Former PD Schiffrin joins Grant & Eisenhofer
Former public defender Richard S. Schiffrin has joined Wilmington, Delaware's Grant & Eisenhofer as of counsel. In 1987 Schiffrin founded a firm…
Bernard Madoff
8,000 Claims in Madoff Fiasco?
The Securities Investor Protection Corporation and the trustee handling the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC have mailed…
Madoff Liquidator Joins Baker Hostetler
From the WSJ Law Blog: Irving Picard, who last week was tapped to liquidate the now-infamous Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities…
Madoff Victims — Sue All You Want, The Money’s Gone
Lawyers ramping up to try to recover client's investment cash squandered by indicted New York investor Bernard Madoff aren't expecting…
Attorney General Recuses Self from Madoff Probe
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey has recused himself from the Department of Justice probe into the Madoff investment scandal. Mukasey's…
Court Ruling May Have Encouraged Madoff Victims to Remain Silent
Today on Slate's Big Money blog -- a possible reason why suspicious Madoff investors may have kept their mouths shut:…
New York Law School Files Investor Suit Against Merkin
As we reported earlier today, New York Law School has filed an investor lawsuit against J. Ezra Merkin, one of…
Jewish University Loses $110 Million in Madoff Mishegoss
Yesterday we reported that the Jewish community is a little bit broygez over Bernard L. Madoff's decision to rip off various…
“Meltdown Task Force” Becomes “Madoff Task Force”
The WSJ Law Blog writes about Susman Godfrey: Susman Godfrey is trying to put its "financial fraud task force," which…
Madoff’s (Alleged) Crimes Hit Charities Hard
Altman & Altman's Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog is unamused by the illegal shenanigans of investor Bernard Madoff: Ironically, the Defendant’s [Madoff's]…
Why Madoff Gets Bail, While Dreier Sits in Jail
The WSJ Law Blog speculates on why disgraced investor Bernie Madoff is out on bail, while disgraced investor (and lawyer)…
Guess What? I Gave Your Money To Madoff, And Now It’s Gone
Last week, investment fund manager J. Ezra Merkin sent a very interesting letter to investors in his Ascot Partners fund. In the…