LeClairRyan PLLC

  1. May 31, 2022

    LeClairRyan Trustee Seeking OK For $21M UnitedLex Deal

    The Chapter 7 trustee for LeClairRyan PLLC asked a Virginia bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to approve an approximately $21 million settlement with legal services provider UnitedLex for the part it allegedly played in driving the law firm into liquidation.

  2. March 29, 2022

    Former Attys Of Bankrupt LeClairRyan Still On Hook For Taxes

    A Virginia bankruptcy judge denied on Tuesday requests by attorney Gary LeClair and other former members of LeClairRyan to be struck from a list of the bankrupt law firm's shareholders, finding that they retained their shares and the tax liabilities that came with them.

  3. November 30, 2021

    LeClairRyan Trustee's $9.5M Deal With Insurer, Execs OK'd

    The trustee for the bankrupt LeClairRyan has received the go-ahead from a Virginia federal judge for a nearly $9.5 million settlement with the firm's insurer and former leaders of allegations of a conspiracy with legal services provider UnitedLex that helped sink the firm.

  4. November 22, 2021

    LeClairRyan Trustee, Insurer Reach $9.5M Conspiracy Deal

    The trustee for the now-defunct LeClairRyan has called on a Virginia judge to greenlight a nearly $9.5 million settlement with its insurer over certain claims related to a purported conspiracy with legal services provider UnitedLex and other entities that plunged the law firm into bankruptcy.

  5. September 28, 2021

    LeClairRyan Founder Slams Trustee's Conspiracy Claims

    A founding partner of now-defunct LeClairRyan PLLC is firing back at new claims by the firm's Chapter 7 trustee that he played a part in a conspiracy with legal services provider UnitedLex and other entities that resulted in the law firm's bankruptcy.

  6. April 15, 2021

    LeClairRyan Trustee Strikes Ch. 7 Deal With Ex-GC

    The court-appointed trustee overseeing the Chapter 7 case of shuttered law firm LeClairRyan told a Virginia judge Wednesday that she had reached a settlement with the firm's former general counsel, who has admitted to embezzling $2.5 million from a LeClairRyan trust account.

  7. January 26, 2021

    LeClairRyan Trustee Wants UnitedLex Fight Kept In Ch. 7 Case

    The trustee for bankrupt law firm LeClairRyan is pushing back at a bid by legal services giant UnitedLex to move the trustee's $128 million conspiracy and breach of duty suit out of a Virginia bankruptcy court, saying the claims are "inextricably" part of the bankruptcy case.

  8. January 12, 2021

    UnitedLex Rips LeClairRyan Trustee's $128M Conspiracy Suit

    Legal services giant UnitedLex asked a Virginia bankruptcy judge to toss the bulk of a $128 million conspiracy and breach of duty lawsuit brought by the trustee for now-bankrupt law firm LeClairRyan, asserting Monday that the suit offers a "misguided narrative" that clashes with "overwhelming evidence to the contrary."

  9. October 27, 2020

    LeClairRyan Trustee Seeks $42M From UnitedLex Over Deal

    A representative of the bankrupt LeClairRyan PLLC on Tuesday hit UnitedLex with a $42 million lawsuit, accusing the legal tech giant of using a joint venture to drain the partnership's coffers and prolong its ultimate demise.

  10. January 31, 2020

    LeClairRyan Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks Help From Foley & Lardner

    The trustee overseeing the Chapter 7 bankruptcy of LeClairRyan PLLC asked a Virginia federal court on Thursday to allow Foley & Lardner LLP to come on board as special counsel to help determine whether the trustee can bring claims on behalf of the estate.

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