Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to Its Knees
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (547 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767929950 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy. He has won numerous awards, including a share of the Pulitzer Prize in 1989, and the prestigious Gerald R. Patrick Dillon has won many journalism awards including a share of the Pulitzer Prize- and is the author of the acclaimed Lost at Sea. The executive editor of
A Rorschach Test: Class Actions Circle of Greed provides a fascinating account of the rise and fall one of the most famous--or infamous--class action lawyers, Bill Lerach. The book has many fine qualities. First, it is very interesting reading. Lerach has lived a colorful life, and D. "The Culture of Contradictions" according to K. Whitaker. I found the book compelling and timely - given today's social, political and economic climates. Cannon and Dillon have created an amazing and very readable account of the inner workings of class-action suits within the legal system, the formation of qu. Compelling, fascinating, fair and insightful Whiz A tremendous book. A gripping page-turner that every reader will enjoy - even people without a background or specific interest in politics or law. Objectively and thoroughly reported, the authors make complex subjects understandable and present the tal
Along the way they show how the plaintiffs' bar has transformed the process of class actions into big business.”— Wall Street Journal “A revelatory yarn In “Circle of Greed,” the authors do justice to their subject and have produced a book that proves the adage that truth can be stranger than fiction.”— Washington Times “Mr. In this thrilling book, Dillon and Cannon have unwound the character of this perplexing man, presenting a cautionary tale
Circle of Greed is the epic story of the rise and fall of Bill Lerach, once the leading class action lawyer in America and now a convicted felon. For more than two decades, Lerach threatened, shook down and sued top Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, Apple, Time Warner, and—most famously—Enron. Now, the man who brought corporate moguls to their knees has fallen prey to the same corrupt impulses of his enemies, and is paying the price by serving time in federal prison. If there was ever a modern Greek tragedy about a man and his times, about corporate arrogance and illusions and the scorched-earth tactics to not only counteract corporate America but to beat it at its own game, Bill Lerach's story is it. From the Hardcover edition.