Dechert, Ex-Wall Street Journal Reporter Settle Hacking Suit

An ex-Wall Street Journal reporter reached a financial settlement with Dechert in his lawsuit alleging the law firm aided a hacking scheme that led to his firing.

Dechert and journalist Jay Solomon “have concluded a settlement of this matter,” Solomon said in a statement Friday. The deal involved a financial settlement, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The settlement ends a suit Solomon brought against Dechert in October, alleging the firm participated with others in a sophisticated operation that led to the illegal retrieval of his communications with Farhad Azima, an Iranian-American aviation executive and source of the ...