Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has threatened all seven departing London partners with legal action for breaching their partnership agreement. The seven-partner group - which includes former London office head Michelle Duncan - handed in their notice at Cadwalader earlier this month to join rival US firm Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker. Cadwalader has issued the team with letters before action alleging that they have breached the confidence terms of their partnership deed.Under employment law, Paul Hastings may also be obliged take on more of the Cadwalader associates than originally anticipated, as Cadwalader yesterday confirmed that it believes all of the associates connected to the departing partners are covered by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE).
January 27, 2009 at 09:59 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has threatened all seven departing London partners with legal action for breaching their partnership agreement.
The seven-partner group – which includes former London office head Michelle Duncan – handed in their notice at Cadwalader earlier this month to join rival US firm Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker.
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