Willkie Accused of Aiding and Abetting $735 Million Fraud

B. Riley Law Firm With $735 Million Fraud Lawsuit

It’s been an eventful year for Willkie Farr & Gallagher. The firm bent the knee to Donald Trump, pledging $100 million in pro bono payola to avoid having to stand up to the administration’s attack on Biglaw. That decision didn’t sit well with the firm’s own attorneys, triggering a mass exodus of West Coast partners who fled to Cooley rather than work for a firm they saw as compromising the rule of law.BRC Group Holdings (the company formerly kno…

Willkie Farr Hit With $735 Million Fraud Lawsuit

It’s been an eventful year for Willkie Farr & Gallagher. The firm bent the knee to Donald Trump, pledging $100 million in pro bono payola to avoid having to stand up to the administration’s attack on Biglaw. That decision didn’t sit well with the firm’s own attorneys, triggering a mass exodus of West Coast partners who fled to Cooley rather than work for a firm they saw as compromising the rule of law. BRC Group Holdings (the company formerly kn…

Rebranded B. Riley Sues Kahn, Willkie Farr Over Franchise Group

BRC Group Holdings Inc., the firm rebranded from B. Riley, filed a fraud lawsuit against Franchise Group Inc. founder Brian Kahn and the law firm that advised it, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, over FRG’s deal to take the company private in 2023.

Willkie Accused of Aiding and Abetting $735 Million Fraud

Willkie Farr & Gallagher allegedly represented "diametrically opposed" parties in a take-private deal on a retail holding company and cost one of those parties $735 million, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Willkie Farr Hit With $735m Fraud Suit: Franchise Group, Conflicts And Big Law Risk Willkie Farr Hit With $735m Fraud Suit: Franchise Group, Conflicts And Big Law Risk

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is now at the centre of a $735 million fraud suit that doubles as a warning shot for Big Law about conflicts, gatekeeper liability and deal‑side risk management.​ The firm has already been stung by a major talent walkout last year over its deal with the Trump administration. BRC Group Holdings Willkie Farr & Gallagher is now at the centre of a $735 million fraud suit that doubles as a warning shot for Big Law about confl…