Left-Behind Kramer Levin Partner Sues for Paris Office Profits

A partner left behind by Kramer Levin’s Paris office transfer to Morgan Lewis & Bockius in December says he’s owed the revenue accrued by the office after the decampment.

Antoine Paszkiewicz sued New York-based Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel on Wednesday in New York County Supreme Court, ahead of the firm’s impending tie-up with the UK’s Herbert Smith Freehills. A founding member of Kramer’s sole non-US office, Paskiewicz said according to the partnership agreement he is owed as much as 3.25 million euros.

In his complaint, Paszkiewicz said Kramer Levin leaders on Oct. 30 gave members of the Paris office ...