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3:08-bk-32514

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California Northern

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  1. December 15, 2011

    Heller Ehrman Puts Client's $7M Malpractice Claim To Rest

    Bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman LLP agreed Wednesday to settle a $6.7 million malpractice claim brought by Oliver Hilsenrath, the ousted CEO of a defunct technology company who accused the firm of botching his defense in a criminal securities fraud case.

  2. December 13, 2011

    Heller Ehrman Claims Can Stay In Bankruptcy Court: Judge

    A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that adversary proceedings accusing multiple law firms of indulging in improper business transfers when they snapped up attorneys from the bankrupt Heller Ehrman LLP can remain in bankruptcy court.

  3. November 01, 2011

    Heller Ehrman Sues Greenberg For Malpractice

    Heller Ehrman LLP filed a multimillion-dollar malpractice suit in California on Monday accusing Greenberg Traurig LLP and a partner there who represented the liquidating firm prior to its bankruptcy of failing to fulfill their obligations and thereby worsening the debtor's bankruptcy outlook.

  4. October 12, 2011

    Wham-O Reaches Deal With Heller Ehrman Over Unpaid Fees

    Wham-O Inc. agreed to pay $500,000 on Wednesday to settle claims by bankrupt law firm Heller Ehrman LLP that the toy-maker breached a 2007 agreement by failing to cough up nearly $2.3 million in legal fees.

  5. September 28, 2011

    8 Firms To Pay Heller $2.3M Over Atty Transfers

    Eight law firms agreed Tuesday to pay Heller Ehrman LLP $2.3 million to settle allegations that they benefited from improper business transfers when they snapped up attorneys from the defunct firm, which is currently in the process of liquidation in California bankruptcy court.

  6. August 16, 2011

    Covington, Katz Get OK To Settle Heller Suits For $8.5M

    Covington & Burling LLP and Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP won a bankruptcy judge's approval Thursday to end two suits brought by Heller Ehrman LLP over allegedly unpaid legal costs, agreeing to provide $8.5 million to creditors of the liquidating firm.

  7. August 02, 2011

    Heller Slams CB Richard Over $3M Real Estate Claim

    Heller Ehrman LLP said Monday in a California bankruptcy court that commercial real estate company CB Richard Ellis Inc. was wrong to request a $3 million commission for selling the defunct firm's New York office, arguing that the figure was actually $325,000.

  8. July 21, 2011

    Heller, Covington Strike $5M Deal Over Atty Transfers

    Heller Ehrman LLP on Tuesday reached a nearly $5 million settlement in California with Covington & Burling LLP and a group of former Heller intellectual property lawyers accused of breaching their employment contracts when they transferred to Covington after Heller filed for bankruptcy.

  9. July 19, 2011

    Heller Settles Fee Dispute With Former IP Client Katz

    Former Heller Ehrman LLP client Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP has agreed to pay $4 million and drop a $50 million claim that the law firm breached an agreement to represent it in numerous patent suits, Heller told a California bankruptcy court Monday.

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