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“Deacons� High Court battle with White & Case Finally Starts”


— August 6, 2003

The battle of the giant law firms. “White & Case became embroiled in the court battle after it poached a highly-rated insolvency team from Deacons� Hong Kong office. Deacons alleges that the US firm�s approach to four of its partners breaches a confidentiality and non-solicitation clause from a 1999 merger agreement between the two firms.”

White & Case “pulled out all the stops” to delay the case, but the trial started today in Hong Kong, according this from the UK’s The Lawyer.com.


The battle of the giant law firms. “White & Case became embroiled in the court battle after it poached a highly-rated insolvency team from Deacons� Hong Kong office. Deacons alleges that the US firm�s approach to four of its partners breaches a confidentiality and non-solicitation clause from a 1999 merger agreement between the two firms.”

White & Case “pulled out all the stops” to delay the case, but the trial started today in Hong Kong, according this from the UK’s The Lawyer.com.

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