Eat What You Kill: The Fall of a Wall Street Lawyer by Milton C Regan. Paperback

Eat What You Kill: The Fall of a Wall Street Lawyer by Milton C Regan • Paperback • University of Michigan Press (December 22, 2005) • 402 Pages Condition: Excellent / very slight wear on cover & back cover ———————————————————————————- He had it all, then lost it. Why did he do it, risking wealth, success, livelihood, freedom, and the security of family? Eat What You Kill is the story of John Gellene, a rising bankruptcy partner at one of Wall Street's most venerable law firms. When he became entangled in a web of conflicting corporate and legal interests involving one of his clients, he was eventually charged with making false statements, indicted, found guilty of a federal crime, and sentenced to prison. Eat What You Kill gives us the story of a man trapped in this labyrinth, and reveals the individual and systemic factors that contributed to Gellene's demise. —————————————————- "A character study of someone whose cognitive dissonance ('I am brilliant, therefore I must be doing everything correctly') led directly to his downfall. Students would do well to read this book before venturing forth into a large firm, a small firm, or any pressure-cooker environment." -Nancy Rapoport, University of Houston Law Center "Eat What You Kill is gripping and well written. . . . It weaves in academic commentary and understanding of professional ethics issues in a way that makes it accessible to everyone." -Frank Partnoy, University of San Diego Law School