Miscellaneous

Torkelsen Lerach scandal, cont'd

By Walter Olson, Ted Frank, and David Nieporent

Turns out when Bill Lerach cut his plea deal with the feds, they not only agreed to spare him prosecution on other matters, but also agreed not to press charges against former Milberg lawyers (and current Coughlin Stoia partners) Patrick Coughlin and Keith Park over their dealings with Torkelsen. Another sign, perhaps, that Lerach managed to cut himself and his circle a good deal in the plea negotiations. (WSJ law blog, Mar. 6; earlier).

Full post as published by Overlawyered on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).