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Powerful lawyer jailed over kickbacks
William Lerach, the powerful class-action lawyer who helped...alleged scheme to pay kickbacks to clients.Mr Lerach, who pleaded guilty last year to criminal...previously agreed to forfeit nearly $8m.Mr Lerach helped to win more than $7bn in settlements...
Feb 12 2008, By Ben White in New York, FT.com site
Top lawyer jailed over class-action kickbacks
William Lerach, the powerful class-action lawyer who helped...alleged scheme to pay kickbacks to clients.Mr Lerach, who pleaded guilty last year to criminal...previously agreed to forfeit nearly $8m.Mr Lerach helped to win more than $7bn in settlements...
Feb 12 2008, By Ben White in New York, Financial Times
Class action lawyer Weiss sentenced to 30 months
...biggest US companies. Mr Weiss and his former partner, William Lerach - who pleaded guilty last year and is serving a two...securities fraud class-action lawsuit. Prosecutors claim Mr Lerach and Mr Weiss participated in a scheme to pay more than...
Jun 03 2008, By Joanna Chung in Washington, FT.com site
Fallen angels of the US plaintiffs' bar
...of the American plaintiffs' bar - William Lerach and Melvyn Weiss, who pioneered...government has been pursuing Messrs Lerach and Weiss for months, on charges...in their lawsuits. Last week Mr Lerach pleaded guilty to conspiracy, and...
Sep 25 2007, By Patti Waldmeir, FT.com site
Fastow accuses Enron bankers
...Attorneys for Enron shareholders, led by Lerach Coughlin, have already won $8bn...from the class action suit. But William Lerach, the lead attorney in the case...the remaining banks to settle.Mr Lerach defended Mr Fastow's credibility...
Sep 27 2006, By Ben White in New York and Sheila McNulty in Houston, Financial Times
Fastow says banks helped falsify accounts
...Attorneys for Enron shareholders, led by Lerach Coughlin, have already won $8bn...from the class action suit. But William Lerach, the lead attorney in the case...the remaining banks to settle.Mr Lerach defended Mr Fastow's credibility...
Sep 26 2006, By Ben White in New York and Sheila McNulty in Houston, FT.com site
Weiss to face kickback charges
...communications between corporate lawyers and their clients. The expected decision to charge Mr Weiss comes just days after William Lerach, once the leading class-action lawyer in the US, agreed to plead guilty to felony conspiracy charges for his role...
Sep 20 2007, By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington, FT.com site
US court to rule on third-party liability
...risk of liability for their counterparties" and could cause foreign companies to prefer non-US business partners.But William Lerach, the US plaintiffs' lawyer, whose firm represents Enron victims, says scheme liability is crucial in the battle...
Sep 30 2007, By Patti Waldmeir in Washington, FT.com site
Observer - Asia
...until they find out the someone is William Lerach, the famed class action lawyer fresh...action against WorldCom and Enron.Lerach plans today to address the Japan...to a press release. It goes on: "Lerach will explain how many corporations...
Sep 27 2005, FT.com site
New target
...until they find out the someone is William Lerach, famed class action lawyer fresh...action against WorldCom and Enron.Lerach plans today to address the Japan...to a press release.It goes on: "Lerach will explain how many corporations...
Sep 28 2005, Financial Times
