Stroock Partners’ Profits on Line in Delicate Wind-Down Process

Nov. 2, 2023, 9:30 AM UTC

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we preview the final act for Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings.

From the outside, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan might look like a firm that fell apart in chaotic fashion. News this week of the nearly 150-year-old firm going belly up was abrupt, following failed merger talks and the swift, mass departure of lawyers to Hogan Lovells.

But there are signs that Stroock’s leaders have been working behind the scenes to try to prevent ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

Learn About Bloomberg Law

AI-powered legal analytics, workflow tools and premium legal & business news.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools.