Sic transit gloria mundi. . . .

. . .  Coudert Brothers, the firm synonymous for decades with sophisticated international law practice, has suffered the last sling and arrow from a cruel world — a Chapter 11 filing in New York bankruptcy court.  Adding insult to the injury, the defunct firm, whose practice was once the international gold standard, can’t even afford to file an appeal bond on a $2.5 million malpractice judgment against it.

[Frank Snyder]