive that stemmed in part from a securities class action against the failed brokerage.
April 25, 2013
Greenberg Traurig LLP on Thursday agreed to pay $4.9 million to Heller Ehrman LLP to settle the bankrupt law firm's malpractice suit alleging Greenberg hid a conflict of interest when it represented Heller Ehrman around the time of the 2008 bankruptcy filing.
March 12, 2013
With the estate of Heller Ehrman LLP receiving the green light to pursue claims against the firms that picked up its ex-partners the same day that Howrey LLP's trustee fired off a slew of similar suits, experts say law firms may be more wary about hiring partners from dissolved firms going forward.
January 18, 2013
Greenberg Traurig LLP told a California bankruptcy court Wednesday that it had agreed to mediate a multimillion-dollar suit filed by the estate of bankrupt Heller Ehrman LLP over Greenberg Traurig's alleged malpractice while representing the firm in liquidation.
November 21, 2012
A California bankruptcy judge on Wednesday held that Iris BioTechnologies Inc. waited too long to file a malpractice claim against Heller Ehrman LLP despite its allegations that the defunct firm's failure to notify it of an expired patent application cost it $100 million.
October 29, 2012
A biotechnology firm that allegedly lost $100 million after Heller Ehrman LLP failed to notify it of a lapsed patent application asked a California bankruptcy judge on Friday to allow its late malpractice claims in the law firm's Chapter 11 case, arguing it only discovered the abandoned application after the 2009 claims deadline.
September 17, 2012
Bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman LLP on Monday settled a $1.2 million dispute with former client landfill operator Gregory Canyon Ltd. and its subsidiary Servcon-San Marcos Inc. over fees related to a landfill project.