A high-profile attorney has been removed from a civil racketeering case after a federal judge said his prior representation of the defendant and his use of an unfiled document from a related proceeding disqualified him from handling the matter.

The ruling stayed proceedings and gave Ira Lee Sorkin’s client, Annette Lorber, 45 days to retain new counsel.

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