Kasowitz Benson Torres, the New York-based firm co-founded by prominent litigator Marc Kasowitz, has sued an ex-Big Law attorney for an alleged breach of contract, claiming his stiffed attorney out of more than $470,000 in legal fees.
Ignacio Foncillas, whose past employers included Boies Schiller Flexner and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, racked up the fees while the Kasowitz firm represented him during a federal grand jury probe in Manhattan, according to a complaint filed Feb. 27 at the New York Supreme Court.
He and his spouse “expressed high praise for the services provided and the outcomes obtained,” the Kasowitz firm…
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Defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant has been subpoenaed to appear before a Georgia state Senate committee hearing on Wednesday as it investigates the actions of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Merchant confirmed to CNN that she had been subpoenaed for the hearing, which will be livestreamed.
The Georgia legislative committee, formed in January to investigate the Fulton County District Attorney, said they planned to issue subpoenas as they investigated Willis, the Democratic state prosecutor who brought the racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies for their actions after the 2020 election.
Merchant, the defense attorney for a Trump co-defendant,…
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An investigation is underway after an explosive device was detonated outside the office of the Alabama attorney general this weekend, officials said.
No one was hurt in the Saturday morning incident in Montgomery, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement on Monday.
“The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will be leading the investigation, and we are urging anyone with information to contact them immediately,” Marshall said.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation was notified of the suspicious package at 8:19 a.m. local time Monday. It was determined that the suspicious package was an explosive device that…
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