This is a must-read article detailing the story of a senior partner from Mayer Brown facing criminal charges related to his representation of Refco.  See Susan Beck, The American Lawyer, Mayer Brown and Weil, Gotshal had close ties to Refco, a brokerage firm that imploded in 2005. But only Mayer Brown is on the hook for $2 billion, with a senior partner facing criminal charges. Why?

(esp)(w/ a hat tip to Associate Dean Clark Furlow)