June 26, 2013
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Monday threw out GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc.'s allegations that Foley & Lardner LLP represented Chinese glycine companies in a dumping duties investigation that conflicted with its prior work for GEO, finding GEO hadn't shown the alleged conflict caused it any injury.
February 11, 2013
A Washington, D.C., federal judge decided Friday not to block Foley & Lardner LLP from representing Chinese glycine companies in a duty investigation, despite a Foley attorney's prior work for GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc., a major U.S. glycine producer.
November 30, 2012
A Washington federal judge said Friday he was unlikely to bar Foley & Lardner LLP from representing Chinese glycine companies in a duty investigation despite one of its attorney's prior representation of GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc. since the company's confidential material wouldn't be useful in the new case.
November 27, 2012
GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc. on Monday said a D.C. federal court was the proper venue to consider its bid to block Foley & Lardner LLP from representing Chinese glycine companies in a duty investigation because of a Foley attorney's prior representation of GEO.
November 20, 2012
Foley & Lardner LLP said Monday that a D.C. federal court does not have jurisdiction to consider whether the firm's representation of Chinese glycine companies in a duty investigation conflicts with a Foley attorney's prior work for GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc.