Greenberg Traurig failed this week to shake off claims that the firm and a former partner concealed a forgery by an ex-client, paving the way for a possible trial in New York state court.

Ruling from the bench at a hearing Monday, New York Supreme Court Justice O. Peter Sherwood in Manhattan shot down competing summary judgment motions in an attorney deceit case brought against Greenberg Traurig and former partner Leslie Corwin, who’s now a partner at Blank Rome. The judge found there were factual issues in dispute that a jury should decide.

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