April 23, 2014
Dechert LLP on Wednesday failed to reclaim backup computer files created while it was taking over the Paris office of defunct Coudert Brothers LLP, leaving privileged client communications in the hands of the Coudert bankruptcy administrator.
March 13, 2014
A New York judge on Thursday told attorneys for Dechert LLP and the bankruptcy administrator for the Coudert Brothers LLP to submit orders outlining what documents fall under the blanket of client confidentiality in their dispute over Dechert's takeover of Coudert's Paris office.
February 24, 2014
A New York magistrate judge on Monday ordered Dechert LLP attorneys to divulge how much the firm earned on pending client work it acquired from taking over defunct Coudert Brothers LLP's Paris office, saying the figures might show whether the transaction defrauded Coudert creditors.
August 23, 2013
Dechert LLP must face allegations that it underpaid for defunct, bankrupt law firm Coudert Brothers LLP's Paris office in 2005, a New York federal judge ruled Thursday, saying it was too soon to decide the value of employment liabilities and other issues.
November 19, 2012
Global law firm Dechert LLP asked a New York federal court Friday to slash claims from defunct law firm Coudert Brothers LLP's lawsuit over its 2005 takeover of Coudert's Paris office, saying it had to absorb $10 million in employment-related liabilities.