April 02, 2020
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed fraudulent transfer claims against O'Melveny & Myers LLP in a malpractice suit brought by the Chapter 7 trustee for Aletheia Research and Management after she previously confirmed an arbitration award absolving the law firm of negligence claims.
March 30, 2020
O'Melveny & Myers LLP urged a California federal judge Monday to toss fraudulent transfer claims in a malpractice suit brought by the Chapter 7 trustee for Aletheia Research and Management, saying an arbitrator already resolved the issue in the law firm's favor.
November 22, 2019
O'Melveny & Myers LLP may again have to contend with a multimillion-dollar suit alleging it committed malpractice by representing both a defunct investment shop and its ex-CEO, with the Chapter 7 trustee for Aletheia Research and Management appealing his recent loss to the Ninth Circuit.
November 05, 2019
A California federal judge has determined that she does not have the legal authority to overturn an arbitrator's finding that O'Melveny & Myers LLP did not engage in malpractice when it represented both a defunct money management firm and its CEO in a contract dispute brought by a shareholder.
October 21, 2019
A California federal judge indicated Monday she does not believe she has the legal authority to overturn an arbitrator's finding that O'Melveny & Myers LLP did not engage in malpractice when it represented both a defunct money management firm and its CEO in a contract dispute brought by a shareholder.
September 13, 2019
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has urged a California federal court to affirm an arbitrator's finding that it did not engage in malpractice when it represented both a defunct money management firm and its CEO in a contract dispute brought by a shareholder.
August 08, 2016
A California federal judge reiterated last week that a trustee for a defunct investment adviser must hash out malpractice claims against O'Melveny & Myers LLP in arbitration, declining to first decide whether the contract could stand under California law.
July 18, 2016
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP told a California federal court on Sunday that a trustee for a defunct investment adviser who wants Gibson disqualified from defending O'Melveny & Myers LLP in his suit has a shaky grasp on the rules of evidence.
July 14, 2016
The trustee for bankrupt investment advisory firm Aletheia Research and Management Inc. said Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP can't represent O'Melveny & Myers LLP in his $13.7 million California federal malpractice suit because O'Melveny hasn't provided a "shred of evidence" to disprove an alleged conflict of interest.
July 07, 2016
O'Melveny & Myers LLP on Wednesday pushed back against a bid by the trustee for bankrupt investment advisory firm Aletheia Research and Management Inc. to disqualify Gibson Dunn from representing O'Melveny in a $13.7 million malpractice suit, saying Gibson Dunn never had an attorney-client relationship with Aletheia.