Lawyers for Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz aired previously private details from their dispute with CVR Energy in court on Monday, arguing the evidence was clear that CVR attorney Herbert Beigel shared confidential firm documents with their adversary Carl Icahn in violation of a protective order.

Wachtell has been defending against a legal malpractice suit filed by CVR in New York federal court. Meanwhile, the law firm has been going on the offensive against the company and Icahn, its principal investor, in New York state court for allegedly misusing Wachtell emails they obtained in another lawsuit to juice up their legal malpractice complaint.

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