One of Minneapolis’ largest and most prominent law firms was retained by Deutsche Hypotheken Bank and Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg (along with US Bank) to defend (successfully!) against claims that they played a role in the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01, the holocaust, the impending rise of the Fourth Reich, violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and interference with Hawaiian construction contracts (see below).
Meanwhile, I received correspondence by email this past week purportedly from a German company (see below) bearing a strong resemblance to an internet scam perpetrated on hungry (hungry for business, that is) lawyers. (Apparently, a letter from Nigeria sends up a red flag but maybe it will work if the “urgent” communication appears to come from Germany?)