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'A Thief and a Liar': Jurors Hear Accusations, Accounting as Hardwick Trial Begins

In trying to prove that Nathan Hardwick embezzled millions of dollars from his firm, prosecutors will need to guide jurors through a welter of financial records and complex details.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Law Firm's Bankruptcy Looms Over Hardwick Embezzlement Trial

"Muddled" escrow accounts and the "poor condition of debtors' books and records" have delayed Morris Hardwick Schneider's bankruptcy proceedings, according to bankruptcy filings from the firm and its liquidating trustee.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Delays Trial in Hardwick Law Firm Embezzlement Case

Opening statements are now set to begin Monday after lawyers for defendant Nathan Hardwick said he had developed a severe and "highly contagious" respiratory illness.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Selected in Hardwick Embezzlement Trial Over Defunct Atlanta Firm

Opening statements will start on Thursday morning after a break on Wednesday in observance of Yom Kippur.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Embezzlement Trial Over Defunct Atlanta Firm Will Hinge on Intent

Prosecutors say they'll show Nathan Hardwick siphoned funds from now-bankrupt Morris Hardwick Schneider to fuel his "lavish spending," including more than $16 million on charter jets, gambling and women.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firm Breakup Dispute Headed to Arbitration

A dispute over Williams Cuker Berezofsky is set to go before a panel of arbitrators in November.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC Reaches Financial Settlements With Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf Leaders

If the settlements are approved by a court, securities regulators will have wrung about $216,815 from leaders from the busted firm. That money, however, is still a small fraction of a fraud alleged by the SEC.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

As Ad Vendor Alleges Big Debts, Foreclosure Firm Calls Filing Frivolous

Mansfield Advertising, which is suing Udren Law Offices, has asked for a judge to appoint a receiver for the law firm.
3 minute read

International Edition

Ex-King & Wood Mallesons Partners Face Potential UK Tax Penalties

Partners linked to an ill-fated affiliate of the global legal giant face further delays in finding out if they are eligible for tax rebates.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Ahead of Closure, Archer Norris Files for Bankruptcy

A week after announcing its intention to close, the California firm has started Chapter 11 proceedings in San Francisco.
4 minute read

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