Lyle Roberts notes that Milberg Weiss (see Feb. 4, Jan. 11, Jul. 1, Apr. 18, 2002, other earlier posts) has quietly completed its long-announced breakup. While one of the successor firms keeps a variant of the Milberg Weiss name, the milberg.com domain name is relegated to an announcement of the split. (Jonathan Birchall, “Tough kids split into two gangs”, Financial Times, May 3). UPDATE: more press coverage links at The 10b-5 Daily.
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Tough Kids Split Into Two Gangs
US law firm Milberg Weiss has long been the tough kid on the block. Since the 1970s, it has used class action law suits to win more than $30bn in settlements for wronged shareholders and consumers, dominating the field…
Tough Kids Split Into Two Gangs
US law firm Milberg Weiss has long been the tough kid on the block. Since the 1970s, it has used class action law suits to win more than $30bn in settlements for wronged shareholders and consumers, dominating the field…
Tough Kids Split Into Two Gangs
US law firm Milberg Weiss has long been the tough kid on the block. Since the 1970s, it has used class action law suits to win more than $30bn in settlements for wronged shareholders and consumers, dominating the field…
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