Coca-Cola told a judge that Paul Hastings' representation of a startup accusing it of a $100 million fraud is "substantially related" to the firm's work protecting Coke's reputation in human rights matters around the globe.
June 07, 2023 at 04:15 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
The Coca-Cola Co. is trying to nullify the conflict waiver it signed with Paul Hastings by seizing on its one exception: matters that are “substantially related” to matters it currently handles for Coke.
The primary Paul Hastings lawyer working for Coke, Jonathan Drimmer, handles human rights matters around the globe. Coke says that’s all about protecting Coke’s reputation, the same issue at stake in SuperCooler’s $100 million fraud lawsuit against Coke.
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