Wall Street scandals fill lawyers’ pockets

Charles Weisselberg quoted in The New York Times, September 24, 2012

“Sometimes you may be best served by going with a lawyer who has established relationships with the people who represent the company,” said Charles Weisselberg, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and co-author of a recent study examining white-collar practices at major law firms. “Or sometimes you may want someone more independent of the company lawyers who may not be looking to them for a referral in the future.”