Foley & Lardner Must Face Suit for Stringing Recruiter Along

Foley & Lardner LLP must defend claims that it strung a legal recruiting firm along into believing it would receive a larger fee for placing a highly profitable partner, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge held.

LegalBriefs Inc., a Massachusetts-based recruiter, claims it had an agreement with Foley to remove the compensation cap in their contract for a lateral partner placement since it was bringing in an attorney alleged to have one of the largest client networks in Boston. Foley denies agreeing to waive the cap.

“Foley provided LegalBriefs assurances that it was giving active consideration to a modification or waiver ...