David Hechler

June 16, 2003 | National Law Journal

Mayville, n.y.-The judge emerged unhappy from his chambers. The jury had been deliberating too long. He was contemplating drastic action.

By David Hechler

10 minute read

October 25, 2004 | National Law Journal

The organization of defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel has evolved with a focus on diversity and a willingness to allow for open dialogue among a variety of standpoints.

By David Hechler Staff Reporter

8 minute read

February 08, 2002 | Law.com

A special committee established by Enron's board of directors has released the results of its investigation into the controversial transactions that catapulted the company into bankruptcy. The committee's most severe criticism is reserved for Andrew Fastow, Enron's former CFO. But he has plenty of company -- including lawyers at Vinson & Elkins. And many think the Houston firm is now vulnerable to multiple lawsuits.

By David Hechler

8 minute read

May 21, 2007 | National Law Journal

Did Paul Wolfowitz lose his job as World Bank Group president because he didn't heed its top lawyer? Roberto Da�ino, the bank's former GC, thinks so. In his first interview since leaving the World Bank in 2006, Da�ino says Wolfowitz prevented him from reviewing an employment contract for girlfriend Shaha Riza that was more lavish than what the bank's ethics committee had actually OK'd. Had he seen the contract, Da�ino says, he would have sent it back for revision, and Wolfowitz might still have his job.

By David Hechler

8 minute read

June 27, 2002 | Law.com

Arthur Andersen's obstruction of justice trial shows that it's important for corporate insiders to think about how their conduct in risky situations will appear to the public -- not just whether it's technically legal. That's one of the lessons learned by several prominent lawyers interviewed about the accounting firm's trial, in which jurors focused on the acts not of the accountants but of an in-house attorney.

By David Hechler

6 minute read

May 31, 2004 | National Law Journal

Four months before E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. faces a high-stakes water-contamination trial, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals unsealed documents this month in which a company lawyer�even before the class action was filed�suggested it would be hard-pressed to fight claims that it contaminated the Ohio River with chemicals used in Teflon products.

By David HechlerStaff reporter

4 minute read

December 18, 2001 | Law.com

Last fall, on winning a $15 million verdict against the city of Chicago in a police corruption civil rights case, litigator Philip S. Beck said, "It's not like I'm some kind of bleeding-heart liberal here who is a cause lawyer." Not that anyone was calling Beck a bleeding-heart liberal, given his other famous recent client: George W. Bush. Beck was the president-to-be's point man last year in the Florida election debacle.

By David Hechler

6 minute read

August 06, 2002 | Law.com

Only six weeks after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met in Dallas, questions are already being raised about the decree for "review boards" intended to investigate allegations of child sexual abuse lodged against church personnel. Critics question the efficacy of a system that leaves decisions in the hands of local review board members who may be too close to the dioceses to conduct impartial investigations.

By David Hechler

13 minute read

September 06, 2004 | National Law Journal

Sullivan & Worcester had never hosted a convention party before this year. Now they've thrown two, and though some partners were slow to warm to the idea, they've found them not only enjoyable, but also surprisingly cheap marketing tools.

By David HechlerStaff reporter

4 minute read

August 11, 2003 | National Law Journal

By David Hechler and Aaron Lauchheimer

10 minute read