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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jan. 26, 2013

Hausfeld LLP shoots for arbitration in ethics suits

Facing an ethics lawsuit filed by a former partner, law firm Hausfeld LLP and firm leader Michael D. Hausfeld argued in U.S. District Court for the Northern District Tuesday that the parties are contractually obligated to enter into arbitration per the terms of the firm's partnership agreement.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Facing an ethics lawsuit filed by a former partner, law firm Hausfeld LLP and firm leader Michael D. Hausfeld argued in U.S. District Court for the Northern District Tuesday that the parties are contractually obligated to enter into arbitration per the terms of the firm's partnership agreement.

According to a suit filed last week by Jon T. King, a former San Francisco-based Hausfeld partner, Hausfeld and his Washington, D...

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