Biglaw, Legal Ethics

Court Orders Top Biglaw Firm To Pay $1.3 Million In Fees

Which law firm is paying out big bucks due to a problematic partner?

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A British court has assessed over a million dollar in fees to Gibson Dunn, along with their client the Republic of Djibouti, reports the American Lawyer. The court also found that partner Peter Gray, formerly of the former Dewey & LeBoeuf, provided false information. Gibson Dunn has lost its appeal of the order.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, along with the Republic of Djibouti, has been ordered by a British high court judge to pay Abdourahman Boreh the equivalent of $1.3 million in fees after the firm’s Dubai partner Peter Gray was found to have knowingly provided false information regarding the Djibouti businessman’s alleged involvement in a 2009 grenade attack.

The fine follows a late March judgment from Justice Julian Flaux that lifted a 2013 order to freeze a reported $100 million in Boreh’s assets. Gray sought permission to appeal the judge’s finding that he misled the court, but in mid-April Flaux denied Gray’s request.

Gibson, which has suspended Gray from the firm, issued a statement: “We are very disappointed that the conduct of our Dubai-based partner, Peter Gray, fell far below the standard which the court rightly expects of all counsel. We have apologized to the court for these shortcomings.”

It’s just another reminder to take care with ethical issues… in all your basic grenade-attack litigation.

Gibson Dunn Ordered To Pay $1.3 Million After Judge Calls Partner Dishonest [American Lawyer]

Earlier: Dewey Have More Partner Departures To Report? Sadly, Yes

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