Focus: Linklaters and Gianni, Friendly fire
Linklaters’ battle with former Italian ally Gianni over the Credit Suisse-Parmalat negligence action highlights the dangers inherent in referring instructions When, in October 2001, Linklaters capital markets partner Simon Firth sent an email to Bruno Bartocci, then a London-based partner at Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners, he could hardly have known he was setting the ball […]