Jenkens & Gilchrist

1. A Look Back At 10 Years Of Lawyers Behaving Badly

Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010

From paying plaintiffs illegal kickbacks to running massive Ponzi schemes, many lawyers have found themselves in the hot seat in recent years, wreaking havoc on their law firms and seeing their names splashed across the front pages. Law360 takes a look back at some of the top scandals of the decade.

2. Calif. High Court Rejects Transit Union's Breaks Suit

Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009

California's highest court has rejected a transit union's attempt to bring a meal and rest break suit under the state's unfair competition law on behalf of its members, ruling that only parties who have suffered injuries have standing to sue under the statute.

3. 5th Circ. Nixes $6M Award In Bank One RICO Suit

Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009

A federal appeals court has reversed a $6.4 million damages award granted to a company that was allegedly induced to participate in a fraudulent tax strategy by Bank One Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and a number of executives and attorneys, ruling that a lower court made a mistake in issuing the award.

4. Claim Deficiencies Doom Shareholders Suit V. Ramp

Monday, Mar 30, 2009

Finding that shareholders of now-defunct medical software maker Ramp Corp. failed to show that their securities claims were not derivative in nature and that they did not cure multiple deficiencies in their petition, a Texas appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of the investors' complaint.

5. Indictment The Death Knell For Dreier LLP: Experts

Monday, Dec 08, 2008

With Marc Dreier's legal troubles mounting by the second, the fallout from the founder and sole equity partner's alleged financial misdeeds will be swift and devastating for his New York-based namesake firm, according to legal experts.

6. As Firms Merge, Keeping Talent Is Tough

Monday, Aug 11, 2008

Nearly 90 law firms grew their ranks and expanded their footprints through mergers in the first half of this year, but bigger does not always mean better for the lawyers of newly combined firms.

7. 3 DLA Partners Help McKenna Long Expand In D.C.

Thursday, Jul 10, 2008

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP has expanded its bankruptcy practice to Washington, D.C., with the addition of three new partners from DLA Piper.

8. $64M Award Upheld Against Ex-Jenkens Clients

Thursday, Mar 13, 2008

A federal judge has affirmed a jury's $64.5 million damages award to two companies that sued former clients of the defunct law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin LLP for backing out of a securities trade after receiving confidential information.

9. Court Revives Shareholder Suit Against Jenkens

Thursday, Dec 20, 2007

A state appeals court has given new life to a lawsuit against Jenkens & Gilchrist, which alleges that the battered law firm did not tell its client’s shareholders that it had invited a man convicted of securities crimes to take part in a development deal.

10. Fulbright Lures Four Partners From Jenkens

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP has lured four new partners with hard experience in antitrust and securities litigation from Jenkens & Gilchrist PC to its worldwide trial and dispute resolution practice.

11. Law Firms Conspired On Illegal Tax Shelter: Suit

Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007

Just weeks after Jenkens & Gilchrist collapsed over its involvement in an illegal tax shelter scheme, Holland & Hart, Snell & Wilmer and two other law firms have been sued over their role in a tax shelter in Arizona.

12. Hunton Snatches Six From Jenkens

Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007

Six bankruptcy lawyers jumping from Dallas-based sinking ship Jenkens & Gilchrist LLC managed to make it safely aboard Hunton & Williams LLP, just days after their former employer went under in the aftermath of a costly tax-shelter scandal.

13. Hunton Pulls In Jenkens’ Texas Team

Monday, Apr 02, 2007

Days after Jenkens & Gilchrist’s announced its plans to shut down, Hunton & Williams has seized upon an opportunity to pick up 93 lateral attorneys for its core practice groups and expand its footprint in Texas.

14. Jenkens & Gilchrist Bites The Dust

Thursday, Mar 29, 2007

After a costly tax shelter scandal wreaked havoc on Jenkens & Gilchrist’s reputation and finances, the once thriving national law firm has officially called it quits.

15. Nixon Nets Jenkens’ IP Team, Opens Doors In Chicago

Thursday, Mar 22, 2007

One firm’s loss is another firm’s gain, and as Jenkens & Gilchrist continues to unwind from a damaging tax shelter scandal, Nixon Peabody has swooped in to pick up the firm’s entire IP team in Chicago.

16. Jenkens & Gilchrist Implodes After Tax Scandal

Friday, Mar 09, 2007

Jenkens & Gilchrist has watched hundreds of its attorneys walk out the door in the aftermath of a tax shelter scandal and expects more attorneys to depart, which could leave little or nothing left of the firm.

17. Baker Hostetler Steps Up West Coast Presence

Tuesday, Feb 27, 2007

Baker Hostetler has stormed Jenkens & Gilchrist’s office, picking up five employment lawyers and two intellectual property lawyers to expand its footprint on the West Coast.

18. Salary Survey: Competition Heats Up Across U.S.

Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007

Law firms across the United States are racing to hike the pay for first-year associates, according to our city-by-city survey of the country's top legal markets.

19. Foley & Lardner Grows IP Group In Chicago

Thursday, Sep 21, 2006

In a staffing victory for Foley & Lardner LLP, the law firm has lured five attorneys, including one partner, from a rival practice to further beef up the intellectual property department at its Chicago headquarters.

20. Bankruptcy Concerns Hover Over New Orleans

Monday, Aug 28, 2006

One year after Hurricane Katrina—the most expensive catastrophe in U.S. history—wrought an estimated $75 billion worth of damage on the Gulf Coast, small businesses and taxpayers are still struggling to stave off insolvency despite lawmakers’ efforts to ease the financial burden.