Debevoise & Plimpton. (Photo: Rick Kopstein/ALM) Debevoise Faces Lawsuit Alleging Cover-Up, Negligence in Ex-Client's SEC Investigation
The lawsuit is being brought by former client Mykalai Kontilai, a member of the FBI Most Wanted List who is facing several SEC and DOJ lawsuits.
October 19, 2020 at 04:58 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
A former client of Debevoise & Plimpton, who is currently facing multiple U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and sought asylum in Russia, is suing the firm and three lawyers who worked on his case, alleging that they covered up a key mistake in his defense in order to preserve their own reputations.
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