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Benchslap of the Day: Wiley A Little Too Wily?

So what’s Wiley Rein LLP going to do with its record-setting profits per partner from last year? One possibility (for a small portion of the haul): Pay off the $1.25 million fine that Judge Alvin Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) just slapped them with, for allegedly withholding information about an insurance policy in the World Trade Center insurance […]

So what’s Wiley Rein LLP going to do with its record-setting profits per partner from last year?
One possibility (for a small portion of the haul): Pay off the $1.25 million fine that Judge Alvin Hellerstein (S.D.N.Y.) just slapped them with, for allegedly withholding information about an insurance policy in the World Trade Center insurance coverage litigation.
Judge Fines Firms For Withholding Policy Information [New York Sun]
Earlier: Skaddenfreude: Wiley Rein Dethrones Wachtell Lipton as America’s Most Profitable Biglaw