Akin Gump fees dispute could be decided in London

A London High Court judge is being asked to rule on whether Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld should pay the legal costs of a defendant after an Akin partner refused to testify and the case fell apart.

13 March 2014

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Mark MacDougall, an Akin Gump partner, refused to give evidence - and is now being accused of serious misconduct. If the judge agrees that he was guilty of misconduct, a ruling could be made to require the firm to pay the legal costs of defendant Victor Dahdaleh. The two sides are now calling expert witnesses to discuss the matter. Source: Financial Times