Proskauer Official Accused of Firm Secrets Theft Faces Deadline

Jan. 4, 2023, 11:40 PM UTC

A former executive at law firm Proskauer Rose accused of stealing a slew of sensitive financial information has two days to return any files he took from the firm, a judge said Wednesday.

Jonathan O’Brien allegedly pilfered electronic files relating to Proskauer financials, practice information, and billing rates. The firm’s ex-chief operating officer also snagged a hard copy of a “Black Book Binder” containing records on partner compensation and allocations of the firm’s profits, Proskauer alleged in a Dec. 27 lawsuit filed in a Manhattan federal court.

O’Brien—who denied the allegations through an attorney—has until 5 p.m. on Friday to ...

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