Securities Lawyer Charged with Stealing Client's Funds

Martin E. Weisberg, a former partner at Baker & McKenzie, was charged in federal court in Brooklyn with stealing over $1 million from an unidentified corporate client's escrow account.  He pleaded not guilty.  Last year Weisberg was indicted, and pleaded no guilty, to charges involving kickbacks in PIPEs offerings.  WSJ, Lawyer Charged With Looting Client.