Ep. 271: The Storm Clouds Forming Around Dechert

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The legal headaches keep piling up for Dechert LLP and the former head of its white collar shop in London, Neil Gerrard. The BigLaw fixture and its ex-partner have been targeted with suits on both sides of the Atlantic alleging a range of systemic corruption. The years-long saga gained new steam over the past week as Dechert now faces fresh challenges in D.C. and New York from an aviation executive and a former journalist with axes to grind against the firm. Joining Pro Say this week to break down Dechert’s sprawling plight is Law360 editor-at-large Andrew Strickler. Also on the show, Snapchat is hit with a consumer protection suit over its alleged role in the fentanyl overdoses of its teenage users, and a pair of lawsuits led by former NFL head coaches over the terms of their dismissal begin to align in surprising fashion. Finally, we look at a curious new case over the government’s unwillingness to release JFK assassination documents.