Citing “considerable evidence that a conflict of interest” exists, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge has disqualified Greenberg Traurig from a case in which it represented a corporation, its majority shareholder and a director.
The issue arose after Jeffrey Perlman, president of energy consulting firm Bright Power, approached software developer Jean Barmash with the idea of creating software allowing building owners to monitor and audit energy usage. Barmash began developing the software in 2009, and Perlman and Barmash started EnergyScoreCards Inc. (ESC).
