Attorneys representing Gregoire Tournant, former chief investment officer at Allianz Global Investors U.S., moved to dismiss his indictment Monday, arguing that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York induced Tournant’s former attorneys to share privileged information and “betray” him to the government.

Tournant’s attorneys, Levine Lee co-founder Seth Levine and Buckley partner Daniel R. Alonso, argued that the indictment “is rife with allegations that pertain to the privileged and confidential information disclosed to the Firms regarding Mr. Tournant.” The “firms” referred to Tournant’s former counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell and Ropes & Gray.

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