Some firms have poached bankruptcy experts from rivals in a bid to bolster business and to bring in a source of knowledge for lawyers new to dark times.
And lawyers fear that many may be in detention without the knowledge of a lawyer or their embassy.
On Saturday 29 January 2011, while the eyes of the world were on Egypt, Zahra Bahrami was taken to the gallows and hanged without the knowledge of her lawyer or the Dutch government and before her trial was completed.
Two of the board members — Nicola del Roscio, the foundation's president, and Julie Sylvester, a museum curator — believe that the foundation's treasurer, Thomas Saliba, has been paying himself unauthorized fees with the knowledge of Ralph Lerner, a lawyer who is also a board member.
That relationship was happenstance: the company worked with the firm as part of an acquisition, said Jim Petelle, a company lawyer, and Andrew officials were impressed by the New Zealand lawyers' knowledge of the engineering relevant to Andrew's business.
But the investigation evolved into a leak case as investigators traced the defense lawyers' knowledge of the covert official's name through the researcher, who had learned it from Mr. Cole, who in turn had discussed it with Mr. Kiriakou.
The exact focus of the investigation is unclear, but people with knowledge of it said Justice Department lawyers were focusing on whether companies had agreements not to go after each other's employees.
A first amendment lawyer with knowledge of copyright law noted that the pastor's lawyers can have YouTube take down relevant videos regardless of how little Hagee footage they include or how long they have been online.
It is not only entertainment lawyers who have been questioned in the investigation, but also divorce lawyers and criminal lawyers in both Los Angeles and New York who employed Mr. Pellicano, according to two lawyers with knowledge of the inquiry.
