Proskauer Rose

Proskauer Rose law firm sues British ex-COO Jonathan O’Brien for ‘stealing trade secrets’

December 28, 2022

New York-based international law firm Proskauer Rose, which employs approximately 800 attorneys, is suing its recently-departed Chief Operating Officer, British national Jonathan O'Brien, for "theft of Proskauer's trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information", describing him as "a crafty plotter".

Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O’Brien: TRO Application

December 27, 2022

Application for a Temporary Restraining Order in Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O’Brien, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in New York who, until recently, was Proskauer Rose’s Chief Operating Officer, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O’Brien: Complaint (‘COO’s Theft of Trade Secrets’)

December 27, 2022

Complaint alleging "theft of Proskauer’s trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information" in Proskauer Rose LLP v. Jonathan O'Brien, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in New York who, until recently, was Proskauer Rose's "Chief Operating Officer", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

US judge slams SEC for forcing closure of Cayman’s Caledonian Bank

May 27, 2015

A federal judge in the United States has accused the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission of "incredible government over-reach" in forcing the closure of Cayman Islands-licensed Caledonian Bank and rebuked the bank's counsel for allowing it to happen.

Fletcher International Ltd. v. AFE Consulting: Complaint

June 6, 2014

Complaint in Fletcher International Ltd., of Bermuda v. PFEC LLC, d.b.a. AFE Consulting, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Allen Stanford Receiver v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP et al: Complaint

November 15, 2012

Ralph Janvey, as Receiver for the Stanford Receivership Estate; The Official Stanford Investors Committee, Sandra Dorrell, Samuel Troice, and Michoacan Trust v. Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Hunton & Williams, LLP, and Yolanda Suarez at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

New York judge temporarily halts petition to liquidate Bermuda hedge fund at Bermuda Supreme Court

July 5, 2012

Bermuda hedge fund Fletcher International, Ltd. today obtained an order in New York that temporarily prevents it from being wound-up in its home jurisdiction - a ruling that will likely lead to a jurisdictional battle between investors and management in courts in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the USA as they battle for control of a group that claims to manage $550 m.