HSBC Bank claims Troutman Sanders failed to investigate details in a loan transaction, allowing a now-imprisoned investment banker to steal $75 million from the bank, according to a malpractice suit filed against the law firm in Manhattan Supreme Court.
HSBC had hired Troutman to advise on a $100 million loan to Hassan Nemazee, a prominent fundraiser for Democrats. The bank claims that Robert Chanis, a partner at the time, learned of a discrepancy in the information provided by Nemazee when setting up the loan documents but didn’t properly investigate.
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