LeClairRyan PLLC
Case Number:
3:19-bk-34574
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Firms
- ArentFox Schiff
- Baker Donelson
- Durrette Arkema
- Eckert Seamans
- Faegre Drinker
- Fleischer Fleischer
- Foley & Lardner
- Fox Rothschild
- Gebhardt & Smith
- Gentry Locke
- Goulston & Storrs
- Greenberg Traurig
- Hirschler
- Holland & Knight
- Hunton Andrews
- Kaufman & Canoles
- Kutak Rock
- McGlinchey Stafford
- McGuireWoods
- Morrison Sund
- Offit Kurman
- Quinn Emanuel
- Sands Anderson
- Saul Ewing
- Sheppard Mullin
- Spilman Thomas
- Spotts Fain
- Tavenner & Beran PLC
- ThompsonMcMullan PC
- Tromberg Morris
- Venable LLP
- Whiteford Taylor
- Wiley Rein
- Woods Rogers
- Zemanian Law Group
Companies
- American Legal Claim Services LLC
- Bank of America Corp.
- Berkley Select LLC
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- ConvergeOne Inc.
- De Lage Landen International BV
- Hain Capital Group LLC
- Iron Mountain Inc.
- Leader Bancorp Inc.
- Masergy Communications Inc.
- Planet Depos LLC
- Scottsdale Insurance Co.
- UnitedLex Corp.
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.