Forbes – Chevron’s Next Target: Washington Law Firm Patton Boggs

In its counterclaim, Chevron accuses Patton Boggs of actively working to mislead courts and the public … The suit also says Patton Boggs helped defraud Burford Group, a London litigation-finance outfit with close ties to some Patton Boggs partners, by inducing it to invest $5 million in the litigation without telling it it knew the plaintiff lawyers in Ecuador were concerned they could all “go to jail” because of their contacts with the court expert. Read more >>