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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger's litigation department has spent years attempting to sever its dependence on the firm's superstar rainmaker, Bertram Fields. That effort is starting to pay off. NLJ reporter Amanda Bronstad spoke with partner Bonnie Eskenazi about how the firm has stepped out of the shadow of a giant.
Wiretap Scandal Threatens Firms
Disgraced private investigator Anthony Pellicano is accused of widespread wiretapping, largely at the behest of major L.A. firms, where a lot of lawyers are worried about getting a call from the Justice Department � and plaintiff firms.Will Law Firms Be Able to Weather Wiretap-Related Suits?
Indictments stemming from Hollywood's latest celebrity scandal have struck fear into L.A.'s legal community. But it's the civil fallout from private eye Anthony Pellicano's wiretapping indictment that instills true horror. Several attorneys face litigation that could cripple their practices -- and possibly break up their firms. One problem: Wiretapping won't be covered by malpractice insurance. For some firms, says liability expert Timothy Halloran, "bankruptcy may be the only alternative."Not Everybody Loves Lawyers in Hollywood
Last November, the actress Doris Roberts, best known as Marie Barone on the hit TV series Everybody Loves Raymond, sued her former talent agency, Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency Inc. In the complaint, legal conflicts of interest claims - an old theme in the entertainment business - take center stage.Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP v. Rosenson
Two LA firms, caught up in wiretapping probe, raise associate pay
Two Los Angeles law firms recently raised their first-year associate salaries while facing key partner departures and a federal criminal probe into whether lawyers engaged in illegal wiretapping.Will Law Firms Be Able to Weather Wiretap-Related Suits?
Indictments stemming from Hollywood's latest celebrity scandal have struck fear into L.A.'s legal community. But it's the civil fallout from private eye Anthony Pellicano's wiretapping indictment that instills true horror. Several attorneys face litigation that could cripple their practices -- and possibly break up their firms. One problem: Wiretapping won't be covered by malpractice insurance. For some firms, says liability expert Timothy Halloran, "bankruptcy may be the only alternative."Greenberg's Katz honored as one of Hollywood's finest
Entertainment industry publication Variety is out with its top Hollywood dealmakers list for 2011, and three of those on the list are entertainment and media practice heads at Am Law 100 firms.Wiretap civil suits a new cottage industry
The criminal wiretapping convictions of private investigator Anthony Pellicano and lawyer Terry Christensen have re-energized related civil lawsuits filed against five Los Angeles law firms, including Christensen's former firm.Hollywood litigator Fields ducks Pellicano net
Like many of his clients, Bertram Fields has become tabloid fodder: Magazines, TV and newspapers point out nearly every week that the Hollywood litigator is a key target in the ongoing probe of notorious private eye Anthony Pellicano. Yet the frequent Pellicano client has remained beyond prosecutors' grasp despite his long and well-publicized relationship with the detective.Trending Stories
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