Jenkens & Gilchrist
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Jenkens & Gilchrist Jenkens
In 1999, the year Paul M. Daugerdas established the Chicago office of the Dallas law firm of Jenkens & Gilchrist. Now, the people and firms in his own orbit are of interest to federal prosecutors in Manhattan who have been investigating Mr. Daugerdas and two former colleagues at Jenkens & Gilchrist. In 1999 and 2001, Jenkens & Gilchrist offered him two unusual indemnification agreements in which it agreed to support him and foot his legal bills should he or the firm be sued over tax shelters. Seeking to ramp up its growth, Jenkens & Gilchrist hired Mr. Daugerdas and a team of four from Altheimer & Grey. Thanks to Mr. Daugerdas, Jenkens became one of the fastest-growing law firms in revenue.