Bloomberg Law
Nov. 29, 2016, 4:00 PM UTC

Ghost of Heller Ehrman: Who Owns Unfinished Work at a Failed Law Firm?

Joyce Cutler

It’s a question that’s been nagging the legal profession for years: Does the work belong to the law firm or the lawyers?

The question arises as the California Supreme Court takes a case connected to Heller Ehrman LLP’s 2008 bankruptcy and specifically looks at who owns the unfinished work of a failed firm — meaning all revenue generated by client matters that were pending at the time the firm went bankrupt. Is it the partners who jumped ship, or the estate of Heller as it aims to pay back creditors?

On Tuesday, lawyers will file the opening brief to address that question in ...

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