An et al v. Despins et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:22-cv-10062

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Valerie E. Caproni

Firms

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  1. March 19, 2024

    Plaintiffs In Kwok Trustee Case Must Pay Paul Hastings' Fees

    A New York magistrate judge said a group of U.S.-based Chinese nationals must compensate Paul Hastings LLP for more than $327,000 in legal fees the firm wracked up combating a case found to be part of a harassment campaign against billionaire exile Ho Wan Kwok's Chapter 11 trustee.

  2. August 25, 2023

    Davis Polk Blasted Over Fees Bid For Paul Hastings Work

    U.S.-based Chinese nationals — whose suit accusing Paul Hastings LLP of not registering as a foreign agent was dismissed earlier this month — called a request from the defendants' legal team at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP for more than $327,000 in attorney fees "grossly excessive" and unreasonable.

  3. August 03, 2023

    Paul Hastings Shakes Foreign Agent Suit, Wins Sanctions Bid

    A New York federal judge has tossed a suit against Paul Hastings LLP and imposed sanctions against the U.S.-based Chinese nationals who accused the firm of not registering as an agent of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, finding that the case was part of a harassment campaign against the firm.

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