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Litigation

Jul. 16, 2011

Lawyers spar over hacking allegations

One-time colleagues representing purported victims of a convicted real estate developer now find themselves on opposite sides of allegations that they hacked into an opposing client's email account.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


One-time co-counsel representing purported victims of convicted real estate developer Ezri Namvar now find themselves on opposite sides of unusual email hacking allegations.


Roy Penuela, a Burbank sole practitioner, and Kasra S. Torabi, of Pacifica International Law Group LLP, are at odds in a dispute over how an email between opposing counsel landed in their possession and was used at a deposition l...

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