The August 18, 2003 edition of the Legal Times has an article (via law.com – free subscrip. required) on the previously announced breakup of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, widely recognized as the leading plaintiffs’ securities class action firm. (The 10b-5 Daily posted extensively on this development back in June, starting with this post.) The front page story by Andrew Longstreth (of The American Lawyer) takes a comprehensive look at the issues that may have led to the split.