Conflict Lateral Hire Didn’t Recall Disqualifies Alston & Bird

Jan. 23, 2017, 6:58 PM UTC

Alston & Bird LLP can’t defend a doctor accused of breaching a non-compete agreement with a nanomedicine company, because a lateral partner may have previously advised the company on the non-compete but couldn’t completely recall his involvement, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Maryland ruled Jan. 5 (CytImmune Scis., Inc. v. Paciotti, 2017 BL 2356, D. Md., PWG-16-1010, 1/5/17).

The conflicted lawyer, Jonathan Rose, joined Alston & Bird after a four-year stint at Katten Muchin Rosemnan LLP, which served ...

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