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New derivative case against Brocade directors accuses Wilson Sonsini of malpractice
Few plaintiffs have gone after companies' outside lawyers in backdating lawsuits. But a new derivative case against directors and officers at Brocade Communications Systems also targets the company's law firm, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Filed in California federal court by a small San Diego firm, the suit accuses Wilson Sonsini of legal malpractice for allegedly blessing backdating at Brocade, a company that saw two of its former executives convicted of criminal charges.
May 02, 2008 at 05:53 AM
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New derivative case against Brocade directors accuses Wilson Sonsini of malpractice
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