Dechert Ex-Partner Leak, Hack Allegations Threaten Firm Damage

Feb. 28, 2023, 10:30 AM UTC

Dechert will soon start to find out how much damage the law firm faces from an onslaught of accusations against former UK partner Neil Gerrard, including that he leaked information about a client to authorities and aided a hacking operation.

A British court March 6 will begin a trial to decide how much Dechert owes a former client that operated mines in Kazakhstan. A judge has found Gerrard breached his duty by giving information about the client, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Eurasian Resources Group, to UK fraud investigators.

Dechert separately faces two more UK trials next year, and two US ...

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