Three ECBAWM Clients, Sil Lai Abrams, Sherri Abernathy, and Wendy Carolina Franco, were mentioned in a recent LA Times article, detailing record executive Russell Simmons’s failure to pay millions of dollars under settlement agreements he reached with them, and three other women, in 2023.

The article discusses confessions of judgement filed by ECBAWM in 2024, under which Simmons agreed to pay $3 million as part of confidential settlement agreements reached with the three women.

In a quote to the LA Times, ECBAWM Partner Andrew Wilson said, “Each of these women entered into settlement agreements with Simmons that are binding contracts. His serial refusal to be bound by these agreements is outrageous.”

Ms. Abrams, Ms. Abernathy and Ms. Franco are represented by attorneys Andrew Wilson, Zoe Salzman, and Sara Estela.