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Roy Strom

Roy Strom

September 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Ex-NFL Players Seek Law Firm's Money After Sacking Ex-Partner

Gary Stern is going to prison. But that's not the end of the story for the disgraced lawyer's former law firm, Chuhak & Tecson. The 70-lawyer Chicago shop is now facing a formidable opponent: A group of nearly 20 former NFL players who claim the firm helped Stern bilk them out of millions.

By Roy Strom

5 minute read

September 13, 2017 | National Law Journal

Trump's Big Law FEC Nominee Under Fire for Tweets, Views

No more than a day since President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Akerman partner James “Trey” Trainor III as a commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, and the former election lawyer for the Trump presidential campaign is already under fire on multiple fronts.

By Roy Strom

3 minute read

September 12, 2017 | International Edition

'Like a warzone' - offshore law firms in Caribbean uprooted in aftermath of Hurricane Irma

Firms with BVI bases scramble to locate lawyers in the wake of hurricane's devastation

By Roy Strom

3 minute read

September 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Offshore Firms in Caribbean Uprooted in Irma's Aftermath

The offshore Magic Circle—a group of leading law firms predominantly based in offshore jurisdictions—scrambled Monday to locate lawyers and employees affected by the devastation left behind by Hurricane Irma, which tore through their operations in the British Virgin Islands.

By Roy Strom

6 minute read

September 07, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Madoff-Related Fees Grow to $925M for Baker & Hostetler

It's been nearly a decade since Irving Picard was appointed trustee of the funds recovered for victims of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme. The matter is still generating payouts for victims and Baker & Hostetler, where Picard is a partner in New York.

By Roy Strom

23 minute read

September 07, 2017 | National Law Journal

Jones Day Adds Top Obama-Era Justice Department Lawyers

After helping to stock the Trump administration with legal firepower, Jones Day brought on a pair of high-profile names from the Obama Justice Department, Benjamin Mizer and Shirlethia Franklin.

By Roy Strom

3 minute read

September 06, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Michael Best Adds Six Lawyers Amid Broader Growth Play

The Milwaukee-based Am Law 200 firm has taken on six lawyers in Salt Lake City from Kruse Landa Maycock & Ricks, including three of the local firm's name partners. The move is the latest expansion bid by Michael Best, the former home of Reince Priebus, as it seeks to outgrow its peers in a tepid market for demand.

By Roy Strom

4 minute read

September 05, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Sedgwick Partner Who Sued Firm Finds New Home as Defections Continue

Traci Ribeiro, who settled a gender bias case against Sedgwick earlier this year, has found a new home. Meanwhile, other lawyers have left the firm in New York and Florida.

By Roy Strom and James Booth

14 minute read

September 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Lifetime Achiever: Dan Webb, Winston & Strawn

As the U.S. attorney for Chicago in June 1984, Dan Webb made legal history when a federal jury returned a guilty verdict in a bribery case against a Cook County judge. He also breathed a sigh of relief, as the conviction meant calls that he be disbarred would go unheeded.

By Roy Strom

3 minute read

August 31, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Loeb & Loeb's Latest Lateral Hire Has Some College Football History

Trusts and estates litigator Rodney Lee joined Loeb & Loeb's Los Angeles office last month from a mid-size firm in Beverly Hills. But Lee's new partners may remember him for making one of the greatest catches in UCLA football history in a game that helped the Bruins defeat archrival USC in 1996.

By Roy Strom

11 minute read