The Global Legal Post reports how Kramer Levin and Ronald Greenberg unlawfully evaded discovery by refusing to answer 75 questions and walking out of a deposition. In addition to Kramer Levin, Greenberg's fellow Partner, Philip Kaufman was personally sanctioned. Greenberg is accused of being the central figure in a plot to manufacture deadlock at TransPerfect Translations, to unjustly enrich himself, as well as exiting Co-CEO, Liz Elting.
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Kramer Levin Sanctioned by Delaware Chauncery Court for Evading Deposition Questions
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A Delaware chancery court has sanctioned Kramer Levin, after one of its lawyers instructed
a colleague in his firm to not answer 75 questions when acting as a witness in a case.
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The case related to co-
CEOs of translation
services company
TransPerfect. Phillip
Shawe wanted to
disqualify Ronald
Greenberg of Kramer
Kevin Naftalis & Frankel
from representing his co-
CEO Elizabeth Elting, on
the grounds that Mr
Greenberg had been an
important player in various previous disputes.
Heated affair
When giving evidence in the case, Mr
Greenberg was instructed by colleague Philip
Kaufman to not answer 75 questions.
Chancellor of the court Andre Bouchard
decided to require Kramer Levin to pay the
legal fees surrounding the deposition of its
attorney. He held that many of the questions
that went unanswered were 'benign'. The Chancellor wrote: 'The litigation of
these actions has been a heated affair to be sure, but that does not excuse
unprofessional conduct. Mr Kaufman’s defense of this deposition crossed the
line between zealous advocacy and unprofessional conduct, and frustrated
the fair examination of Mr Greenberg.'
Counsel to the witness
The Chancellor explained that he decided to sanction the firm rather than
Mr Kaufman, as the latter had mainly been acting as counsel to the witness
during the deposition. Sources: ABA; Law 360
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