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1. www.abajournal.com › news › articleSuit accuses BigLaw partner of 'regurgitating' claims of con ...

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   May 14, 2024 · Paramount Energy fired Baker & Hostetler in May 2023 after Troost hired investigators and attorneys to investigate the man’s claims. Troost wrote a letter rescinding the agreement to transfer...

2. abovethelaw.com › 2024 › 05Lawsuit Alleges Biglaw Partner Duped By Con Man -- Or Worse

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   May 15, 2024 · Paramount fired BakerHostetler in May 2023 — after they hired investigators and discovered holes in Srivastava’s story. The complaint also alleges BakerHostetler refused to return confidential...

3. news.bloomberglaw.com › business-and-practice › wakeWake Up Call: BakerHostetler Sued By Swiss Oil Trading Company

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   May 9, 2024 · BakerHostetler has been sued by a Swiss oil trading company over claims that Los Angeles-based partner Jeffrey Berg had vouched for a man who falsely claimed to be a CIA operative. The recently dissolved company, Paramount Energy and Commodities SA, was sanctioned in February by UK officials over claims the group assisted in the “unfettered ...

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4. www.tradingview.com › news › reutersSanctioned oil trader sues US law firm over alleged fake CIA ...

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   May 8, 2024 · Paramount finally fired BakerHostetler in May 2023, after Troost hired other lawyers and investigators who discovered that Srivastava was not what he claimed, the lawsuit said.

5. variety.com › 2024 › tvParamount's Failed Merger Talks: What Went Wrong in the ...

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   Jun 19, 2024 · After months of highly public negotiations and the turmoil of Paramount ousting CEO Bob Bakish in April, Ellison’s team thought an agreement to take control of the company that owns Paramount...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BakerHostetlerBakerHostetler - Wikipedia

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   Paramount fired BakerHostetler in May 2023 and subsequently sued the law firm, alleging that partner Jeffrey Berg committed legal malpractice. BakerHostetler is then alleged to have committed professional misconduct by refusing to return confidential client files to Paramount.

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   Why did Paramount fire BakerHostetler?

   • Paramount fired BakerHostetler in May 2023 and subsequently sued the law firm, alleging that partner Jeffrey Berg committed legal malpractice by vouching for Gaurav Srivastava, an Indian businessman who claimed to be a CIA operative as part of the Gaurav Srivastava Fake Spy Scam.

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   Who founded BakerHostetler?

   • BakerHostetler is an American law firm founded in 1916. One of the firm's founders, Newton D. Baker, was U.S. Secretary of War during World War I, and former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. In 2019, the firm was ranked the 73rd-largest law firm in the world.

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   Does BakerHostetler use IBM Watson?

   • In 2016, the firm announced it was using IBM's Watson, named "ROSS", to assist attorneys in their bankruptcy practice. Other law firms had signed agreements with ROSS, but BakerHostetler was the first to announce the use of the artificial intelligence -based service.

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   Is BakerHostetler a good law firm?

   • As a result of this and other similar deals, BakerHostetler was ranked among the top 10 U.S. law firms for merger and acquisition deals in the oil, gas, and oilfield service industries for the period January 2009-First Quarter 2010 per The Deal magazine.

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   Does BakerHostetler own Denbury Resources?

   • In 2010, BakerHostetler represented Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE: DNR), a member of the S&P 500, in a merger valued at $4.5 billion with Encore Acquisition Co. (NYSE: EAC). The transaction created one of the largest oil-focused independent exploration and production companies in North America.

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   What happened to Paramount global?

   • As of June 17, the market capitalization of Paramount Global had dropped below $7 billion. In plain terms, Paramount, under Bakish, who ran the company from late 2016 to this April, made the ill-fated decision to go for broke on streaming — right at the moment when traditional TV advertising and cable TV affiliate revenue took a turn for the worse.

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8. www.dailyjournal.com › articles › 378705-bakerDaily Journal

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   May 9, 2024 · Paramount Energy & Commodities SA alleges that Berg said that Srivastava was a government agent and that BakerHostetler had "a lot of weight with the U.S. government" because the firm had represented the federal government during the recovery of investor funds from Bernard Madoff.