LeClairRyan PLLC
Case Number:
3:19-bk-34574
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Firms
- ArentFox Schiff
- Baker Donelson
- Durrette Arkema
- Eckert Seamans
- Faegre Drinker
- Fleischer Fleischer
- Foley & Lardner
- Fox Rothschild
- Gebhardt & Smith
- Gentry Locke
- Goulston & Storrs
- Greenberg Traurig
- Hirschler
- Holland & Knight
- Hunton Andrews
- Kaufman & Canoles
- Kutak Rock
- McGlinchey Stafford
- McGuireWoods
- Morrison Sund
- Offit Kurman
- Quinn Emanuel
- Sands Anderson
- Saul Ewing
- Sheppard Mullin
- Spilman Thomas
- Spotts Fain
- Tavenner & Beran PLC
- ThompsonMcMullan PC
- Tromberg Morris
- Venable LLP
- Whiteford Taylor
- Wiley Rein
- Woods Rogers
- Zemanian Law Group
Companies
- American Legal Claim Services LLC
- Bank of America Corp.
- Berkley Select LLC
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- ConvergeOne Inc.
- De Lage Landen International BV
- Hain Capital Group LLC
- Iron Mountain Inc.
- Leader Bancorp Inc.
- Masergy Communications Inc.
- Planet Depos LLC
- Scottsdale Insurance Co.
- UnitedLex Corp.
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
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April 20, 2023
LeClairRyan Trustee Gets Court OK For Deal With Ex-Client
The ex-CEO of a defunct blood test company who filed a $603 million malpractice suit against LeClairRyan before the Virginia law firm filed for bankruptcy in 2019 has agreed to settle her claim with its bankruptcy estate for $300,000.
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March 28, 2023
LeClairRyan Trustee Says Funds Safe After Bank Collapse
The Chapter 7 trustee overseeing the liquidation of defunct law firm LeClairRyan told a Virginia bankruptcy judge Tuesday that about $140,000 of estate funds had been moved out of Signature Bank earlier this month when it collapsed, and the funds are now safe at a new bank.
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March 07, 2023
LeClairRyan Board Members Settle Trustee Clawback Claims
The trustee for the defunct LeClairRyan has reached a round of settlements with the firm's last president and a handful of ex-board members, all of whom were accused of draining millions from the teetering business in its last years and helping drive it into bankruptcy.
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January 02, 2023
Legal Ethics Cases To Watch In 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.
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December 02, 2022
Interest Rates Doom Lender, Crypto Winter Persists
Rising interest rates forced a reverse mortgage lender into Chapter 11, cryptocurrency platform BlockFi succumbed to the downfall of exchange FTX Trading, and FTX itself faced calls for an examination of its collapse. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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November 30, 2022
LeClairRyan Gets OK On Deal Over $28M Malpractice Claim
The liquidating trustee overseeing the Chapter 7 case of defunct law firm LeClairRyan PLLC has received bankruptcy court approval for a settlement that resolves a $28 million malpractice suit in which a former client sued the firm for its work on an insurance dispute.
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November 28, 2022
LeClairRyan Trustee Seeks OK For $2.1M Malpractice Deal
The Chapter 7 trustee for LeClairRyan asked a Virginia bankruptcy judge on Sunday for permission to pay $2.1 million to settle a $28 million claim against the defunct law firm for its handling of litigation over insurance coverage for a Virginia hotel.
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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.
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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.
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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.