The chief legal officer fired by Gucci America because he was not properly licensed to practise law has fired back at the company in an affidavit filed amid the fashion label’s court battle over trademarks, reports Corporate Counsel.

In the affidavit, filed on Friday (16 April), Jonathan Moss said: “Gucci alleges that it terminated my employment for cause because I ‘deceived’ it and because it ‘questioned my trustworthiness.’ These allegations are inconsistent with the facts and are untrue.”