Suspended Biglaw Partner Leaves Firm

Partner leaves Biglaw firm after court finds he provided false information.

Last week, we told you Gibson Dunn lost its appeal of the $1.3 million payment a British court ordered the firm, along with its client, the Republic of Djibouti, to pay. As part of that order, the court found that a Gibson Dunn partner, Peter Gray, had provided false information. Based on these allegations, Gray had been suspended from the firm, and now The Am Law Daily reports Gray and Gibson Dunn have parted ways:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Peter Gray, who was suspended from the firm after being accused of knowingly submitting false evidence against a Djibouti businessman, has confirmed to The Am Law Daily in an email that he has stepped down.

It is unclear whether Gray, who joined Gibson Dunn’s Dubai office in 2012 from now-defunct Dewey & LeBoeuf, left the firm voluntarily or if he was forced out.

If those circumstances for leaving a firms sound… less than ideal, let’s take it up a notch. According to The Lawyer, last week Gray posted a status on Facebook discussing the departure:

“We did not part as friends,” it said.

Gray also suggested he would be imminently launching his own venture in Dubai, though did not reveal the nature of the business.

See Mom, I told you Facebook is the best way to get news. As you might expect, Gibson Dunn’s statement was a little more dry, but we can already read between the lines.

A spokesperson for Gibson Dunn said in a statement: “As a law firm, we place the highest value on ethical conduct, including honesty, integrity and candor. Following his suspension by the firm, Peter Gray is no longer employed at Gibson Dunn. The firm will continue to represent the Government of Djibouti in pursuing its claims.”

I guess there just isn’t any loyalty left in the world, or at least not after a court has determined you knowingly submitted falsified evidence.

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Exclusive: Gibson Dunn Dubai partner Peter Gray exits firm [The Lawyer]
Suspended Gibson Dunn Partner Confirms His Departure [Am Law Daily]

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

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