DENTONS US LLP v. REPUBLIC OF GUINEA et al

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-01312

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Randolph D. Moss

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  1. April 14, 2020

    Dentons, Guinea Settle $10.2M Fee Fight Over Mining Project

    Dentons and the Republic of Guinea have agreed to end a fight in District of Columbia federal court over an unpaid $10.2 million legal bill involving the financing of a mine-and-port development.

  2. January 15, 2020

    Dentons Sees No Deal On Horizon In Guinea Fee Fight

    Dentons told a D.C. federal judge Tuesday that the firm is not close to reaching a settlement with the Republic of Guinea in a fight over an unpaid $10 million legal bill, despite assertions to the contrary from the defense.

  3. October 09, 2019

    Split Trial Likely In Dentons' $10M Fee Fight With Guinea

    A long-stalled suit filed by Dentons more than five years ago seeking $10 million in fees from the Republic of Guinea got a jump-start Wednesday when a federal judge told lawyers to come up with potential trial dates as early as this winter.

  4. September 26, 2016

    2 Dentons Branches Trimmed From Guinea Fraud Suit

    A D.C. federal judge released two overseas branches of mega-verein Dentons from a countersuit Sunday launched by Republic of Guinea alleging the firm committed fraud in its handling of a major mining project.

  5. February 10, 2016

    Dentons Tells DC Court Guinea's Fee Row Claims Still Flimsy

    Dentons on Tuesday again pushed a D.C. federal court to toss some counterclaims by the Republic of Guinea related to the firm's suit seeking $10 million in unpaid fees for its role in a large mining project, arguing the country's fraud allegations are still unsupported.

  6. January 25, 2016

    Dentons Knew Guinea Couldn't Pay $10M Bill, Court Told

    The Republic of Guinea fought Dentons' attempt to escape counterclaims in the firm's suit over $10 million in unpaid fees related to a large mining project, telling a D.C. federal court Friday that it only retained Dentons because the firm agreed to secure payment from a third party.

  7. December 10, 2015

    Dentons Wants Guinea's Fraud Claims Nixed In $10M Fee Row

    Dentons US LLP and some of its international affiliates on Wednesday urged a District of Columbia federal court to dismiss fraud and other counterclaims of the Republic of Guinea related to the firm's suit seeking payment of $10 million in fees for its role in a large mining project.