Eat What You Kill: The Fall of a Wall Street Lawyer

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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780472031603

Автор

Страниц 416

Год выпуска 2005

"A wonderful character study of someone whose cognitive dissonance ("I am brilliant, therefore I must be doing everything correctly") led directly to his downfall. Students would do well to read this book before venturing forth into a large firm, a small firm, or any pressure-cooker environment." -Nancy Rapoport, University of Houston Law Center "Eat What You Kill is gripping and well written. . . . It weaves in academic commentary and understanding of professional ethics issues in a way that makes it accessible to everyone." -Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego Law School He had it all, and then he lost it. But why did he do it, risking everything-wealth, success, livelihood, freedom, and the security of family? Eat What You Kill is the story of John Gellene, a rising star and bankruptcy partner at one of Wall Street"s most venerable law firms. But when Gellene became entangled in a web of conflicting corporate and legal interests involving one...