Development Specialists, Inc. v. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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Case Number:

1:11-cv-06337

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Bankruptcy Withdrawal

Judge:

Colleen McMahon

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  1. February 17, 2016

    Orrick Cuts Deal In Spat With 'Longest-Lived Dead Law Firm'

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP will pay a Chapter 11 administrator $165,000 to settle claims that it improperly squeezed a $2.7 million price break from Coudert Brothers LLP for Chinese business licenses before the defunct law firm plunged into bankruptcy in 2006, a Manhattan federal judge heard Wednesday.

  2. February 16, 2016

    Coudert Admin Says Orrick Got Unfair Deal For China Assets

    The Chapter 11 plan administrator for defunct law firm Coudert Brothers LLP said Monday in New York federal court that Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP took advantage of Coudert's perilous financial problems to secure a sweetheart deal for the bygone firm's valuable Chinese business licenses.

  3. February 12, 2016

    Orrick Says Coudert China Sale Claims Will Fail At Trial

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP told a New York federal judge on Thursday that the claims from defunct law firm Coudert Brothers LLP's Chapter 11 plan administrator stemming from the bygone firm's sale of its Chinese assets to Orrick are so weak that there's no need for a trial.

  4. December 23, 2011

    Orrick To Face Coudert Claims In District Court

    A federal judge ruled on Friday that claims brought by defunct law firm Coudert Brothers LLP's plan administrator over the sale of the firm's Chinese assets to Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP should be battled out in federal district court, not bankruptcy court.