Legal Opinion
Silverman v. Meister Seelig & Fein, LLP (In re Agape World Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 21, 2012No. Bankruptcy No. 809-70660-dte; Adversary No. 811-9170-regPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Decision
ROBERT E. GROSSMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
In the substantively consolidated cases of Agape World, Inc., et al. (“Agape”),1 Kenneth P. Silverman, the Chapter 7 trustee (“Trustee”), commenced this adversary proceeding against Meister Seelig & Fein, LLP (the “Defendant”), a law firm that represented Agape during a time when Agape conducted a massive Ponzi scheme that bilked the public of more than $400 million. The Agape scheme was based on false representations that investors’ funds would be used to make short-term fully collateralized loans to creditworthy borrowers on terms…
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