Word: lamberts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...kind of free-enterpriser the Soviet Union might single out in a blast against capitalism's excesses. Yet Milken now fancies the Soviet Union as a potential client for his fast-lane financial advice. So far, Milken, 41, a centimillionaire and resident wunderkind at the investment firm Drexel Burnham Lambert, has got little further than meeting Mikhail Gorbachev in a crowded room, when the Soviet leader visited Washington and talked with a group of U.S. business executives. But Milken, still pursuing a deal, disclosed two of his proposals last week. In one scheme, Drexel Burnham would help finance U.S.-Soviet...
Still at the center of the investigation, by all accounts, are Drexel Burnham Lambert and Michael Milken, head of the investment firm's junk-bond operation. Since junk bonds, which are high-yield, high-risk securities, are often used to finance takeovers, Milken and other Drexel Burnham employees have had advance knowledge of many big deals and could have passed information to speculators like Boesky. Drexel Burnham admits that in 1986 it received a $5.3 million payment from Boesky for "advisory services." After news of the payment broke, the firm's chief executive, Frederick Joseph, steadfastly ! maintained that internal company...
Lashman disagreed with Lambert's assessment of him. "I honestly believe I did not try to sell people on things they didn't believe in," Lashman said...
Others have been more critical of Lashman. Michael Lambert, who represented the Mission Hill community during the controversy over MATEP, said of Lashman, "He's a terrible representative for Harvard. He has dragged Harvard's name through...
...This guy just reeks of conflict of interest, politicking, arm-twisting, and illegal activities," said Lambert...