Boston Executive Search Associates, Inc. v. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-12378

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

Richard G. Stearns

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  1. October 09, 2020

    Legal Recruiter Drops Fee Suit Against Freshfields

    A Massachusetts executive recruiting firm on Friday dropped its case that accused Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP of refusing to pay millions of dollars in fees owed for its work recruiting a successful corporate law partner from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

  2. June 04, 2020

    Freshfields Partly Escapes Recruiter's Claims Over Cleary Hire

    A legal headhunter can't advance claims that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP failed to pay fees for being introduced to a Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP mergers and acquisitions attorney because the parties never signed a written contract, a Massachusetts federal judge said Wednesday.

  3. February 24, 2020

    Recruiter Says Freshfields Can't Toss Suit Over Ex-Cleary Hire

    A recruiting firm said Monday that its suit accusing Freshfields of refusing to pay millions in fees for help luring a partner from Cleary shouldn't be dismissed because New York law, rather than Massachusetts law, should determine if there was an enforceable contract between the parties.

  4. January 27, 2020

    Freshfields Says No Written Pact Means No Suit For Recruiter

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to dismiss a recruiter's suit accusing the law firm of refusing to pay millions of dollars in fees for help in luring a new lateral partner, saying there was no written contract or compensation agreement.

  5. November 19, 2019

    Freshfields Owes For Work Wooing Cleary Atty, Recruiter Says

    A Massachusetts executive recruiting firm on Tuesday accused Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP of refusing to pay millions of dollars in fees owed for its work recruiting a successful corporate law partner from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.