On Monday in California state court, the firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP was accused of legal malpractice and elder abuse by the grandchildren of the founder of pharmaceutical conglomerate Allergan Inc. and their father; claiming the firm helped one sibling control the family’s $50 million holding company from the others. The report continues, “According to Richard Hausman, called Dick, and three of his four adult children, McDermott Will & Emery and Los Angeles estate planning partner Jonathan Lurie orchestrated a power play by the fourth sibling, Rick Hausman, to grab control of the family’s holding corporation, M. Hausman Inc., which manages a private portfolio.” It is alleged that McDermott was “moonlighting” as joint counsel for the entire family during this time.
See David Lat, Biglaw Firm Gets Sued for Malpractice—And Elder Abuse?, Above the Law, May 6, 2015.
Special thanks to Lewis Saret for bringing this article to my attention.
