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Ince Gordon Dadds starts redundancy talks; more than 40 staff at risk

Ince support staff most at risk as combined firm looks to trim overlap. Meanwhile former Ince & Co senior partner Jan Heuvels retires from partnership
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Maximum Sentence Sought for Hardwick After Embezzlement Conviction

Atlanta lawyer Nathan Hardwick's sentencing hearing could be as contentious as the trial, according to dueling sentencing arguments.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Firms Urge DC Court to Reject 'Unfinished Business' in Howrey Bankruptcy

A D.C. appeals court is looking at the "unfinished business" doctrine after Howrey's bankruptcy trustee sued several law firms, saying the defunct firm is entitled to fees from matters that departed partners brought with them to their new firms.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Big Law Firms Urge Court to Reject 'Unfinished Business' in Howrey Bankruptcy

The D.C. appeals court is looking at the "unfinished business" doctrine at the request of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Howrey's bankruptcy trustee sued several law firms, saying the defunct firm is entitled to fees from matters that departed partners brought with them to their new firms.
5 minute read

Law.com

A Foreshadowing of Big Law's Future: Intellectual Property's Turbulent Decade

The IP market's pricing crash and competitor churn offer an instructive tale
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Hardwick Convicted on All Counts

Federal jurors convicted the Atlanta lawyer on Friday of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 21 counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements to federally insured banks.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jurors Deliberate Hardwick's Fate in Embezzlement Trial

In closings, the government cast Hardwick as liar and a thief who knowingly stole money from Morris Hardwick Schneider's escrow accounts, while his lawyers said he was duped by the firm's former controller.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Hardwick's Ex-Partner Tells Jurors $26M in Firm 'Distributions' Were Not Legit

With closing arguments set for Thursday, Mark Wittstadt returned to the stand as the final witness in Nathan Hardwick's embezzlement trial.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Hardwick Takes Stand to Defend Against Embezzlement Charges

Atlanta lawyer Nathan Hardwick IV testified on his own behalf on Tuesday, telling jurors that the millions he took from now-defunct Morris Hardwick Schneider were distributions that former controller Asha Maurya told him the firm could afford.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Gov't Cooperator Was a Thief, Former Bosses Tell Jurors in Hardwick Trial

Two former employers of former Morris Hardwick Schneider controller Asha Maurya testified she took money and faked financial records.
5 minute read

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