Two weeks after Rutgers University retained Cahill Gordon & Reindel to investigate the handling of issues leading to the dismissal of basketball coach Mike Rice, the firm resigned, citing a development that could give the perception "of a lack of impartiality."

Rutgers announced Wednesday that Cahill said in a May 3 letter that Connell Foley of Roseland, hired by the university for advice about the Rice situation, had earlier been Cahill’s defense counsel in unrelated litigation. It was not until Cahill had been retained that it discovered the past engagement, Rutgers said.

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