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  • BREAKING NEWS: KEITH WETMORE — CHAIR, MORRISON & FOERSTER — RESIGNED AMID CONTEREVERSY

    Keith Wetmore — controversial chair of San Francisco-based powerhouse Morrison & Foerster resigned his position, TLR has learned.

    Wetmore would be stepping down after 12 years as chairman. He will be replaced by Larren Nashelsky — current co-chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice and member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

    Nashelsky joined Morrison & Foerster as a partner in 1999 from Weil Gotshal & Manges. He earned his B.S. from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and his J.D., with distinction, from Hofstra University School of Law. He has been highly ranked by Chambers USA and Legal 500 US and is regularly listed in The Deal as one of the top 35 individuals in bankruptcy. He regularly lectures and publishes on U.S. and international insolvency matters, according to a press-release the firm has issued.

    Wetmore abrupt departure comes in the aftermath of revelations involving attorneys James Brosnahan, Tony West, Chris Young, Annette Carnegie, Lori Schechter, Sonia Gonzales, Raj Chatterjee, Susan Mac Cormac, Dian Grueneich, Eric Tate as well as attorney Jonathan Dickstein, which came on the heels of a crisis of confidence in Wetmore’s leadership, sources seeking anonymity speculated.

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  • Keith Wetmore — Chair of Morrison & Foerster — Is Hereby Asked to Admit or Deny Matters Relating to Obama for America, California Bar Foundation, CaliforniaALL, James Brosnahan, Tony West, Annette Carnegie, Chris Young:

    Admit that around 2007-2008, Morrison & Foerster attorneys Sir James J. Brosnahan, Derek Anthony West, Chris Young, Susan Mac Cormac, and Annette Carnegie — acting within the course and scope of their employment — conspired to embezzele around $780,000.00 from the California Bar Foundation, via CaliforniaALL, for the benefit of Obama for America.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Sir James J. Brosnahan was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 one Derek Anthony West AKA D. Anthony West AKA Tony West. was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 one Chris J. Young was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 one Annette Carnegie was associated with the firm of Morrison & Foerster.

    Admit that the self-proclaimed “mastermind behind the Democratic Party” is non other than Sir James J. Brosnahan of Morrison & Foerster.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Tony West served as Co-Chair of “Obama for America” California Finance Committee.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Chris J. Young served as “Obama for America” Northern California Deputy Finance Director.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Kamala Harris served as California Chair of “Obama for America”

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Jeffrey Bleich founded and Co-Chaired “Obama for America”‘s National Finance Committee.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Annette Carnegie was a director with the California Bar Foundation.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Jeffery Bleich served as president of the State Bar of California and as director with the California Bar Foundation.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Susan Mac Cormac and Eric Tate of Morrison & Foerster created ad hoc sham non-profit entity CaliforniaALL.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 the California Bar Foundation funneled “hush-hush” sub-rosa $ 774,247.00 to CaliforniaALL.

    Admit that CaliforniaALL never acknowledged receipt of the approximate $774,247.00 from the California Bar Foundation in any of its publications.

    Admit that the California Bar Journal and the Newsroom of the California Bar Foundation never acknowledged the largest grant ever bestowed.

    Admit that Kamala Harris was part of CaliforniaALL.

    Admit that subsequent to the election of Barack Obama, CaliforniaALL begun slowly but surely to dissolve itself.

    Admit that the current president of the State Bar of California — Jon Streeter of Keker & Van Nest — is African-American.

    Admit that around 2007-2008 Jon Streeter (similar to Tony West, Kamala Harris, Jeffrey Bleich, and Chris Young) was also raising funds for “Obama for America.”

    Admit that on June 2, 2007 Tony West, Chris Young, Jeffrey Bleich, Jim Brosnahan, and Jon Streeter (as well as Jon Streeter’s spouse, Dorine) hosted a fundraising on behalf of “Obama for America.”

    Admit that subsequent to his employment with Morrison & Foerster and “Obama for America,” Chris J. Young commenced employment with Keker & Van Nest.

    Admit that prior to being appointed as Assistant Attorney General to Eric Holder, Tony West and others desperately needed to know whether the aforementioned Rabbi was able to ascertain your involvement (as well as the involvement of Chris Young and Kamala Harris) in the scheme. As such, you had conspired with Keker & Van Nest, Jon Streeter and others to conceive yet a new scheme by which Jon Streeter would file a false criminal charges with Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig against said Rabbi for the purpose of confiscating his computers through the execution of a search warrant.

    Admit that only subsequent to the execution of the search warrant , Tony West was appointed third-in-command at the United States Department of Justice, and only as “Acting” Assistant Attorney General.

    Admit that subsequent to the appointment of Tony West as Acting Assistant Attorney General, and once his name appeared for the first time on The Leslie Brodie Report as potential wrongdoer, Keker & Van Nest immediately removed the name of Chris J. Young from its web-site.

    Admit that the California Bar Foundation recently appointed Sonia Gonzales as its new executive-director as the prior executive-director had abruptly quit.

    Admit that the spouse of Tony West (Ms. Maya Harris) is a former co-worker and close friend of Sonia Gonzales.

    Admit that Mr. Willie Brown had stated that he is the mentor of Tony West.

    Admit that Willie Brown is the ex-paramour of Tony West’s sister-in-law, Kamala Harris.

    Admit that John Keker of Keker & Van Nest is the mentor of Kamala Harris.

    In fact, admit that around 2007-2008 you were already aware Morrison & Foerster attorneys Sir James J. Brosnahan, Derek Anthony West, Chris Young, Susan Mac Cormac, and Annette Carnegie — acting within the course and scope of their employment — conspired to embezzele around $780,000.00 from the California Bar Foundation, via CaliforniaALL, for the benefit of Obama for America.