Law firm Dechert, SFO criticized in ENRC case ruling
By 
Neil Hodge2022-06-01T15:31:00
A High Court judge found the U.K. Serious Fraud Office induced a lawyer from Dechert acting for Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. to provide it with privileged and unauthorized information.
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