Holland & Knight Seeks to Toss GWG Trustee Suit Alleging Fraud

June 3, 2025, 7:01 PM UTC

Holland & Knight LLP has moved to dismiss a lawsuit alleging one of the law firm’s partners helped the former leader of bankrupt GWG Holdings Inc. in a scheme to “loot” the bond seller.

The GWG litigation trustee’s “threadbare” suit against Holland & Knight and litigation partner William “Bill” Banowsky fails to state plausible claims, lacks specific allegations, and doesn’t consider attorney immunity or the statute of limitations, the firm said in a motion to dismiss Monday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

The litigation trustee in February accused Banowsky of knowingly participating in a ...

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