Jenner & Block moves forward in its effort to collect $8.1 million in legal fees from the Republic of Sierra Leone, in part because the law firm adequately alleges breach of contract, a federal judge said.
Sierra Leone also failed in its motion to dismiss because the West African country waived sovereign immunity for all claims in the case, said Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia.
Jenner represented Sierra Leone from December 2019 through October 2021 in a case involving an iron ore mining company, before the firm and country parted ways. ...
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