November 01, 2023
A Mississippi federal judge sentenced a former Baker Donelson health care partner and onetime member of its board of directors to a year and a day in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar timber Ponzi scheme, according to his attorney.
April 26, 2023
Ted Brent Alexander, the ex-Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC lobbyist charged for his role in a $164 million Ponzi scheme that triggered an ongoing receiver suit against the Southern-focused firm, pled guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, according to his lawyer.
January 02, 2023
The professional responsibility bar will benefit from a long winter's nap as we head into a busy 2023. On deck is a slew of ethics cases for election "big lie" lawyers and a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the attorney-client privilege. Here, Law360 looks at these and the other big legal ethics cases to watch in the coming year.
January 02, 2023
The coming year is set to bring trials in high-profile corruption and kickback prosecutions, first bellwethers for two notable multidistrict cases, and an airing of securities fraud claims over Elon Musk's Tesla tweets, among others.
July 11, 2022
A former Baker Donelson lobbyist charged in an immense timber-industry Ponzi scam asked a Mississippi federal judge Friday to throw out two securities charges he faces along with a firm partner.
February 11, 2022
Baker Donelson, the 650-lawyer partnership based in Memphis, has absorbed some blows since it was first accused of facilitating a $100 million Ponzi scam that victimized hundreds of investors, including some of its own clients.
February 01, 2022
A Mississippi federal judge has restarted a civil fraud suit against Baker Donelson, which has been accused of lending legal expertise to — and profiting from — a massive Ponzi scheme that also triggered criminal charges against a former Baker partner and a lobbyist.
June 11, 2021
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC wants a civil suit it's facing in Mississippi federal court over its alleged role in a huge timber-industry Ponzi scheme put on the shelf while a Baker Donelson partner and a former firm lobbyist work out related criminal charges they're facing.