From Bloomberg | Chicago attorney Erwin Mayer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges for his role in a billion-dollar phony tax-shelter scheme that brought down his law firm in 2007.
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Oct. 19, 2010 at 3:18 p.m.
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Judge removed from drug case during trial
By Ameet Sachdev and Ray Gibson | In an extraordinary maneuver, the federal appeals court in Chicago removed a judge from an ongoing criminal trial after ruling that he had made an error in the case.
The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals did not give an explanation in its Tuesday order, which dismissed U.S. District Judge James Holderman from the jury trial of a man facing drug charges. The court said it would follow up with an opinion.
The lack of explanation left court watchers wondering what Holderman did to incite such a harsh penalty. The appellate court reverse judges all the time. But removing one in the middle of a trial may be unprecedented. Get the full story »
Sonnenschein to merge with British law firm
By Ameet Sachdev
| Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, one of Chicago’s oldest law firms, has agreed to merge with Denton Wilde Sapte of Britain, creating a giant 1,400-lawyer firm.
The two firms said Wednesday that the combination will be known as SNR Denton. Sonnenschein Chairman Elliott Portnoy will share leadership of the firm with Denton’s chief executive Howard Morris as co-CEOs.
The deal is subject to a partnership vote on June 9.
