A Connecticut lawyer is at the center of a lawsuit filed by a private investment group against the Dechert law firm. Fortress Investment Group LLC sued Dechert for more than $50 million last week, claiming that the law firm issued an "utterly false legal opinion letter" that was used by now-imprisoned lawyer Marc Dreier to fraudulently obtain a $50 million loan from Fortress, which is based in New York City.
December 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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A Connecticut lawyer is at the center of a lawsuit filed by a private investment group against the Dechert law firm.
Fortress Investment Group LLC sued Dechert for more than $50 million last week, claiming that the law firm issued an “utterly false legal opinion letter” that was used by now-imprisoned lawyer Marc Dreier to fraudulently obtain a $50 million loan from Fortress, which is based in New York City.
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