Latham Gets OK to Drop Russian Bank VTB in Anti-Terror Case

Latham & Watkins can stop defending sanctioned Russian bank VTB Bank in an anti-terror case in New York, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Latham last month asked to withdraw from the case, brought by the parents of a U.S. man who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. The firm will be officially released on June 3, U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein said.

The litigation highlights the thorny issues facing Big Law firms seeking to cut ties with Russian clients after the country’s military invasion of Ukraine. VTB Bank is one of several state-owned institutions ...