Ex-Sidley Partner Suspended 1 Year For Fake Expenses

By Aebra Coe (March 16, 2015, 6:33 PM EDT) -- The Supreme Court of Illinois has suspended former DLA Piper partner Lee Mark Smolen from practicing law for one year after he allegedly racked up $450,000 in phony or unexplained firm reimbursements, including 800 taxi rides he admittedly never took, while heading up Sidley Austin LLP's real estate practice group....

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