Law Practice,
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Aug. 20, 2016
Another chapter closed in Donziger saga
Corruption and bribery in the Ecuadorian case against Chevron have led to an unenforceable $8.7 billion judgment.
Jennifer A. Becker
Partner
Long & Levit LLP
Legal malpractice (specialist)
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UC Hastings
Jennifer is certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization in Legal Malpractice, and is chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco's Legal Malpractice Section. She is editor-in-chief of Long & Levit's Lawyers and Judges blog, www.longlevit.com/blog/, which is searchable by topic and case name.
In March 2014, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York found Steven Donziger, lead counsel for the plaintiffs in an Ecuadorian lawsuit seeking damages against Chevron, engaged in bribery and corruption to obtain an $8.7 billion award in favor of his clients. Kaplan enjoined enforcement of the judgment within the United States. This month, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals $95
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