United States of America v. Prevezon Holdings Ltd.

  1. June 09, 2016

    DQ BakerHostetler Or Russian Crooks Win, 2nd Circ. Told

    A hedge fund whose $230 million tax payment was allegedly stolen with the support of the Russian government urged the Second Circuit to take the extraordinary step of disqualifying its former counsel at BakerHostetler from representing an accused fraud profiteer, saying that the reputation of the entire legal profession could suffer from a bad judgment.

  2. March 08, 2016

    Hermitage Begs 2nd Circ. To DQ BakerHostetler In Fraud Case

    Hermitage Capital Management, the investment firm whose Russian lawyer died in jail while investigating alleged theft of its companies’ tax refunds, again urged the Second Circuit on Tuesday to prevent its former counsel at BakerHostetler from representing a company accused by federal prosecutors of having laundered proceeds of the fraud.

  3. March 01, 2016

    2nd Circ. Urged To Refuse Attempt To Re-DQ BakerHostetler

    Prevezon Holdings Ltd., a company accused by federal prosecutors of profiting from a $230 million Russian tax fraud perpetrated against a fund advised by Hermitage Capital Management Ltd., has urged the Second Circuit not to disqualify BakerHostetler from representing it even though the firm had done work for Hermitage.

  4. February 18, 2016

    Hermitage Asks 2nd Circ. To Guard Docs In Baker DQ Row

    Hermitage Capital Management asked the Second Circuit Thursday to take special steps to protect its confidences when sharing materials with Prevezon Holdings Ltd.'s new counsel in Hermitage's push to disqualify its former law firm, BakerHostetler, from a $230 million fraud suit.

  5. February 16, 2016

    BakerHostetler Can't Stay In $230M Tax Row, 2nd Circ. Told

    BakerHostetler can't continue its defense of Prevezon Holdings Ltd. in a civil suit tied to an alleged $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme because its litigation strategy is to throw ex-client Hermitage Capital Management under the bus, Hermitage and prosecutors told the Second Circuit in a pair of briefs Friday and Tuesday, respectively.

  6. January 27, 2016

    2nd Circ. Agrees To Quicken Pace In BakerHostetler DQ Fight

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday agreed to pick up the pace in Hermitage Capital Management's appeal over whether its former counsel, BakerHostetler, can continue its defense of Prevezon Holdings Ltd. in a civil suit over an alleged $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme in which both companies are involved.

  7. January 26, 2016

    Prevezon Urges 2nd Circ. To Speed BakerHostetler DQ Fight

    The Second Circuit should speed up Hermitage Capital Management's appeal over whether its former law firm BakerHostetler can keep defending Prevezon Holdings Ltd. in a $230 million tax fraud suit, the Russian real estate company said Tuesday.

  8. January 25, 2016

    2nd Circ. Pauses Tax Fraud Suit Over BakerHostetler DQ Row

    The Second Circuit on Monday granted Hermitage Capital Management's motion to stay district court proceedings in a $230 million Russian tax fraud suit pending appeal, citing an alleged conflict of interest on the part of the investment fund's former law firm, BakerHostetler.

  9. January 22, 2016

    BakerHostetler Grilled At 2nd Circ. Over Role In Tax Case

    A Second Circuit judge on Friday raised concerns over BakerHostetler's decision to implicate an investment fund that is a former client in a $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme as part of its defense of another company, questioning whether the firm had obtained confidential information that could sway the outcome of an upcoming trial.

  10. January 21, 2016

    Hermitage Tells 2nd Circ. BakerHostetler Being 'Unethical'

    Hermitage Capital Management Ltd. told the Second Circuit on Wednesday that BakerHostetler should be disqualified from a suit over an alleged $230 million Russian tax fraud scheme, saying the firm is unethically attempting to accuse former client Hermitage of the crime.