Hightower, on Jan. 5, 2016, fought with a different cellmate. An officer saw both men trading punches in the cell until the officer and a jail supervisor broke up the fight.

Hightower agreed to pay Reinig to move clients to LMDP from Delphi’s San Diego office under a partnership deal that ran from December 28, 2021, to December 28, 2024, according to the lawsuit.

In December 2021, Reinig decided to leave LMDP due to disagreements with the other principals. Hightower agreed to buy out his stake in the firm in exchange for cash considerations, among other terms.

A federal court judge has handed a substantial win to a ex-Hightower advisor embroiled in an ongoing dispute against his former firm over its interpretation and enforcement of their non-compete ...

Hightower, a giant aggregator with $131 billion in assets, has been hit with other similar suits, alleging sweeping and overly restrictive non-compete agreements.