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Joffe v. King & Spalding LLP

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:17-cv-03392

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Judge:

Valerie E. Caproni

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  1. May 27, 2022

    Fired King & Spalding Atty Loses Benefit Interference Claim

    King & Spalding LLP did not fire a former associate in order to cheat him out of $20,000 in 401(k) contributions, a New York federal judge has ruled, ending his lengthy wrongful termination case.

  2. November 29, 2021

    Jury Says King & Spalding Not Liable For Associate's Firing

    A Manhattan federal jury on Monday quickly sank a fired King & Spalding LLP associate's wrongful termination case, rejecting his allegation that the BigLaw firm showed him the door in retaliation for his ethics concerns.

  3. November 22, 2021

    Fired King & Spalding Atty's $52M Damages Theory Off Table

    A Manhattan federal judge told a former King & Spalding LLP associate Monday that his wrongful firing case is barely strong enough to go to a jury for deliberations, dismissed his damages expert and called his $52 million recovery theory "unrealistic."

  4. November 19, 2021

    King & Spalding Trial 1st In SDNY's Vaxxed-Juror Initiative

    An effort by the Southern District of New York to hold trials using only jurors vaccinated against COVID-19 wrapped up a successful first week Friday as a fired King & Spalding associate tangled with his former employer in a courtroom setting that approached pre-pandemic normalcy.

  5. November 18, 2021

    Fired King & Spalding Atty Had Belligerent Side, Jury Told

    The King & Spalding partner who fired a former associate now suing the firm for $52 million told a jury Thursday that the associate became "volatile" during a rough 2016 job review in Manhattan — so much so that the partner became concerned about safety.

  6. November 17, 2021

    King & Spalding Partner Praised Ex-Atty Despite Ethics Spat

    A former associate who claims King & Spalding LLP owes him $52 million for wrongful termination confirmed to a jury Wednesday that a firm partner who once supervised him bore him no ill will, praising his work even after he threatened to report the partner over a litigation ethics dispute that allegedly led to his firing. 

  7. November 16, 2021

    Fired King & Spalding Atty's Work Was Blasted By Ex-Partner

    A former King & Spalding LLP partner wrote in 2015 that she had "no confidence" in a former associate now claiming wrongful termination, trial evidence showed Tuesday as the law firm sought to convince a Manhattan jury that the 2016 sacking was justified.

  8. November 15, 2021

    Fired King & Spalding Associate Asks Jury For $52M Award

    An attorney who says King & Spalding LLP unlawfully fired him for raising ethics concerns argued to a Manhattan jury Monday that the firm "obliterated" his career and owes him up to $52 million, then donned his "witness hat" and gave sometimes-meandering testimony.

  9. November 12, 2021

    What To Watch For As King & Spalding, Fired Atty Go To Trial

    A bitter, yearslong fight between King & Spalding LLP and an ex-associate who accused it of firing him for raising ethical concerns will play out in front of a New York federal jury Monday in a trial that's expected to leave both sides bruised and battered.

  10. October 27, 2021

    King & Spalding, Ex-Atty Urged To Settle Or Air 'Dirty Laundry'

    An exasperated New York federal judge on Wednesday warned that no one would emerge unscathed if a former King & Spalding associate takes the firm to trial on allegations it fired him for raising ethical concerns.

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