January 02, 2023
The professional responsibility bar will benefit from a long winter's nap as we head into a busy 2023. On deck is a slew of ethics cases for election "big lie" lawyers and a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the attorney-client privilege. Here, Law360 looks at these and the other big legal ethics cases to watch in the coming year.
July 11, 2022
A former Baker Donelson lobbyist charged in an immense timber-industry Ponzi scam asked a Mississippi federal judge Friday to throw out two securities charges he faces along with a firm partner.
February 01, 2022
A Mississippi federal judge has restarted a civil fraud suit against Baker Donelson, which has been accused of lending legal expertise to — and profiting from — a massive Ponzi scheme that also triggered criminal charges against a former Baker partner and a lobbyist.
July 01, 2021
A Mississippi federal judge has agreed to pause civil litigation against Baker Donelson over its alleged role in a timber industry Ponzi scheme while criminal charges against a Baker Donelson partner and former firm lobbyist are resolved.
June 21, 2021
A receiver for a multimillion-dollar timber business Ponzi scheme exaggerates the scam's impact on victims and unfairly blames Baker Donelson for the actions of an "unaffiliated" investment fund headed by two law firm employees, the firm recently told a Mississippi federal judge.
June 11, 2021
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC wants a civil suit it's facing in Mississippi federal court over its alleged role in a huge timber-industry Ponzi scheme put on the shelf while a Baker Donelson partner and a former firm lobbyist work out related criminal charges they're facing.
May 26, 2021
A federal receiver's longtime effort to recoup millions of dollars for victims of a massive timber scam may get a push with new criminal charges against two alleged players in the scheme who are connected to Baker Donelson.
May 17, 2021
A former Baker Donelson client who lost money in a scam allegedly facilitated by firm members told a Mississippi federal judge Monday that he skipped his typical due diligence on the deal because it was pitched by Baker lawyers he knew.
May 05, 2021
Baker Donelson, along with a firm partner and a Baker lobbyist, suffered another setback Wednesday in a federal case in Mississippi accusing them of aiding — and profiting from — a $100 million timber scam.
January 13, 2020
A court-appointed receiver for a timber mill business in Mississippi embroiled in Ponzi scheme allegations is defending her suit against Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, contending she can sue the firm now because she also represents the business' investors.