Gibson Dunn Suit to Recoup Legal Fees Revived by NY High Court

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s seven-year-old case seeking to recoup more than $325,000 from a now-deceased businessman and shareholders of a business in which he invested was revived by New York’s highest court Tuesday.

Gibson Dunn was entitled to a factual hearing to determine whether the court had personal jurisdiction over Temenos AG founder George Koukis, who lived in Switzerland, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson said in the court’s opinion.

The ruling reverses an appellate court order dismissing Gibson Dunn’s case that sought payment for legal services the law firm provided to Koukis in 2013. The appellate held there was ...