King & Spalding must defend before jury claims that it retaliated against associate
Associate raised ethical concerns in handling of ZTE case
King & Spalding LLP must defend claims that it retaliated against a senior associate who was demoted and fired for allegedly raising concerns that two partners may had violated ethical rules in their representation of Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE Corp.There are questions of fact regarding whether the former associate reported or attempted to report ethical concerns and whether King & Spalding retaliated against him in violation of New York common law and federal benefits law, Judge Valerie Caproni of the U.S. ...
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